Benjamin C Townsend, Nathan P Nibbelink, Puneet Dwivedi
{"title":"A Spatial Prioritization Approach for Identifying Future Conservation Reserve Program Opportunities to Enhance Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris) Ecosystem Connectivity.","authors":"Benjamin C Townsend, Nathan P Nibbelink, Puneet Dwivedi","doi":"10.1007/s00267-026-02593-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00267-026-02593-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Protecting global biodiversity depends on safeguarding foundation species in forested ecosystems. Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) ecosystems are native to the Southeastern United States. This ecosystem is rich in biodiversity and supports several endemic wildlife species. Over time, longleaf pine has become fragmented. The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) provides an opportunity to restore longleaf pine in its native range and improve habitat connectivity; however, enrollment is often opportunistic and not necessarily aimed at maximizing environmental benefits at the landscape level, including wildlife habitat. We developed a spatial prioritization approach to identify future CRP opportunities that improve habitat connectivity for longleaf pine-associated species. After identifying CRP-eligible and longleaf-suitable fields, we created resistance layers around each field. Next, we developed two cost surface layers for each field: one incorporating CRP into the landscape and one not. The difference in movement costs between the two scenarios reflected the relative increase in CRP-related connectivity. We identified high uplift opportunities in the Central Florida Ridges and Uplands, the Florida Panhandle, and the Carolina Sandhills. Local landscapes with higher percentages of high-resistance land cover (developed, roads) and higher levels of longleaf pine clustering provided greater uplift in habitat connectivity for CRP opportunities. Our spatial prioritization approach provides information for conservation practitioners that can be adopted or modified into a framework to enhance longleaf pine conservation and the conservation of other foundation species worldwide.</p>","PeriodicalId":543,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Management","volume":"76 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13541870/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148885973","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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}
Maria Sylvia Macchione Saes, Adriana Marotti de Mello, Elis Regina Monte Feitosa, José Augusto Lacerda Fernandes, Zilda Joaquina Cohen Gama Dos Santos, Kavita Miadaira Hamza
{"title":"Transitions to Sociobioeconomy in the Amazon: Governance, Business, and Sustainable Innovations.","authors":"Maria Sylvia Macchione Saes, Adriana Marotti de Mello, Elis Regina Monte Feitosa, José Augusto Lacerda Fernandes, Zilda Joaquina Cohen Gama Dos Santos, Kavita Miadaira Hamza","doi":"10.1007/s00267-026-02532-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00267-026-02532-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sociobioeconomy has gained prominence as an alternative to conventional bioeconomy by integrating biodiversity conservation, social inclusion, and the valorization of traditional knowledge. This article aims to identify the institutional and organizational elements that enable sociotechnical transitions to sociobioeconomy in the Amazon. The study adopts a qualitative and exploratory approach based on the analysis of four initiatives that reconcile nature conservation, social inclusion, and traditional knowledge: the sustainable management of pirarucu, fine cocoa and chocolate production in Transamazônica, the craftsmanship of cuia from Baixo Amazonas (collective brand Aíra), and the Origens Brasil Platform. The results show that successful experiences depend on polycentric governance, community participation, local leadership, multiscale collaborative networks, and equitable value distribution mechanisms. These initiatives show concrete signs of transition, such as ecological recovery, increased local income, productive autonomy, cultural strengthening, and access to differentiated markets, although they face structural barriers related to logistics, difficulties in obtaining certifications, informality, and institutional limitations. Thus, it is evident that transitions to sociobioeconomy require deep transformations in the dominant regime, including the reconfiguration of value chains, strengthening of polycentric arrangements, and the construction of public policies that promote inclusion, social justice, and socio-environmental conservation.</p>","PeriodicalId":543,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Management","volume":"76 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13541866/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148885915","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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}
Maisam Rafiee, Mohammad Reza Ansari, Daniela Kempa, Tinka Kuhn, Blal Adem Esmail, Lisa Biber-Freudenberger, Christian Albert
