In order for meaningful change to emerge, the specific behaviours that drive the socio-ecological crisis and threaten the existence of natural systems, human and non-human alike, must be identified.

Social-ecological systems (SESs) i.e., systems linking human behavior and environmental dynamics, are characterized as complex, dynamic, and heterogeneous systems. A comprehensive policy simulation in ...

Conservation challenges are most often set in complex systems where social, economic and ecological aspects interbed. We develop approaches that facilitate the synthesis of information from multiple ...

Preserving biodiversity without reducing agricultural productivity: So far, these two goals could not be reconciled because the socio-ecological system of agriculture is highly complex ...

Research Location: Richmond, Virginia, USA Conservation Partners: William & Mary School of Education and Blue Sky Fund Dr. Kathryn Lanouette This research project investigates how children's ...

Jennifer Dunne and Stefani Crabtree describe an ongoing investigation into the roles humans play in sustainable and unsustainable socio-ecological systems. Their collaboration with anthropologists ...

A systems approach to understanding socio-ecological interactions at the landscape level. Content includes fundamental ecological principles, the quantification of ecological services and the ...

We start this article by seeking analogies between the cultural landscape and socio-ecological system concepts. Whereas the former has played a pivotal role in geographical research since its ...