AmbioPub Date : 2025-06-14DOI: 10.1007/s13280-025-02203-y
Laila Mendy, Mikael Karlsson
{"title":"Coping with an antagonistic climate: Researchers' perspectives.","authors":"Laila Mendy, Mikael Karlsson","doi":"10.1007/s13280-025-02203-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-025-02203-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Swedish researchers face an antagonistic climate of denial, scepticism, and distrust. Despite Sweden's reputation as a climate forerunner, our interviews with 30 researchers show problems for conducting climate research in the country. Researchers use diverse communication and public engagement strategies, but often risk increasing exposure to problematic criticism and damage to their reputations. Interviewees considered themselves largely trusted, but reported attacks towards themselves and their research results. Anticipated misuse and unfounded criticism of research showed to be a decision factor for publishing. Threats and harassment have led to researchers self-censoring, avoiding media, or disengaging from public engagement. The societal implementation of research is disrupted by claims against researchers' trustworthiness. This article suggests that researchers should be provided training, funding, and time to manage public engagement. Research institutions should take seriously the risks to their staff. Researchers should consider how different communication choices may affect their perceived trustworthiness to key audiences.</p>","PeriodicalId":461,"journal":{"name":"Ambio","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144293160","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AmbioPub Date : 2025-06-12DOI: 10.1007/s13280-025-02206-9
Monique de Jager, Nelleke H Buitendijk, J M Hans Baveco, Menno Hornman, Helmut Kruckenberg, Andrea Kölzsch, Sander Moonen, Bart A Nolet
{"title":"A multi-species model for goose management: Competition and facilitation drive space use of foraging geese.","authors":"Monique de Jager, Nelleke H Buitendijk, J M Hans Baveco, Menno Hornman, Helmut Kruckenberg, Andrea Kölzsch, Sander Moonen, Bart A Nolet","doi":"10.1007/s13280-025-02206-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-025-02206-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Human-wildlife conflicts are generally tackled using single-species studies and ensuing management solutions, ignoring species interactions that may moderate or augment these issues. We investigate the effects of interactions between four goose species foraging in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands, on species distributions, energetics, and consequent economic costs of agricultural damages and management, using an individual-based model. In Friesland, geese are allowed to graze on (semi-)natural grasslands and selected agricultural grasslands (accommodation areas), while they are scared off other agricultural grasslands (scaring areas). We show that interspecific competition and facilitation drive spatial redistribution of goose species. With increasing population sizes, most species are forced to increase foraging in the scaring areas, leading to more scaring events and more additional foraging to compensate for energy spent on fleeing behaviour. Our modelling results underline that careful consideration should be given to how management may affect the spatial distribution of foraging geese.</p>","PeriodicalId":461,"journal":{"name":"Ambio","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144273886","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AmbioPub Date : 2025-06-11DOI: 10.1007/s13280-025-02195-9
Moitrayee Sengupta
{"title":"Environmental immobility: A systematic review of empirical research.","authors":"Moitrayee Sengupta","doi":"10.1007/s13280-025-02195-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-025-02195-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Environmental migration research has traditionally focused on mobility outcomes in the face of environmental change. However, the 'trapped populations' concept introduced in the influential Foresight Report (2011) drew attention to immobility outcomes owing to people's inability or unwillingness to migrate away from environmentally high-risk settings. To assess the evolution of the empirical research landscape of environmental immobility, this paper systematically reviews 55 studies in terms of their thematic focus areas, theoretical and methodological concerns, geographical distribution, the interplay between environmental and societal contexts, the characterisation of immobility processes, and interrelations with mobility processes. The findings suggest a predominant focus on the causes of immobility based on a dichotomisation of immobility as 'forced' and 'voluntary'. Using insights from migration theory, this paper provides a schematic framework that helps us think analytically about environmental immobility processes in terms of a continuum of choices and constraints and implications for stayers' well-being.</p>","PeriodicalId":461,"journal":{"name":"Ambio","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144264999","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AmbioPub Date : 2025-06-04DOI: 10.1007/s13280-025-02202-z
Meg Parsons, Naomi Joy Godden, Karen Paiva Henrique, Petra Tschakert, Noémi Gonda, Ed Atkins, Karin Steen, Roa Petra Crease