{"title":"Unveiling Multi-Hazard Hotspots in Kabul: An Integrated Geospatial Assessment in a Data-Scarce Urban Environment.","authors":"Maisam Rafiee, Mohammad Reza Ansari, Daniela Kempa, Tinka Kuhn, Blal Adem Esmail, Lisa Biber-Freudenberger, Christian Albert","doi":"10.1007/s00267-026-02588-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00267-026-02588-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Multi-hazard assessment plays a crucial role in understanding the spatial concurrence and cumulative effects of various environmental hazards. However, limited availability of integrated hazard information and the lack of spatially explicit multi-hazard assessments constrain urban risk governance and landscape-scale nature-based solution planning. This study addresses this gap by enhancing scientific understanding of the spatial distribution of multiple environmental hazards in Kabul region, where data limitations and informal growth hinder effective risk management. The study pursues two objectives: (1) to assess and map the spatial distribution of individual environmental hazards, and (2) to identify multi-hazard zones and their specific hazard combinations. This study assesses five key hazards-flood (FH), heat (HH), drought (DH), soil erosion (SEH), and groundwater stress (GWS)-using Spatial Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis within a GIS framework. The study rates and weights nine parameters through hazard-specific methods. It then integrates the binary hazard layers using two approaches: (1) raster calculator to quantify the spatial overlap of hazard-prone areas, and (2) weighted multiplication of binary layers to interpret unique hazard combinations. The results show that approximately 80% of Kabul experiences at least three hazards. Single-hazard zones account for 1.8% of the study area, while two-, three-, four-, and five-hazard zones represent 18.6%, 44.3%, 32.9%, and 2.8%, respectively. FH emerged as the most spatially extensive individual hazard (8.5%), with frequent combinations including FH-GWS (8.47%), GWS-HH (17.79%), SEH-HH (8.54%), SEH-GWS-HH (18.81%), and DH-GWS-HH (8.16%). The findings enhance understanding of hazard combination and enable more targeted mitigation planning.</p>","PeriodicalId":543,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Management","volume":"76 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13541899/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148885904","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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}
{"title":"Developing Sampling Plans for the Verification of the Effectiveness of Technical Measures: An Erosion and Sediment Control Case Study to Protect Water Quality.","authors":"Roland Cormier, Manon Mallet, Gabriel Goguen","doi":"10.1007/s00267-026-02580-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00267-026-02580-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We demonstrate the use of acceptance sampling by attribute to verify that technical measures implemented at construction worksites meet the requirements of environmental regulations, standards and codes of practice. In contrast to environmental monitoring of broader spatial and temporal effects, acceptance sampling plans are used to verify the effectiveness of such measures at the time of the verification during construction activities. Applying power statistics used in acceptance sampling, Type II Error (β) is considered as the environment's risk to achieving environmental protection policies while Type I Error (α) is considered as the proponent's risk for the person having to implement such measures. Using a case study, we demonstrate the development of acceptance sampling plans by attribute for erosion and sediment control. Working from a hypothetical policy for the environment's risk and the proponent's risk, we also underline the importance of sample sizes to make the correct decisions when verifying if technical measures are functioning as intended based on a policy for acceptable levels of non-conformity. The report provides an overview of the probability mathematics used in acceptance sampling plans that include the calculation of the acceptance number as a decision rule for a given sample size and the calculations of the environment's risk and the proponent's risk.</p>","PeriodicalId":543,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Management","volume":"76 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13541779/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148885950","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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}
