Giovana Cioffi, Davis Gruber Sansolo, Javier García Sanabria
{"title":"A Model for Evaluating the Procedural and Effectiveness Dimensions of Public Participation in Protected Areas: The SysMAPP","authors":"Giovana Cioffi, Davis Gruber Sansolo, Javier García Sanabria","doi":"10.1007/s00267-026-02603-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00267-026-02603-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Despite broad recognition of the role of public participation in protected area (PA) success, persistent barriers highlight the need for tools to monitor and assess participatory processes and outcomes. This study proposes the System for Monitoring and Assessment of Public Participation (SysMAPP), designed to evaluate public participation in PAs by linking procedural conditions and management outcomes. The study is based on a systematic review of existing monitoring and assessment methods, the design of SysMAPP, and its application to PAs in Brazil and Spain. SysMAPP comprises five hierarchically organized, indicator-based criteria: Planning and Representativeness form the foundation of participation; Transparency and Influence connect information flow, accountability, and decision-making power; and Effectiveness captures management outcomes. Crucially, the model unveils the internal logic of participation by demonstrating how these criteria are causally and hierarchically related, showing that procedural and foundational quality directly condition substantive outcomes. SysMAPP also combines standardized core indicators with context-sensitive variables, enabling comparison across protected areas while preserving local governance specificities. Its application revealed contrasting participatory scenarios: strong stakeholder influence in Brazil, primarily through the incorporation of artisanal fisheries agendas, and weak participation in Spain, characterized by the limited representativeness of key groups such as shellfish gatherers and government-centered decision-making. Ultimately, SysMAPP advances beyond traditional scoring by operating as a diagnostic tool for adaptive governance; its results feed back into the management cycle through prioritized adaptation milestones, converting institutional diagnoses into targeted, context-sensitive interventions.</p></div>","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":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13525943/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148856929","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}
Cornelius K. A. Pienaah, Moses Mosonsieyiri Kansanga, Isaac Luginaah
{"title":"Whose Knowledge Counts? Gendered Knowledge and Community-Based Pollinator Conservation in Semi-Arid Ghana","authors":"Cornelius K. A. Pienaah, Moses Mosonsieyiri Kansanga, Isaac Luginaah","doi":"10.1007/s00267-026-02604-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00267-026-02604-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Pollinator decline poses significant challenges for biodiversity conservation and the sustainability of smallholder agricultural systems. Addressing these challenges requires not only ecological interventions but also governance arrangements that shape whose knowledge and perspectives influence conservation decisions. This study examines how gendered power relations affect ecological knowledge, conservation practices, participation, and authority in Community Resource Management Area (CREMA) and non-CREMA communities in semi-arid northern Ghana. Guided by Feminist Political Ecology, the study draws on Photovoice and Focus Group Discussions involving 128 women and men across 16 communities to compare institutionalized and customary governance contexts. The findings show that women and men possess distinct forms of ecological knowledge shaped by their livelihood activities and interactions with pollinator habitats. Women demonstrated detailed knowledge of flowering cycles and pollinator-sensitive harvesting practices, while men more frequently emphasized fire management and tree retention. However, women’s ecological expertise is rarely translated into meaningful influence within conservation governance. Participants in CREMA communities more commonly associated conservation awareness with training programs and local by-laws, although leadership remained largely male-dominated. The findings suggest that decentralized conservation can expand opportunities for participation while simultaneously reproducing gendered and tenure-based inequalities. Strengthening pollinator conservation, therefore, requires governance arrangements that recognize diverse knowledge systems and create more equitable opportunities for participation and leadership within community-based environmental management.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":543,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Management","volume":"76 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148838213","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}
Byung Bae Park, Go Eun Park, Woo Bin Youn, Si Ho Han, Ye Jin Kong, Jong Chan Yeo, Jonathan Ogayon Hernandez, Kyung Jun Kim, Yuna Oh, Yoon Seo Kim, Wencelito Palis Hintural, Mark Bryan Carayugan, Ji Young An