{"title":"Participatory approaches to climate adaptation, resilience, and mitigation: A systematic review.","authors":"Meg Parsons, Naomi Joy Godden, Karen Paiva Henrique, Petra Tschakert, Noémi Gonda, Ed Atkins, Karin Steen, Roa Petra Crease","doi":"10.1007/s13280-025-02202-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-025-02202-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>For decades, social scientists and activists have advocated for equal participation of citizens in decision-making about development and equitable futures. The urgency of this call has intensified with the climate emergency, pushing communities towards resilience. Yet, the concept of participation remains contested. This systematic review examines 187 articles to understand how participatory processes in climate mitigation, adaptation, and resilience initiatives engage with power dynamics. Findings are categorised into three themes: domination and exclusion, negotiation and contestation, and transformation and emancipation. Results reveal that most participatory approaches sustain power imbalances and exclude marginalised groups, hindering meaningful engagement. However, some cases highlight transformative practices that foster empowerment, shared decision-making, and inclusivity. These examples offer pathways to rethink participatory climate action by emphasising power redistribution and community leadership. Future climate initiatives must prioritise these transformative dimensions to disrupt entrenched inequalities and achieve just and resilient outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":461,"journal":{"name":"Ambio","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144214553","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"What are forests for? Social perceptions of the functions of public-managed forests following mega-fire events.","authors":"Elisabete Figueiredo, Eduarda Fernandes, Cristina Ribeiro, Carla Ferreira","doi":"10.1007/s13280-025-02200-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-025-02200-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Despite the growing research interest regarding the perceptions of forest-related stakeholders about forest functions and values, the views of social actors not directly involved in forestry have been largely overlooked, particularly in Southern European countries like Portugal. This article addresses this gap by analyzing the social perceptions regarding the functions of the Matas do Litoral, public-managed forests in the Centre Region of Portugal, severely impacted by the mega-fires of October 2017. Through a hierarchical cluster analysis of survey results collected from 1000 inhabitants of the adjacent parishes of the Matas, three groups were identified-\"The Moderately Interested,\" \"The Comprehensively Interested\" and \"The Environmentally Interested\"-based on significant differences regarding their perceptions of forest functions, the future of these areas, essential factors for effective forest management, the mega-fires and their consequences. Sociodemographic characteristics-particularly age and literacy levels-forest ownership, knowledge and familiarity with these forests help to explain the differences between the three clusters.</p>","PeriodicalId":461,"journal":{"name":"Ambio","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144207317","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AmbioPub Date : 2025-05-29DOI: 10.1007/s13280-025-02193-x
Jay Mar D Quevedo, Michelle Ann Miller, Dixon T Gevaña, Danny Marks, Daniel A Friess, Prayoto Tonoto, David Taylor
{"title":"Perceptions of coastal vegetated ecosystems: A systematic review across geographical and sectoral dimensions.","authors":"Jay Mar D Quevedo, Michelle Ann Miller, Dixon T Gevaña, Danny Marks, Daniel A Friess, Prayoto Tonoto, David Taylor","doi":"10.1007/s13280-025-02193-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-025-02193-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Coastal vegetated ecosystems such as mangrove forests, seagrass meadows, and tidal marshes provide a wide array of ecosystem services. They also play a vital role in climate change mitigation through carbon sequestration. However, they are among the most threatened ecosystems globally. This study addresses a key knowledge gap by conducting a systematic review of academic literature on sectoral perceptions of these ecosystems. Through content analysis, we identified common research themes across regions and examined how members of the public, private, and civil society sectors perceive coastal vegetated ecosystems. The results reveal regional differences: Asian countries tend to emphasize utilization and economic benefits, while North America and Europe focus more on conservation and management. Several studies explored perceptions of climate change mitigation. Our findings highlight gaps in perception between the private and government agencies. Understanding these diverse sectoral perspectives can inform policy interventions to enhance conservation efforts and strengthen governance strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":461,"journal":{"name":"Ambio","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144172025","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AmbioPub Date : 2025-05-27DOI: 10.1007/s13280-025-02188-8
Raül López I Losada, Katarina Hedlund, Neal Robert Haddaway, Ullrika Sahlin, Louise E Jackson, Thomas Kätterer, Emanuele Lugato, Helene B Jørgensen, Per-Erik Isberg