{"title":"Community Socio-cultural Knowledge of Deforestation and Forest Degradation Shapes Local Perceptions of Conservation Strategies in a Tropical Forest Reserve of Benin.","authors":"Séverin Biaou, Florent Noulèkoun, Kolawolé Valère Salako, Benoît Mertens, Gbètondji Basile Hounwanou, Bignon Nicanor Kouton, Thierry Dehouegnon Houehanou, Gérard Nounagnon Gouwakinnou, Asia Khamzina","doi":"10.1007/s00267-026-02602-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-026-02602-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Efforts to promote biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation increasingly rely on reducing deforestation and forest degradation (DD). However, how community characteristics and local perceptions of DD drivers and forest ecosystem dynamics influence forest conservation strategies remain understudied. Using the Trois-Rivières Forest Reserve (TRF) in northern Benin as a case study, land-cover change analysis and rural appraisal were combined to examine how socio-cultural characteristics and environmental perceptions shape conservation strategies in a context of ongoing DD. Landsat images (1990, 2006, and 2022) were analyzed, and 297 households were surveyed across 12 villages with severe deforestation rates. Principal component analysis and structural equation modeling were used to investigate the interlinkages between socio-demographic and socio-economic variables, perceived direct and indirect drivers, and conservation strategies. Between 1990 and 2006, the coverage of agricultural land, bare soil, and built-up areas increased by 40-283%, while that of dense forests, woodlands, and tree/shrub savannas decreased by 15 - 65%. The deforestation rate reached 32% between 2006 and 2022. Perceived direct drivers of DD primarily included the collection of non-timber forest products (55%) and agricultural expansion (49%), whereas lack of agricultural land (69%), declining soil fertility (66%), and human population growth (33%) were identified as the main indirect drivers. Conservation strategies included prohibiting tree cutting (82%), planting native species (81%), and practicing agroforestry (48%). Perceptions of DD drivers, ecosystem changes, and conservation strategies differed among ethnic groups. Moreover, age and ethnicity significantly influenced perceptions of the indirect drivers of DD, while income and ethnicity affected perceptions of forest vegetation change. Perceived indirect drivers of DD were positively associated with conservation strategies (p-value < 0.001). These findings can support policymakers and forest managers in developing targeted conservation strategies that account for local socio-cultural differences and perceived drivers of DD.</p>","PeriodicalId":543,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Management","volume":"76 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148878839","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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}
Ángela Martín-Méndez, Francisco Campuzano-Bolarín, David López-López
{"title":"Nature-Positive for Industrial Facilities: An Environmental Management Framework for Biodiversity Stewardship.","authors":"Ángela Martín-Méndez, Francisco Campuzano-Bolarín, David López-López","doi":"10.1007/s00267-026-02601-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00267-026-02601-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Biodiversity has become an increasingly important concern in environmental management, yet the meaning of nature-positive remains unstable when applied to the management of industrial facilities. Site managers are increasingly expected to demonstrate contributions to biodiversity improvement beyond compliance, but practical guidance remains limited on what facilities can credibly implement, maintain, measure, and communicate. This article addresses this management problem through a structured critical review of the literature across six connected domains: nature-positive, no net loss and net gain approaches, the mitigation hierarchy and biodiversity offsetting, biodiversity measurement and reporting, environmental management systems (EMS), and industrial and SME implementation contexts. To improve transparency, the review is organised around an explicit, theme-led search and analytical coding process focusing on definitions, netting logic, controllability, measurement, governance mechanisms, and reporting implications. The review identifies four recurrent tensions that constrain facility-scale biodiversity stewardship: ambiguity between nature-positive as a societal goal and as a site-level claim; the methodological fragility of net-outcome claims at facility scale; limited managerial control over ecological outcomes; and weak persistence when biodiversity actions are not embedded in operational routines. Based on these findings, the paper develops Nature-Positive for Industrial Facilities (NP4IF) as a facility-scale implementation architecture for biodiversity stewardship. NP4IF specifies a PDCA-compatible sequence linking site assessment, prioritisation of controllable interventions, operational integration, two-layer monitoring, governance review, reporting discipline, and adaptive management. Its distinctive contribution is to translate nature-positive ambition into a bounded management process in which facilities are accountable for implemented and maintained actions, while ecological signals are interpreted cautiously in light of partial controllability and wider landscape dynamics. The article offers an internationally relevant, practice-oriented framework for industrial facilities and provides a more credible basis for environmental management than abstract net-outcome claims alone.</p>","PeriodicalId":543,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Management","volume":"76 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13534218/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148862793","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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}
