This paper applies the concept of cultural ecosystem services (CES) to reveal the diverse benefits the Baltic Sea provides to human...

The Sustainable Development Goal for the oceans and coasts (SDG 14) as part of the 2030 Agenda can be considered as an important step...

We explore how the intertemporal distribution of well-being affects the social cost of carbon. In contrast to the literature that...

To maintain the chance of keeping the average global temperature increase below 2°C and to limit long-term climate change, removing...

We analyze optimal multi-species management in a dynamic bio-economic model taking into account both harvesting profit and biodiversity...

Ecosystem-based approaches provide opportunities for climate policy to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, to expand the adaptive...

Regions and countries manage and sustain oceanic resources and services with varying degrees of success. Our empirical analysis...

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development includes a set of 17 sustainable development goals (SDG) with 169 specific targets. As...

Four marine fish species are among the most important on the world market: cod, salmon, tuna, and sea bass. While the supply of North...

Based on a quasi-experimental difference-in-differences approach, we use panel data for 5979 individuals interviewed in Japan before...

The ocean regulates the global climate, provides humans with natural resources such as food, materials, important substances, and...

Halpern et al (2012 An index to assess the health and benefits of the global ocean Nature 488 11397) propose a detailed measure of the...

The ocean regulates the global climate, provides humans with natural resources such as food, materials, important substances, and...

The Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) requires EU member states (MS) to develop and implement marine strategies containing...

This study examines the potential effects of ocean acidification on countries and fisheries of the Mediterranean Sea. The implications...

From the foreword: This report, CBD Technical Series No. 75, “An updated synthesis of the impacts of ocean acidification on marine...

Ocean acidification caused by the increased uptake of atmospheric carbon dioxide by the oceans is likely to have serious impacts on...

The challenges formulated within the Future Earth framework set the orientation for research programmes in sustainability science for...

Following a major earthquake off the Pacific coast of Japan, a tsunami disabled the power supply and cooling of three reactors in...

Today, most countries have accepted a 2 degrees Celsius temperature increase above preindustrial levels as the maximum tolerable limit...