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{"title":"Market-Based Instruments for Biodiversity in Agricultural Landscapes: An Evaluation of Quality Criteria in a German case study","authors":"Lea Streit,&nbsp;Arndt Feuerbacher,&nbsp;Markus Röhl","doi":"10.1007/s00267-025-02162-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00267-025-02162-w","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Market-based instruments (MBIs) for the protection and promotion of biodiversity have gained significant importance in recent years. The success of MBIs depends largely on the transparent presentation of their actual effects, which rely on the quality of implementation. Quality criteria can be used to evaluate this. To date, few studies have examined whether and how these criteria are applied. This study seeks to address this gap, by using MBIs in the German agricultural landscape as a case study. Quality criteria were defined on the basis of a literature review; then applied to MBIs identified through an internet search and finally analyzed. Quality criteria related to methodological approaches (implementation, maintenance, used seed mixtures) and quality control (monitoring, localization) are presented less frequently than information on rights and obligations or the use of financial funds. Among the 151 MBIs analyzed, 70% lack control mechanisms and monitoring systems, indicating unverified effectiveness. Additionally, MBIs financed through program approaches are more likely to have control mechanisms and include perennial measures than MBIs funded by direct payments of sponsors or consumers purchasing a product. The development of MBI offerings suggests that there is persistent and growing demand, as some programs have been running for several decades. However, without ecological monitoring, it is not possible to ascertain whether these measures benefit biodiversity. To establish standardized methods for comparing MBIs for biodiversity, policymakers must consider official guidelines and, where appropriate, implement regulatory frameworks.</p><h3>Graphical Abstract</h3><div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":543,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Management","volume":"75 6","pages":"1472 - 1486"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00267-025-02162-w.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143952240","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":"Reintroducing threatened pine-associated fungal species in boreal forests.","authors":"Joette Crosier, Reijo Penttilä, Otto Miettinen, Brendan Furneaux, Jorma Pennanen, Leena Hamberg","doi":"10.1007/s00267-025-02166-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-025-02166-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Many species of wood-inhabiting fungi, particularly in the boreal forests of Nordic countries, face significant extinction risks. The historical impact of commercial forestry has led to fragmented old-growth forests, meaning that species lost from these areas may not naturally return to newly protected habitats. This study investigates the potential of inoculation as a management tool to aid the reintroduction of threatened fungal species. Specifically, we tested whether red-listed fungal species associated with dead pine wood could successfully establish in inoculated pine logs and identified factors influencing inoculation success. We cultured mycelium from five target species (Anthoporia albobrunnea, Antrodia crassa, Antrodia infirma, Crustoderma corneum, Dichomitus squalens) and inoculated pine logs in selected forests, monitoring log characteristics and conducting DNA analysis of the fungal community before and after inoculation. Our findings demonstrate that all species successfully established in at least some of the inoculated logs (28-60% success), with variable effects of log characteristics on fungal abundance. Additionally, the presence of certain fungi correlated with the success of the inoculated species. These results suggest that inoculation can be a promising method for aiding the recovery of threatened wood-inhabiting fungi in appropriate forest habitats. Long-term monitoring is necessary to assess fruiting success and population sustainability, while further exploration of alternative techniques could enhance the effectiveness of reintroduction efforts in forest management practices.</p>","PeriodicalId":543,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143958981","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":"Zebrafish Embryo Model as a Tool for Ecotoxicological Studies in Central Italy’s Transitional Waters","authors":"Chiara Molino,&nbsp;Ines Lacchetti,&nbsp;Walter Cristiano,&nbsp;Kevin di Domenico,&nbsp;Mario Carere,&nbsp;Dario Angeletti","doi":"10.1007/s00267-025-02178-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00267-025-02178-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Thousands of chemical pollutants are commonly widespread in European water bodies. The Water Framework Directive obliges the European Member States to monitor and assess waterbodies quality to minimize the adverse effects of such pollution on ecosystems and human health. In this context, Effect-based methods represent key tools for investigating the potential impacts of water pollution on ecosystems as they provide essential information on different chemical modes of action and their related effects on living organisms. In this study, we used the Fish Embryo Acute Toxicity test with the zebrafish model to analyze transitional and artificial waterbodies of the Tyrrhenian coastal area in Central Italy. Five samples were collected in a highly populated coastal area in