{"title":"Community Perspectives on Effectiveness of Forest Governance and Conservation Behavior in Southwest Ethiopia: A Structural Equation Modelling and Qualitative Insights Approach.","authors":"Geremew Motuma Jebessa, Adugna Eneyew Bekele, Teferi Tolera","doi":"10.1007/s00267-026-02611-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00267-026-02611-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sustainable forest conservation fundamentally demands effective governance and the proactive conservation behavior of local communities. However, the extent to which integrated community perspectives on forest governance effectiveness and forest resource utilization shape the conservation behavior of communities in Ethiopia remains unexplored. This study investigates the community perspectives on the effectiveness of forest governance and forest use, and how those views influence satisfaction with forest conservation action among forest-dwelling communities. Data were collected from 384 randomly selected households, 24 key informants, and 10 focus group discussions. The quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), while narrative analyze was used for the qualitative data. The study results reveal that the overall forest governance was found to be moderate, with varying community and gender gap perspectives on each forest governance principle ranging from low to high. The results from SEM analyze indicate that community perspectives on local forest governance effectiveness and forest resource use strongly predict forest conservation behavior by path coefficients (β = 0.23) and (β = 0.29) points, respectively. Furthermore, perceived local forest governance effectiveness indirectly contributes to sustainable forest conservation by fostering community satisfaction with forest management functions and interventions (β = 0.33). Overall, the study emphasizes the importance of both effective forest governance and sustainable forest resource use patterns in shaping the conservation behavior of the community. Forest stakeholders should focus on strengthening local forest governance, promoting sustainable forest resource use, and addressing community interests to increase their involvement in forest conservation efforts.</p>","PeriodicalId":543,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Management","volume":"76 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13529847/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148862860","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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}
Moein Tosan, Raziyeh Shamshirgaran, Mohammad Reza Nikoo, Rouzbeh Nazari, Maryam Karimi, Amir H Gandomi
{"title":"Assessing Groundwater Market Readiness: Institutional Gaps and Stakeholder Divides in Iran.","authors":"Moein Tosan, Raziyeh Shamshirgaran, Mohammad Reza Nikoo, Rouzbeh Nazari, Maryam Karimi, Amir H Gandomi","doi":"10.1007/s00267-026-02589-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-026-02589-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Groundwater depletion is an important issue in many parts of the world. Groundwater depletion is particularly prevalent in arid areas of the world. Though market-based measures are known to increase allocative efficiency in water markets, their application is dependent upon institutional preparedness and stakeholder consensus. This research assesses pre-implementation hurdles to the formalization of groundwater trading in Iran's heavily over-exploited Boshruyeh Plain through an integrated empirical design combining quantitized farmer narratives, expert survey metrics across 109 stakeholders, and hydrogeological overdraft baselines. The level of infrastructural preparedness was statistically shown to be inadequate in the region. Additionally, water availability in the region experienced significant fluctuations (40% water deficiency against 30% water surplus), leading to an active informal water market. Spearman correlations showed empirical evidence of theory in action; however, the results also showed an important policy disconnect between experts and farmers in the region. Experts in the region consider water trading to be dependent upon social acceptability and monitoring, whereas farmers in the region consider technical and legal hurdles to water trading to be important (an institutional blind spot). The results of the K-Means clustering analysis showed three different expert types, \"Pessimists,\" \"Optimists,\" and \"Proponents,\" which again highlight the high variability of the governing body. The successful transition of the water management system will require the integration of two essential infrastructures: robust monitoring systems, which are a prerequisite for trust-building, and flexible legislative systems, which are essential for systematically harmonizing the diverse stakeholder interests. The success of a sustainable groundwater management is based on the optimization of the balance between institutional coherence and market efficiency. This conclusion provides a critical policy implication of general relevance to other arid hydrogeological systems: the establishment of both technological and legal trust is a non-negotiable prerequisite for the transition from informal to formal water markets.</p>","PeriodicalId":543,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Management","volume":"76 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148863300","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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}
