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The Wise-Use Checklist as a Science–Policy Interface– The Interaction of Science and Policy in Taiwanese Wetland Conservation Policy
The ‘Wise-Use Checklist’ was designed to assist people in formulating the ‘Conservation–Utilisation Plans for Wetlands of Importance’ in Taiwanese...
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Predicting fish community responses to environmental policy targets
The European Union adopted the Water Framework Directive (WFD) in the year 2000 to tackle the rapid degradation of freshwater systems. However,...
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European forest sinks and climate targets: past trends, main drivers, and future forecasts
We examine the evolution of European net sinks towards 2030 and the European Union’s (EU) climate neutrality target by 2050. The EU’s current land...
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National commitments to Aichi Targets and their implications for monitoring the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
The Convention on Biological Biodiversity (CBD) exists as a major multilateral environmental agreement to safeguard biodiversity and “live in harmony...
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Assessing policy impacts on nutrient circularity: a comprehensive review
Nutrient circularity is an emerging concept that seeks to address the environmental problems and nutrient losses caused by agriculture and food...
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The Present and Future of Insect Biodiversity Conservation in the Neotropics: Policy Gaps and Recommendations
Emerging evidence suggests that insect populations may be declining at local and global scales, threatening the sustainability of the ecosystem...
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Colombian biodiversity is governed by a rich and diverse policy mix
We lack an understanding of how diverse policymakers interact to govern biodiversity. Taking Colombia as a focal case, we examined six decades of...
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Policy Pathways
While individual actions are extremely important, they need to be supported by policy, both to achieve greater impact and to prevent unintended...
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Adapting agriculture to climate change: which pathways behind policy initiatives?
Climate change is increasingly affecting agriculture worldwide, causing yield losses and undermining food security. Behind the international...
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Genetic diversity goals and targets have improved, but remain insufficient for clear implementation of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework
Genetic diversity among and within populations of all species is necessary for people and nature to survive and thrive in a changing world. Over the...
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Current trends suggest most Asian countries are unlikely to meet future biodiversity targets on protected areas
Aichi Target 11 committed governments to protect ≥17% of their terrestrial environments by 2020, yet it was rarely achieved, raising questions about...
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Comparing the economic performance of poplar-based alley crop** systems with arable farming in Brandenburg under varying site conditions and policy scenarios
Agroforestry can address multiple environmental challenges across the agricultural sector, for example biodiversity loss and soil degradation....
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Policy Interventions for Resilience and Adaptive Cities
Policy interventions for resilience and adaptation at the local government level is challenging for many reasons, like national policy making scheme...
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The Portuguese forest and the Common Agricultural Policy
ObjectivesThe article aims to assess the impact of support from the European Union on the prevalence of fires in Portugal. The study has a...
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Promoting excellence or discouraging mediocrity – a policy framework assessment for precision agriculture technologies adoption
Precision Agriculture Technologies (PATs) are providing a great potential in alleviating adverse impacts arising from climate change. This study...
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The land and sea routes to 2030: a call for greater attention on all small islands in global environmental policy
Islands have unique vulnerabilities to biodiversity loss and climate change. Current Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement...
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Enabling regulatory policy globally will promote realization of the potential of animal biotechnology
Animal biotechnologies have the potential to improve the sustainability and security of our global food systems. Government regulatory authorities...
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Computational Detection of MicroRNA Targets
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNAs that are recognized as posttranscriptional regulators of gene expression. These molecules have been shown...