two different periods of the year. Both lethal and sublethal effects across 96 hours of exposure post-fertilization were assessed. All the samples showed high acute toxicity within 96 hours of exposure, leading to increased mortality rates (&gt;30%) and sublethal effects on embryos. Overall, different sublethal endpoints were observed such as spine deformation, unhatched embryos, depigmentation, and pericardial oedema. Comparing the sampling campaigns, a significant difference between mortality rates was detected for two samples, potentially indicating the influence of seasonality in the chemical fingerprinting. The use of the zebrafish model has confirmed to be a very sensitive tool in environmental monitoring closely linked with human health. Our findings might be further investigated to better understand the potential risks for the environment and human health within the study area.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":543,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Management","volume":"75 6","pages":"1602 - 1614"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143958754","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":"Economic Feasibility of a Wetland Certification Program in the Canadian Prairies","authors":"Valentina Ofori,&nbsp;Patrick Lloyd-Smith,&nbsp;Ken Belcher,&nbsp;Peter Boxall","doi":"10.1007/s00267-025-02150-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00267-025-02150-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This paper assesses the economic feasibility of a novel market-based instrument for wetland conservation—a certification scheme for agricultural products. Using a stated preference survey involving wheat flour purchase decisions, we estimate that consumers are willing to pay 25%–29% more for wheat flour produced on fields with restored wetlands. These consumer price premiums translate to a 11%-12% increase in the prices received by producers after accounting for supply chain costs. Producer benefits of adopting the wetland certification scheme generally outweigh the wetland restoration costs for a typical Saskatchewan field, but the change in profits is minimal. The results suggest that this voluntary wetland certification scheme may be a useful addition to the wetland conservation policy toolbox, but will face barriers to producer adoption.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":543,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Management","volume":"75 6","pages":"1460 - 1471"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143956536","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":"Effectiveness of Riparian Mitigation Measures for Enhancing Ecosystem Functions: A Holistic Summary of Selected Measures","authors":"Daire Ó hUallacháin,&nbsp;Per-Erik Mellander,&nbsp;Nikki Baggaley,&nbsp;Allan Lilly,&nbsp;Mark Wilkinson,&nbsp;Marc Stutter","doi":"10.1007/s00267-025-02165-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00267-025-02165-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Water quality has declined globally over recent decades. The riparian interface is a key location for mitigation measures to support water quality and wider ecosystem services (ES). With new, multi-functional, riparian mitigation measures being designed and implemented, there is a need for evidence on the functioning of such measures with respect to delivery of ES. This study incorporated the judgements’ of experts, to assess the effectiveness of various riparian measures to deliver 14 individual ES. In total 24 experts (covering a range of expertise and nationalities) completed a bespoke questionnaire (and follow-up workshop) to assess their opinion on the effectiveness of 16 mitigation measures (e.g. grass buffers, wooded buffers, integrated buffers, sediment fence) to deliver the identified ES (e.g. water quality, habitats, carbon, recreation). The results highlight the significant variance in effectiveness of the 16 mitigation measures across the 14 individual ES. Wooded buffers were the most effective mitigation measure for seven of the fourteen individual ES and in most cases were deemed highly effective at delivering that service. Linear grass buffer strips consistently scored amongst the least effective measures. The results indicate that riparian mitigation measures are consistently less effective at delivering ES relating to pesticides and biomass production than they are for other ES. This study highlights that there is no ideal riparian mitigation measure capable of delivering the wide range of ES. Future policy/research could focus on developing and implementing bundles of mitigation measures along the source-pathway receptor continuum, by means of a “treatment train” approach.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":543,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Management","volume":"75 6","pages":"1444 - 1459"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143962701","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":"The Impact of Microplastics on Adsorption of Chlorophenols by River-Suspended Sediments","authors":"Shiqi Tao,&nbsp;Simin Feng,&nbsp;Yuyun Chen,&nbsp;Ting Duan,&nbsp;Zengyu Liu,&nbsp;Ling Li,&nbsp;Rongrong Yun,&nbsp;Chayma Chilouch","doi":"10.1007/s00267-025-02169-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00267-025-02169-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Although microplastics (MPs) are widely recognized as carriers of environmental pollutants, their impact on the adsorption behavior of chlorophenols (CPs) by river-suspended sediments (SS) remains poorly understood. This study systematically investigated the effects of three common MPs (PVC, PS, and PE) on