{"title":"Breaking the Barrier: Application of Weeding, Exclosure Fencing and Ditching to Overcome Regeneration Failure in a Cutover Pinus densiflora Forest in South Korea","authors":"Byung Bae Park, Go Eun Park, Woo Bin Youn, Si Ho Han, Ye Jin Kong, Jong Chan Yeo, Jonathan Ogayon Hernandez, Kyung Jun Kim, Yuna Oh, Yoon Seo Kim, Wencelito Palis Hintural, Mark Bryan Carayugan, Ji Young An","doi":"10.1007/s00267-026-02569-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00267-026-02569-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Achieving sustainable forest management requires addressing regeneration failures that hinder the continuity of many forest functions and services. However, there remains a need to broaden the range of tools available to improve regeneration outcomes in cutover forests facing simultaneous challenges from weed competition, browsing, and excess soil moisture. We herein designed a full factorial experiment involving 2240 directly sown seeds to explore the impacts of weeding, exclosure fencing, and ditching on the near-term (2013–2017) survival and growth, as well as the long-term (2013–2022) structural traits of <i>Pinus densiflora</i>, an evergreen conifer with significant ecological and economic utility in South Korean forests. Our findings demonstrated that combining biannual weeding (2 times year<sup>–1</sup> in July and August) with exclosure fencing enhanced near-term seedling survival by over threefold in drained regeneration plots (<i>p</i> < 0.001) and root collar diameter growth by twofold (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Seedlings within exclosures exhibited at least thrice as much height growth as unfenced seedlings by the end of the near-term observation period, regardless of weed management and drainage conditions (<i>p</i> < 0.001). Areas without fences had no surviving seedlings by 2022 and were overrun by weeds from the ground to the midstory. Long-term stem density benefited substantially from biannual weeding and fencing, exceeding that of unweeded controls by more than threefold on average (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Our findings underscore the merits of integrating active restoration strategies, particularly biannual weeding, exclusion fencing, and ditching, to reduce the risk of unsuccessful regeneration in cutover forests exposed to multiple biotic and abiotic stressors.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":543,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Management","volume":"76 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148838274","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}
{"title":"Exploring Fire Management Strategies at the Wildland-Urban Interface with an Agent-Based Model Framework","authors":"Sven Christ, Richard Sliuzas, Nina Schwarz","doi":"10.1007/s00267-026-02561-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00267-026-02561-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Rapid urbanisation often leads to the growth of informal settlements in hazard-exposed areas. Wildfires are one such hazard that may threaten settlements but, at the same time, are essential for the survival of fire-adapted and fire-dependent wildland species. Fire management needs to navigate the needs of residents and biodiversity conservation within a coupled social-ecological system such as the wildland-urban interface (WUI). In our study, we develop an agent-based modelling framework to explore the potential outcomes of different fire management strategies in a WUI. Residents in the model respond to fires by relocating within the settlement or leaving. Our model simulates Imizamo Yethu, an informal settlement in the City of Cape Town, South Africa, where fynbos is a native and fire-dependent wildland species. Our framework includes feedback between urban growth, fuel load and wildland health, allowing us to investigate trade-offs for different management strategies. Model output indicated that some vegetation types may be surprisingly resilient, also under fire suppression, highlighting areas where future work may be beneficial. The framework can serve as a starting point to investigate other case studies, also with different sub-models for fire spread, vegetation or residents’ behaviour included.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":543,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Management","volume":"76 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00267-026-02561-7.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148837979","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":"The Past, Present and Future of Dams in the Southeastern U.S.","authors":"Johanna Engstrӧm, Joann Mossa, Sarah Praskievicz","doi":"10.1007/s00267-026-02579-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00267-026-02579-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Dams and reservoirs have played a central role in the industrialization and economic development of the United States, providing hydropower, flood control, navigation, water supply, and recreation. Yet they have also transformed river systems, displaced communities, and contributed to major ecological change. This paper presents an exploratory review of the history, present status, and future of dams in the Southeastern United States, focusing on U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic regions 3 (South Atlantic-Gulf) and 6 (Tennessee). Using data from the National Inventory of Dams, historical archives, and interdisciplinary literature, the study examines temporal trends in dam construction, societal and ecological impacts, hazard conditions, and emerging trends in dam management. The Southeastern U.S. contains some of the nation’s highest dam densities and storage capacities, with more than 19,000 inventoried dams as of 2026. Many dams were constructed during the mid-twentieth century through the New Deal and postwar infrastructure programs led by the Tennessee Valley Authority and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This aging infrastructure, in combination with inconsistent regulation, and increasing exposure to extreme weather raises growing safety concerns, particularly for the many high-hazard dams in poor or unrated conditions in the region. The paper also explores future trajectories, including hydropower modernization, pumped storage expansion, and dam removal efforts aimed at balancing renewable energy production, ecological restoration, and public safety.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":543,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Management","volume":"76 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148838275","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}
Colin Guilfoyle, Elvira de Eyto, Conor T. Graham, Heather T. Lally
