This study highlights the importance of integrating cross-realm connectivity and threat propagation when designing new or expanding existing networks of conservation areas, such as the Natura 2000 Eu...

How can we scale up biodiversity conservation to meet the “30×30” target without relying only on formal protected areas? Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs) are increasingly highl...

Ongoing climate change and human demands put increasing amounts of pressure on land and water. This is especially true for freshwater ecosystems, such as lakes, wetlands and ponds, which are rapidly d...

Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) needs to answer a fundamental question: where should protection and restoration happen so that biodiversity goals are met while coastal communities remain economically vi...

It is now widely known that climate is expected to change over the coming decades causing dramatic impacts on biodiversity and modifying...

“El río Tajo fue así dicho por un rey de las Españas; tiene su nacimiento en tal lugar y muere en el mar Océano, besando los muros de la famosa ciudad de Lisboa, y es opinión que tiene las arenas de o...

“The Tajo River received its name from a king of all the Spain’s; it is born in that place and dies in the Ocean Sea, kissing the walls of the famous city of Lisbon, and it is thought that its sands a...

Quantifying the economic value of ecosystem services is essential for making evidence-based decisions in conservation and marine spatial planning. In the case study of the Aegean Sea, a comprehensive ...

Effective conservation planning depends not only on scientific data but also on engaging stakeholders and integrating their perceptions in the planning process. In the Aegean Sea, stakeholder engageme...

Conservation in the Aegean Sea demands a comprehensive understanding of how ecosystems interact across both marine and freshwater realms. A recent case study conducted under the INSPIRE integrated pla...