Zhihua Xu, Yurou Yang, Juan Xu, Yukun Xue, Ji Chen
{"title":"From Belonging to Responsibility: How Sense of Place Amplifies Normative Drivers of Pro-Environmental Behaviors in Nature Reserves.","authors":"Zhihua Xu, Yurou Yang, Juan Xu, Yukun Xue, Ji Chen","doi":"10.1007/s00267-026-02609-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-026-02609-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The pro-environmental behaviors of residents in national nature reserves are critical to ecological conservation and reserve management. Using survey data from 872 residents across 21 national nature reserves in Yunnan Province, this study integrates the Norm Activation Model and Sense of Place to examine the determinants and mechanisms of residents' pro-environmental behaviors. Results show that within the Norm Activation Model, awareness of consequences strengthens ascription of responsibility, which in turn reinforces personal norms. Personal norms exert significant positive effects on both participation awareness and pro-environmental behaviors. Moreover, a sense of place provides an important emotional and cognitive foundation that reinforces residents' normative responses and environmental behaviors. Multi-group analysis reveals clear heterogeneity in behavioral formation mechanisms, with stronger effects of personal norms among males and high-income groups, but insignificant effects among females and low-income groups. These findings provide empirical evidence for designing differentiated strategies to promote community participation in nature reserve management.</p>","PeriodicalId":543,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Management","volume":"76 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148862864","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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}
Minerva Cordoves-Sánchez, Humberto Aponte, Arturo Vallejos-Romero, Felipe Sáez Ardura, Salvador Hernández-Navarro, César Cisternas
{"title":"Biophysical and Perceived Multifunctionality in an Agricultural-Wetland System: Hotspots, Similarities and Risk Perceptions.","authors":"Minerva Cordoves-Sánchez, Humberto Aponte, Arturo Vallejos-Romero, Felipe Sáez Ardura, Salvador Hernández-Navarro, César Cisternas","doi":"10.1007/s00267-026-02608-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-026-02608-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Context: </strong>Enhancing our understanding of multifunctionality in human-shaped landscapes, such as agricultural-wetland systems, requires an interdisciplinary approach that integrates both natural biophysical data with social dimensions.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study presents an interdisciplinary and spatially explicit approach that combines stakeholder-based mapping, biophysical indicators, and risk perception analysis to assess landscape multifunctionality.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The applied framework evaluates both perceived and biophysical ecosystem services (ESs) to 32 municipalities surrounding the Villafáfila wetland (Spain). This was performed by estimating the Multiple Ecosystem Services Landscape Index (MESLI), diversity metrics, and similarity analysis to identify synergies, trade-offs, and imbalances in ESs supply and demand.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Results show that wetland-proximate municipalities exhibit higher multifunctionality, driven by cultural and support services often overlooked in expert-based assessments. A strong correlation between multifunctionality and perceived risks suggests that socially valued landscapes face greater socio-environmental vulnerabilities, such as depopulation, biodiversity loss, and agricultural intensification. This highlights the need to integrate local knowledge and values in landscape planning. Our methodology is rapid, cost-effective, and transferable to other rural landscapes, offering a replicable tool for identifying multifunctionality hotspots and priority areas for conservation or adaptive management. By visualizing spatial mismatches between ESs supply and demand, it informs policies that aim to balance ecological performance with social relevance.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This work contributes to bridging the gap between ecological assessment and sociocultural valuation, reinforcing the importance of interdisciplinary landscape governance. The integration of risk perception enhances our understanding of how communities engage with landscape change and reinforces the value of incorporating diverse perspectives into ecosystem service frameworks.</p>","PeriodicalId":543,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Management","volume":"76 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148856881","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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}