IF 5.1 2区环境科学与生态学

Ambio Pub Date : 2025-04-30 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-025-02189-7

Tatiana Rodríguez, Michelle Bonatti, Katharina Löhr, Stefan Sieber

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The entangled Indigenous, rural, and urban realities in Amazônia’s governance Amazônia治理中纠缠不清的土著、农村和城市现实

IF 5.8 2区环境科学与生态学

Ambio Pub Date : 2025-04-30 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-025-02183-z

Eduardo S. Brondizio

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Bridging social and ecological science to create spatially explicit models of human-caused mortality of carnivores 连接社会科学和生态科学，创建人类造成的食肉动物死亡率的空间明确模型。

IF 5.1 2区环境科学与生态学

Ambio Pub Date : 2025-04-29 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-025-02165-1

Jeremy T. Bruskotter, Neil H. Carter, Richard Berl, Joseph Hinton, Jazmin Murphy, L. Mark Elbroch, John A. Vucetich

{"title":"Bridging social and ecological science to create spatially explicit models of human-caused mortality of carnivores","authors":"Jeremy T. Bruskotter, Neil H. Carter, Richard Berl, Joseph Hinton, Jazmin Murphy, L. Mark Elbroch, John A. Vucetich","doi":"10.1007/s13280-025-02165-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13280-025-02165-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Research indicates that human-caused mortality (HCM) is a key factor limiting numerous large carnivore populations. However, efforts to represent HCM in spatially explicit models have generally been limited in scope—often relying on proxies, such as road or human density. Yet such efforts fail to distinguish different sources of HCM, which can arise from different antecedent processes. We offer a systems-based conceptual framework for understanding the antecedents of HCMs that is grounded in theory from the social and behavioral sciences. Specifically, we first explain how HCMs are usefully distinguished into four types (e.g., accidental, harvest, illicit, control actions), then discuss how these different types tend to be driven by different sets of psychological and sociopolitical processes. We contend that improvements in understanding the spatial variation in HCMs would rise from more explicit attention to the various antecedent processes that precede each mortality type.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":461,"journal":{"name":"Ambio","volume":"54 9","pages":"1479 - 1490"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12307857/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143962714","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The forest beyond the trees: A network perspective on governing co-production of nature’s contributions to people 树木之外的森林：管理自然对人类贡献的共同生产的网络视角。

IF 5.1 2区环境科学与生态学

Ambio Pub Date : 2025-04-26 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-025-02187-9

Roman Isaac, Graeme S. Cumming, María R. Felipe-Lucia, Berta Martín-López

{"title":"The forest beyond the trees: A network perspective on governing co-production of nature’s contributions to people","authors":"Roman Isaac, Graeme S. Cumming, María R. Felipe-Lucia, Berta Martín-López","doi":"10.1007/s13280-025-02187-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13280-025-02187-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Nature’s contributions to people (NCP) provided by forests are co-produced by an interplay of natural and anthropogenic capitals, including human, social, physical, and financial capital, which are influenced by various actors across multiple levels. Here, we assessed the co-production of four forest NCP (timber, habitat creation and maintenance, climate regulation, non-material NCP). We conducted social network analyses based on interviews with local forest actors to (i) understand which actors are most relevant for managing different anthropogenic capitals in NCP co-production and (ii) identify patterns of governing co-produced forest NCP via actor relationships. Our findings revealed three patterns: (1) <i>governance of timber production </i>via<i> financial flows</i>; (2) <i>governance of knowledge and labour for climate regulation</i>; and (3) <i>governance for habitat management</i>. Making actor–capital relationships tangible provides evidence to inform decision-making by tracing how specific actors favour certain capitals potentially influencing the sustainability of NCP co-production.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":461,"journal":{"name":"Ambio","volume":"54 11","pages":"1835 - 1851"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13280-025-02187-9.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143960478","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Mapping local knowledge supports science and stewardship 绘制当地知识地图有助于科学和管理工作。

IF 5.1 2区环境科学与生态学

Ambio Pub Date : 2025-04-26 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-025-02170-4

Sarah C. Risley, Melissa L. Britsch, Joshua S. Stoll, Heather M. Leslie

{"title":"Mapping local knowledge supports science and stewardship","authors":"Sarah C. Risley, Melissa L. Britsch, Joshua S. Stoll, Heather M. Leslie","doi":"10.1007/s13280-025-02170-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13280-025-02170-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Coastal marine social–ecological systems are experiencing rapid change. Yet, many coastal communities are challenged by incomplete data to inform collaborative research and stewardship. We investigated the role of participatory mapping of local knowledge in addressing these challenges. We used participatory mapping and semi-structured interviews to document local knowledge in two focal social–ecological systems in Maine, USA. By co-producing fine-scale characterizations of coastal marine social–ecological systems, highlighting local questions and needs, and generating locally relevant hypotheses on system change, our research demonstrates how participatory mapping and local knowledge can enhance decision-making capacity in collaborative research and stewardship. The results of this study directly informed a collaborative research project to document changes in multiple shellfish species, shellfish predators, and shellfish harvester behavior and other human activities. This research demonstrates that local knowledge can be a keystone component of collaborative social–ecological systems research and community-lead environmental stewardship.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":461,"journal":{"name":"Ambio","volume":"54 10","pages":"1648 - 1665"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13280-025-02170-4.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143955667","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Correction: Extent and diversity of recognized Indigenous and community lands: Cases from Northern and Western Europe 更正：承认的土著和社区土地的范围和多样性：北欧和西欧的案例