{"title":"Identifying Green Infrastructure to Prioritise Conservation and Restoration in a Peatland Dominated Landscape","authors":"Colin Guilfoyle, Elvira de Eyto, Conor T. Graham, Heather T. Lally","doi":"10.1007/s00267-026-02607-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00267-026-02607-w","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation have reduced the capacity of ecosystems to deliver ecosystem services and are also some of the leading causes of biodiversity decline. In response, the EU Nature Restoration Law sets legally binding targets to restore degraded ecosystems by 2050. Effective planning of restoration, using tools such as Green Infrastructure (GI), which enable identification of multifunctional natural and semi-natural networks, are essential to meeting these targets. We aimed to establish a GI network to prioritise conservation and restoration efforts for the peatland dominated landscape of northwest Co. Mayo, Ireland, a region which has been fragmented through a combination of multiple human-related activities, marking the first such study in this environmental context. The GI was established by identifying core areas and corridors based on both ecosystem service supply and the movement of focal species, using the Linkage Mapper toolkit. We then identified pinchpoints, where connectivity is constricted, and barriers in the GI network, as conservation priorities and restoration opportunities, respectively. Core areas within the GI network covered 87,315 ha, or 34%, of the study area, and connectivity between core areas was generally good. We identified a number of pinchpoints and barriers within the GI network, as well as several priority areas for ecological restoration where pinchpoints and barriers overlapped. The main barriers to movement for focal species were conifer plantations, degraded peatland and marine water. The study demonstrated how GI network mapping through a combined ecosystem service and focal species approach can be a useful tool for effectively planning conservation and restoration action in a peatland dominated landscape.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":543,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Management","volume":"76 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148838065","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}
Majid Rahimi, Mehdi Ghorbani, Leila Avazpour, Ahmad Naderi
{"title":"From Fragmented to Polycentric: Social Network Analysis of Transboundary Water Governance Regime Shifts","authors":"Majid Rahimi, Mehdi Ghorbani, Leila Avazpour, Ahmad Naderi","doi":"10.1007/s00267-026-02606-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00267-026-02606-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Transboundary water governance transitions from centralized to polycentric arrangements present complex institutional challenges requiring systematic analysis. This study applies social network analysis integrated with Pahl-Wostl’s governance regime typology to examine cooperation and conflict evolution across Iran’s major transboundary river basins, comparing pre-1979 centralized governance with post-1979 institutional arrangements. Results reveal observable structural changes between the two periods. Pre-1979 “Whole Area” cooperation networks showed low density (14.5%) and moderate centralization (26.6%), indicating fragmented structures. Conflict networks were similarly sparse (density 11.7%) and moderately centralized (30.2%), reflecting limited interconnectedness. Post‑1979 analysis demonstrates more interconnected governance; cooperation density rose to 20.9% and centralization increased slightly to 36.5%, with transitivity as supplementary trust indicator rising to 27.9%. Basin-specific changes highlight transitions toward polycentricity. In the Harirud, cooperation density jumped from 13.3% to 53.3% and transitivity from 16.7% to 39.7%, signaling stronger collaborative structures. Conflict density also rose sharply (16.7% to 83.3%), with transitivity increasing from 0% to 50%, though centralization remained stable at 22.2%. The framework demonstrates transferability to other transboundary contexts by systematically identifying governance regime shifts, stakeholder network evolution, and institutional change mechanisms. Findings underscore the importance of network dynamics for enhancing adaptive capacity and conflict resolution in transboundary water management.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":543,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Management","volume":"76 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148837980","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}
Zulfaqar Sa’adi, Zainura Zainon Noor, Nur Syamimi Zaidi, Ee Ling Yong, Fateha Abdul Razak, Nurul Hana Mohamed, Zainab Mat Lazim, Ainul Syarmimi Rosli, Mohd Faiz Foze, Siti Hanna Elias, Khairunnisa Abdul Halim, Muhammad Burhanuddin Bahrodin, Najwa Alia A’adil Bohara, Muhammad Khalis Sukaini, Aimi Dayana Jairen, Muzzammil Moszakir, Juhaizah Talib
{"title":"Mapping Flood Co-Adaptation Strategies in a Vulnerable River Basin: Engaging Youth in Collaborative Decision-Making","authors":"Zulfaqar Sa’adi, Zainura Zainon Noor, Nur Syamimi Zaidi, Ee Ling Yong, Fateha Abdul Razak, Nurul Hana Mohamed, Zainab Mat Lazim, Ainul Syarmimi Rosli, Mohd Faiz Foze, Siti Hanna Elias, Khairunnisa Abdul Halim, Muhammad Burhanuddin Bahrodin, Najwa Alia A’adil Bohara, Muhammad Khalis Sukaini, Aimi Dayana Jairen, Muzzammil Moszakir, Juhaizah Talib","doi":"10.1007/s00267-026-02583-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00267-026-02583-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Climate change-induced flooding presents severe challenges to vulnerable catchments like the Tiram River Basin (TRB) in Johor, Malaysia, where historical data indicates an intensifying shift toward moderate and heavy rainfall events. This study evaluates the integration of high school students into flood co-adaptation mapping using structured, group-based co-creation activities. The intervention employed pre- and post-questionnaires, resilience presentations, and participatory mapping exercises to evaluate risk-zone identification and the prioritization of multi-sectoral adaptation