{"title":"Synergistic effects of multiple \"good agricultural practices\" for promoting organic carbon in soils: A systematic review of long-term experiments.","authors":"Raül López I Losada, Katarina Hedlund, Neal Robert Haddaway, Ullrika Sahlin, Louise E Jackson, Thomas Kätterer, Emanuele Lugato, Helene B Jørgensen, Per-Erik Isberg","doi":"10.1007/s13280-025-02188-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-025-02188-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Loss of soil organic carbon (SOC) from farmland is a key threat to the capacity of soils to provide ecosystem services and exacerbates climate change. In alignment with a published protocol, we conducted a review and meta-analysis of time series of SOC measurements in long-term agricultural experiments to study absolute SOC changes under different agricultural management regimes. Our results show that SOC in the upper 30 cm layer generally declined across long-term experiments (214 time data series in arable land across 23 sites in temperate to cold regions), but reducing tillage, adding organic amendments, diversifying crop rotations and avoiding bare fallows reduced losses. Furthermore, a net increase in SOC content is achieved when combining all four interventions. Applying multiple strategies for SOC preservation can unleash the potential for agricultural land to become a carbon sink while safeguarding agricultural yields for future generations.</p>","PeriodicalId":461,"journal":{"name":"Ambio","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144148772","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AmbioPub Date : 2025-05-27DOI: 10.1007/s13280-025-02194-w
Chelsea E Hunter
{"title":"Sovereignty and responsibilization in co-management plans: An action-verb analysis of management plans from Kanaky/New Caledonia.","authors":"Chelsea E Hunter","doi":"10.1007/s13280-025-02194-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-025-02194-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Co-management is an environmental governance framework that seeks to empower communities in decision-making and action, but which risks overburdening them in assigning management actions. Management plans codify co-management objectives and actions and offer a dataset for analyzing project discourses, how responsibilities are distributed, and how projects may either empower or overburden management partners. Here, I combine insights from ethnographic research with content and discourse analysis of five co-management plans from Province Nord, Kanaky/New Caledonia using a technique I name action-verb analysis. I use action-verb analysis to assess the responsibilization-or task assignment-of the eight most responsibilized actors. Results show that actors have generalized or specialized roles and that Indigenous-led associations were tasked with a diversity of tasks but sometimes lacked resources to complete them. I consider how co-management arrangements may avoid overburdening Indigenous partners and how Indigenous sovereignty can be supported in co-management so that empowerment is achieved.</p>","PeriodicalId":461,"journal":{"name":"Ambio","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144155397","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AmbioPub Date : 2025-05-27DOI: 10.1007/s13280-025-02197-7
Samir Meramo, Jaime A Mesa, Natalia A Cano-Londoño, Oscar Pupo-Roncallo, Arturo Gonzalez-Quiroga
{"title":"Toward energy systems within the planetary boundaries.","authors":"Samir Meramo, Jaime A Mesa, Natalia A Cano-Londoño, Oscar Pupo-Roncallo, Arturo Gonzalez-Quiroga","doi":"10.1007/s13280-025-02197-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-025-02197-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Energy systems are essential for societal development but also contribute significantly to global environmental impacts. For the first time, a review explores the role of energy systems to transgression levels of planetary boundaries, based on quantitative sustainability assessments. The environmental sustainability of various energy sources is reviewed to identify key hotspots and describe pathways toward more sustainable alternatives. Fossil-based energy systems significantly contribute to exceeding planetary boundaries, remarkably, climate change, ocean acidification, and, to a lesser extent, chemical pollution and eutrophication. While renewable energy systems perform better in climate change and ocean acidification, they might lead to trade-offs in other categories. For instance, expansion of bioenergy could lead to increased pressures on biogeochemical cycles, water demand and land use. This review emphasizes the need for a holistic approach, integrating planetary boundaries into energy transition strategies to ensure sustainability and minimize environmental impacts.</p>","PeriodicalId":461,"journal":{"name":"Ambio","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144148775","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AmbioPub Date : 2025-05-20DOI: 10.1007/s13280-025-02190-0
Jithu K Jose
{"title":"Extinction alarm for trees.","authors":"Jithu K Jose","doi":"10.1007/s13280-025-02190-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-025-02190-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Trees are vital to our ecosystem. According to a recent Global Tree Assessment report presented at the 2024 United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP16), Columbia, over one-third of tree species are in danger of going extinct, signalling a serious tree extinction catastrophe that has to be addressed as quickly as possible. Almost 80% of tree species have been evaluated by the IUCN and it found that 38% of tree species are facing an extinction crisis. Special focus should be given to island trees and endemic trees which are endangered. As of now, more than 25% of species in the IUCN Red List are trees. There are more endangered trees (almost double) than endangered birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians combined. However, trees are mostly neglected in conservation efforts and funding. Trees deserve more focus and visibility in the conservation areas.</p>","PeriodicalId":461,"journal":{"name":"Ambio","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144109227","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}