the adsorption of 4-chlorophenol (MCP), 2,4-dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP), and 2,4,6-trichlorophenol (2,4,6-TCP) by SS from the Yellow River. Adsorption isotherms revealed that PVC significantly promoted CP adsorption, fitting well with the Langmuir model (R² &gt; 0.95), whereas PS and PE showed better agreement with the Freundlich model (R² &gt; 0.96). The enhancement effect varied with MP type and CP species, with PVC demonstrating the most pronounced promotion (65% increase for 2,4,6-TCP). Conversely, PS and PE hindered 2,4-DCP adsorption due to its higher partition coefficient in SS (36.83 ± 6.3 L/kg) compared to MPs (1.85 ± 0.01 L/kg for PS and 2.03 ± 0.05 L/kg for PE). Environmental factor analysis revealed that ionic strength exerted dual effects by initially enhancing CP adsorption through reduced solubility and later inhibiting it via electrostatic repulsion. Humic acid (HA) promoted TCP adsorption but inhibited DCP adsorption through aggregation and dispersal mechanisms on SS surfaces. Acidic conditions (pH 2–6) significantly enhanced CP adsorption by maintaining their molecular states, while alkaline conditions reduced adsorption due to electrostatic repulsion. Mechanistically, MPs altered SS surface properties and formed aggregates that either facilitated or competed for CP adsorption sites. This study provides a theoretical basis for ecological risk assessment of combined microplastic-pollutant contamination in sediment-laden rivers.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":543,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Management","volume":"75 6","pages":"1401 - 1415"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143960135","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":"Uncovering the Science-Policy Interface: Applying Bibliometric Approaches to the Wildfire Risk Management Domain","authors":"Juliane Schlierkamp,&nbsp;Claudia Berchtold,&nbsp;Isabelle Linde-Frech","doi":"10.1007/s00267-025-02161-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00267-025-02161-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The impact of research is gaining increasing importance, as science is increasingly seen as a means to address humanity’s grand challenges. Consequently, interaction between science and policymakers is essential — a process formalized through Science-Policy Interfaces (SPIs). But who actually participates in these processes? This question is crucial, as scientific findings are not always consistent: they may be subject to interpretation, contradict each other, or be shaped by underlying normative frameworks. This paper explores the potential of bibliometric analysis to trace science-policy interactions, using the Wildfire Risk Management (WFRM) domain as a case study. Drawing on data from the Dimensions database, we examine publication and policy trends, disciplinary coverage, and the influence of Altmetrics on policy citations. Our key findings indicate that: There is a significant time lag (6–9 years) between scientific publication and policy adoption. The number of publications in a research field correlates with policy citations, but not all disciplines are equally represented in policy documents. Altmetrics, particularly social media attention, influence policy uptake, suggesting that visibility beyond academia plays a role in knowledge transfer. Data quality issues in linking scientific research to policy documents persist, limiting full traceability. Despite these limitations, the study highlights the potential of bibliometric approaches to support the development of more transparent and accountable SPIs. With improved data infrastructure, such methods could help policymakers better identify and integrate relevant scientific insights.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":543,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Management","volume":"75 6","pages":"1368 - 1387"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00267-025-02161-x.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143955455","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":"Integrated trade-offs/synergies and interactions approach to quantifying the direct and indirect effects of environmental factors on ecosystem services.","authors":"Ying Huang, Ao Kang, Dewu Gao, Jin Li, Hao Zhang, Mengyang Yan, Xiaoyu Gan, Bo Zhou","doi":"10.1007/s00267-025-02171-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-025-02171-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The driving mechanisms of ecosystem services (ESs) involve two aspects: the effects of environmental factors (e.g., precipitation and slope) on ESs and the effects of trade-offs/synergies on ESs. Clarifying the complex causal relationships between environmental factors and ESs is essential for decision-makers to formulate ES management. However, existing studies have focused more on identifying the main drivers of ESs without adequately exploring the direct and indirect effects of environmental factors on ESs, especially those based on the interactions between environmental factors and trade-offs/synergies on ESs. In this study, we proposed an integrated approach of trade-offs/synergies and interactions to quantify the direct and indirect effects of environmental factors on ESs by differentiating between the effects of trade-offs/synergies on ESs and the effects of environmental factors on ESs. Three typical ESs, net primary productivity (NPP), soil conservation (SC), and water yield (WY), were estimated in Sichuan Province from 2000-2020. The trade-offs/synergies between ES pairs were subsequently explored using correlation analysis and the geographically weighted regression (GWR) model. The interactions between environmental factors and ESs were verified and separated utilizing the Geodetector model and partial correlation analysis. Finally, the direct and indirect effects of environmental factors on ESs were measured through the bootstrap method. The results revealed that (1) from 2000-2020, three ESs exhibited significant spatial heterogeneity in Sichuan Province. (2) Complex trade-offs and synergies among these ESs were apparent at the provincial scale, characterized by distinct spatial heterogeneity. (3) DEM, temperature, precipitation, and relative humidity were the dominant factors affecting the spatial heterogeneity of ESs. Notably, the interactions involving environmental factors and ESs demonstrated more robust explanatory power for ESs and their trade-offs/synergies than individual drivers did. (4) DEM and temperature had significant direct and indirect effects on ESs when NPP and WY served as the mediating variables, and these mediating variables contributed significantly to the total effect. The integrated trade-offs/synergies and interactions approach deepens our understanding of ES mechanisms and provides a theoretical basis and reference for decision-making, rather than blindly pursuing the maximization of a particular service at the expense of others.</p>","PeriodicalId":543,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143967732","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":"Implementing Carbon Capture and Storage in the United Kingdom: Estimating Willingness to Pay through a Contingent Valuation Survey","authors":"Tanisha Waring,&nbsp;Alberto Longo","doi":"10.1007/s00267-025-02174-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00267-025-02174-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a technology implemented to reduce emissions in the power and industrial sectors by capturing carbon dioxide (CO₂) before it is released into the atmosphere. Emerging technologies like CCS are often unfamiliar to the public and can be misinterpreted when publics are not involved in the decision-making process, leading to opposition and barriers to deployment. Engaging the public on policy decisions can prevent such obstacles from hampering implementation. This study aims to elicit preferences and estimate the distribution of willingness to pay (WTP) for carbon capture and storage in the United Kingdom (UK). We employ the contingent valuation method with double bounded dichotomous choice format, administering an online survey to 1033 individuals from the UK. Interval regression analysis is applied to estimate mean WTP. Our findings indicate that public attitudes towards CCS in the UK tend to be relatively positive. Mean WTP for the implementation of CCS is £95.50. We find that environmental attitudes more than socio-demographic characteristics are significant factors in WTP decisions for CCS. Public acceptance is critical to ensure appropriate steps are taken to move CCS projects and policy forward and prevent further delay in tackling emissions in the energy sector.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":543,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Management","volume":"75 6","pages":"1432 - 1443"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00267-025-02174-6.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143958915","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":"Unpacking the Taxonomy of Wildland Fire Collaboratives in the United States West: Impact of Response Diversity on Social-Ecological Resilience","authors":"Jaishri Srinivasan,&nbsp;Kelly Jones,&nbsp;Melinda Morgan","doi":"10.1007/s00267-025-02170-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00267-025-02170-w","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We offer the first study unpacking the taxonomy of collaboratives that undertake wildland fire management and how that taxonomy relates to resilience. We developed a comprehensive inventory totaling 133 collaboratives across twelve states in the western United States. We extracted each collaborative’s vision, mission, program goals, actions, and stakeholder composition. Based on this data we summarize temporal and spatial trends in collaborative formation and discuss formation drivers. Furthermore, we developed a cluster map of collaboratives based on patterns of co-occurrence of collaborative vision, mission, and goals. We identify distinct co-occurrence patterns of themes emerging from qualitative coding of collaborative missions, visions, and objectives, and define three distinct collaborative archetypes based on these. Finally, using theory-supported actions linked to basic, adaptive, and transformative social and ecological resilience, we code for presence or absence of these outcomes for each collaborative. We present the resilience outcomes by state and discuss how various collaborative typologies differentially impact levels of social and ecological resilience. Our study concludes that fire management actions for adaptive resilience such as fuels reduction, tree thinning, and revegetation are most numerous but that there is an emergent phenomenon of collaboratives engaging in transformative resilience that are mostly citizen-led networked organizations reshaping the social and ecological landscapes to include prescribed burning on a larger scale than present.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":543,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Management","volume":"75 6","pages":"1349 - 1367"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00267-025-02170-w.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143958663","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}