Zusammenfassung Um den Verlust der Biodiversität aufzuhalten, den Klimawandel zu bremsen und die langfristige Nachhaltigkeit von ländlichen und städtischen Gebieten zu erhalten, sind dringend politische Maßnahmen erforderlich. Umweltpolitische Maßnahmen lösen jedoch häufig Widerstand und stark polarisierte…
Biodiversity is crucial for human health and well‐being. Perceived biodiversity—people's subjective experience of biodiversity—seems to be particularly relevant for mental well‐being. Using photographs and audio recordings of forests that varied in levels of biodiversity, we conducted two sorting studies…
The global rise in mental health issues underscores the critical importance of assessing the mental health benefits of engaging with nature. Beyond their primary aim of involving citizens in scientific data collection, nature-based citizen science initiatives offer significant potential for enhancing…
Natural soundscapes commonly experienced in parks are increasingly valued as an important cultural ecosystem service with the potential to promote greater mental well-being for people. Yet the quality of urban park soundscapes can differ, containing varying proportions of natural sounds, such as bird…
Dordrecht [u.a.]: Springer Science + Business Media B.V, 2025-02-08
Context There are urgent calls to transition society to more sustainable trajectories, at scales ranging from local to global. Landscape sustainability (LS), or the capacity for landscapes to provide equitable access to ecosystem services essential for human wellbeing for both current and future generations,…
Citizen Science („Bürgerforschung“) hat großes Potenzial, das ökologische Wissen, die Fähigkeiten und das kollektive Handeln zum Erhalt der biologischen Vielfalt zu fördern. Bisher gibt es jedoch nur wenige experimentelle Studien zu den Auswirkungen von Citizen Science auf das umweltbezogene Verhalten…
To achieve the goals of the 2030 Global Biodiversity Framework, the European Biodiversity Strategy, and the EU Green Deal, biodiversity monitoring is critical. Monitoring efforts in Europe, however, suffer from gaps and biases in taxonomy, spatial coverage, and temporal resolution, resulting in fragmented…
Engagement in biodiversity citizen science initiatives can confer health and wellbeing benefits to individuals and communities. Yet, few biodiversity citizen science initiatives are explicitly planned to optimize health and wellbeing as a potential co-benefit, leading to missed opportunities for biodiversity…
1. Anthropogenic land cover change is a major driver of biodiversity loss, with urbanisation and farmland practices responsible for some of the most drastic modifications of natural habitats. The relative importance of different land covers for shaping insect communities, however, is unclear. 2. This…
Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2024-03-13
1. Forests can foster mental health and well‐being. Yet, the contribution of forest biodiversity remains unclear, and experimental research is needed to unravel pathways of biodiversity–health linkages. Here, we assess the role of tree species richness, both actual and perceived, and how stress reduction…
Freshwater ecosystems offer diverse habitats and provide important ecosystem services. They have been severely altered by pesticide and nutrient runoff from adjacent areas and changes in hydromorphology. Although the European Union has adopted ambitious freshwater protection targets through the Water…
Context A key global challenge is to meet both the growing demand for food and feed while maintaining biodiversity’s supporting functions. Protected grasslands, such as Natura 2000 sites in Europe, may play an important role in harmonising productivity and biodiversity goals. This work contributes to…
Abstract Nature's contributions to people (NCP) rarely originate from nature alone. Often, only by joining natural capital with forms of anthropogenic capital, NCP emerge benefitting people. Understanding how NCP are co‐produced by natural and anthropogenic capitals is needed to inform decision‐making…
Citizen science (CS) can foster transformative impact for science, citizen empowerment and socio-political processes. To unleash this impact, a clearer understanding of its current status and challenges for its development is needed. Using quantitative indicators developed in a collaborative stakeholder…
1. Reconciling conservation and socioeconomic development goals is key to sustainability but remains a source of fierce debate. Protected areas (PAs) are believed to play an essential role in achieving these seemingly conflicting goals. Yet, there is limited evidence as to whether PAs are actually achieving…
In light of the unprecedented ongoing human impacts on the planet, it is crucial to understand how changing environmental and social conditions affect the supply of ecosystem services and human wellbeing. While the ecosystem services literature has increased steadily in the last decade, especially in…
Abstract Aim Recent studies suggest insect declines in parts of Europe; however, the generality of these trends across different taxa and regions remains unclear. Standardized data are not available to assess large‐scale, long‐term changes for most insect groups but opportunistic citizen science data…
Abstract The positive influence of urban green spaces on human health and well‐being is well known while the pathways are little understood. Past research has largely focused on visual stimuli, yet the auditory pathway is also an important means for contact with nature. The sonic environments of urban…
Abstract Based on plant occurrence data covering all parts of Germany, we investigated changes in the distribution of 2136 plant species between 1960 and 2017. We analyzed 29 million occurrence records over an area of ~350,000 km 2 on a 5 × 5 km grid using temporal and spatiotemporal models and accounting…