IF 5.8 2区环境科学与生态学

Ambio Pub Date : 2025-04-24 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-025-02176-y

Anna Bebbington, Sushma Shrestha Sangat, Rachel E. Golden Kroner, Tero Mustonen

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How is Gaia doing? Trends in global land degradation and improvement 盖亚怎么样了？全球土地退化和改善趋势。

IF 5.1 2区环境科学与生态学

Ambio Pub Date : 2025-04-24 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-025-02179-9

Zhanguo Bai, Jason Daniel Russ, Kentaro Florian Mayr, David Dent

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Erosion of traditional ecological knowledge under conditions of hydrosocial rupture: Insights from the Mekong floodplains communities 水文社会断裂条件下传统生态知识的侵蚀：来自湄公河洪泛平原社区的见解。

IF 5.1 2区环境科学与生态学

Ambio Pub Date : 2025-04-24 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-025-02172-2

Thong Anh Tran, Jonathan Rigg, Van Huynh Thanh Pham, Ming Li Yong, Oc Van Vo, Phu Xuan Pham, Phu Thanh Dang, Hieu Van Tran, Cam Hong Thi Nguyen, Thanh Duy Vo

{"title":"Erosion of traditional ecological knowledge under conditions of hydrosocial rupture: Insights from the Mekong floodplains communities","authors":"Thong Anh Tran, Jonathan Rigg, Van Huynh Thanh Pham, Ming Li Yong, Oc Van Vo, Phu Xuan Pham, Phu Thanh Dang, Hieu Van Tran, Cam Hong Thi Nguyen, Thanh Duy Vo","doi":"10.1007/s13280-025-02172-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13280-025-02172-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>What role does traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) play in resource-based livelihoods under conditions of hydrosocial rupture? Does such knowledge come into its own, or is it sidelined, even eroded and jeopardised? This paper addresses these core questions in the fragile floodscapes of the Vietnamese Mekong floodplains. It examines how TEK is intertwined with transboundary hydrological effects of climate and water infrastructural development, and in situ agriculture-driven development policies. Drawing on qualitative data from in-depth interviews and focus group discussions with relevant stakeholders alongside policy and social media documentations, the paper argues that while TEK is an inherent component of the floodplains communities’ adaptation, its erosion is caused by hydrosocial rupture characterised by compounding climate-development effects and associated floodwater disruptions, agrarian transitions, and rural–urban migration. The paper suggests that TEK should be integrated into adaptive agri-environmental governance policies, allowing floodplains communities to better navigate regional climate-development challenges.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":461,"journal":{"name":"Ambio","volume":"54 10","pages":"1666 - 1682"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13280-025-02172-2.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143959532","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Adaptive restoration planning to enhance water security in a changing climate 在气候变化中加强水安全的适应性恢复规划。

IF 5.1 2区环境科学与生态学

Ambio Pub Date : 2025-04-23 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-025-02184-y

Luiz Conrado-Silva, Julia de Niemeyer, Aliny P. F. Pires

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The why, how, and what of indicator-based monitoring of nature-based solutions: Perspectives from EU and LAC city practitioners 对基于自然的解决方案进行基于指标的监测的原因、方式和内容：来自欧盟和拉丁美洲和加勒比地区城市实践者的观点。

IF 5.1 2区环境科学与生态学

Ambio Pub Date : 2025-04-22 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-025-02174-0

Martina van Lierop, Cynnamon Dobbs, Alexander van der Jagt, Andrea Skiba, Camila Flores, Giuliano Maselli Locosselli, Denise Duarte, Aude Zingraff-Hamed, Stephan Pauleit

{"title":"The why, how, and what of indicator-based monitoring of nature-based solutions: Perspectives from EU and LAC city practitioners","authors":"Martina van Lierop, Cynnamon Dobbs, Alexander van der Jagt, Andrea Skiba, Camila Flores, Giuliano Maselli Locosselli, Denise Duarte, Aude Zingraff-Hamed, Stephan Pauleit","doi":"10.1007/s13280-025-02174-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13280-025-02174-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Indicator-based monitoring (IM) is crucial to support the uptake of Nature-based Solutions (NbS), to improve the knowledge of NbS benefits, and to promote evidence-based decision-making. Despite the growth of indicator frameworks to support practitioners in setting up IM processes for NbS, practitioners’ perspectives and experiences of IM application, especially in relation to NbS, have been underexplored. We address this knowledge gap through an exploratory study on practitioners’ decisions behind NbS-related IM through ten semi-structured interviews with experts from seven cities in the European (EU) and Latin American (LAC) region. LAC and EU practitioners use IM foremost to advocate the relevance and urgent need for improving urban sustainability. Novel compilations of eight applications of NbS-related IM in practice and three approaches to developing internally applied indicator frameworks were identified. More consideration of social indicators, technical feasibility, legitimacy, and temporal scales is needed for better and more inclusive NbS-related IM in practice.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":461,"journal":{"name":"Ambio","volume":"54 10","pages":"1621 - 1634"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13280-025-02174-0.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144053476","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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