An ecosystem assessment is a social process through which the findings of science concerning the causes of ecosystem change, their consequences for human well-bring, and the management and policy options are evaluated. Ecosystem assessments can play an important role in synthesising and...

The first part of the paper examines Slovenian agricultural and environmental policy related to nature protection and sustainable rural development in the period of the country’s transition. This period has been characterised by creation a new independent state, introduction of a multi-party...