strategies. Results demonstrated statistically significant advancements in individual flood understanding (<i>p</i> < 0.001), with correct conceptual alignment rising from 24.6% to 100%, urban-only misconceptions dropping to 0%, and preferences shifting toward green and social strategies. Group performance analysis revealed a strong positive correlation between participation and collaboration (<i>r</i> = 0.85, <i>p</i> < 0.001), proving that active engagement enhanced collective problem-solving. Through spatial mapping, student cohorts established a clear consensus, identifying public infrastructure as safe zones and low-lying, river-adjacent areas as high-risk regions. Their proposals integrated smart water management, Internet of Things (IoT) sensors, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) monitoring, and ecosystem-based adaptations. Ultimately, this study demonstrates that engaging youth in collaborative decision-making and participatory mapping fosters spatial literacy and critical thinking. By bridging physical climate science with participatory social science, this framework enhances local flood preparedness and provides a scalable template for inclusive, bottom-up climate adaptation planning.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":543,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Management","volume":"76 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148811848","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}
{"title":"Factors Associated with Farmers’ Participation in the U.S. Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)","authors":"Suraj Upadhaya, Shreesha Pandeya, Lisa A. Schulte","doi":"10.1007/s00267-026-02600-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00267-026-02600-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), the largest U.S. private lands conservation initiative, incentivizes farmers to retire environmentally sensitive land to reduce erosion, improve water quality, and enhance wildlife habitat. The program is currently under consideration for reauthorization by Congress. We assessed social, economic, and ecological factors associated with CRP enrollment to evaluate program effectiveness and guide future policy. Analysis of a 5-year (2015–2019) survey of Iowa farmers revealed several factors positively associated with participation. Most strongly, the farm-level ecological variable of the mean percent slope was positively associated with CRP adoption. A one-unit increase in mean percent slope increases the odds of enrollment by threefold. Farmers who received technical assistance from non-governmental agencies for the implementation of conservation practices, a social variable, were 88% more associated with enrollment in CRP. Cropland area, an economic variable, increased the odds of enrolling in CRP by 47%. Several additional variables were positively associated with CRP enrollment, including receipt of additional cost-share, attitudes toward nutrient management, involvement in watershed management groups, agronomic capacity, education, access to information from public sources, and age. The amount of land in pasture and the proportion of farmland rented were negatively associated with farmers’ CRP enrollment. Our findings highlight current program strengths that enhance conservation outcomes as well as potential future adjustments to further address cost and trust barriers.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":543,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Management","volume":"76 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13503456/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148811852","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":"Operationalizing the Concept of Socio-environmental Tipping Points in River Basin Management","authors":"Julie Shortridge, Aleksi Räsänen, Hannu Marttila","doi":"10.1007/s00267-026-02585-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00267-026-02585-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The concept of socio-environmental tipping points (SETPs) is gaining interest as a means to describe nonlinear transformations in socio-environmental systems that are driven by both biophysical and social dynamics. These SETPs stem from multiple interacting factors that can rarely be traced to a single driver, leading to significant complexity and uncertainty. Structured frameworks can support the rigorous identification and assessment of SETPs, but little research exists that applies them in practice. This research utilizes a previously developed conceptual framework to identify prospective SETPs, using the Kiiminkijoki River Basin in northern Finland as a case study location. Land use in rural, forested basins such as the Kiiminkijoki will play a crucial role in meeting Finland’s goals for climate change mitigation, water quality improvement, and biodiversity protection. However, they are facing many pressures, including legacy effects of peatland drainage, rapid climatic changes, and economic and demographic transitions. The conceptual framework was used to structure a 1-day workshop that brought together a transdisciplinary group of researchers and practitioners. Workshop participants used the framework to inventory the different social and environmental elements, processes, and linkages in the basin, and this inventory was then reviewed to identify prospective tipping points. The process resulted in five prospective SETPs where interactions between social and environmental processes create the potential for feedback loops and cascading changes. Our analysis forms a practical basis for improving the status of the Kiiminkijoki River, as well as a stepping stone towards applying the SETP framework to water management more broadly.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":543,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Management","volume":"76 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00267-026-02585-z.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148782672","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}