Environmental Science · Global and Planetary Change
A study of a community forest in Thailand’s industrial Rayong Province finds that eco-city policy reshaped the forest’s governance and public message after years of pollution-related protest. The authors argue that the changes restored institutional legitimacy while setting aside deeper disputes over industrial pollution.
Arhuaco water management in Colombia’s upper Ariguaní River basin relies on ritual practices, sacred sites and Indigenous rules. The study finds these practices slow environmental deterioration, but modeling indicates that combining them with state institutions is needed to reduce pressure and avoid possible collapse of the system.
Smallholder farmers in rural Uganda viewed the same carbon-project payment differently depending on their resources, risks and livelihood needs. The study identified a context-specific benchmark of $54 per hectare per year and found that payment uncertainty reduced participation likelihood.
A new article proposes a framework for managing coral reefs and other tropical marine ecosystems as human pressures accelerate their decline. It calls for stronger protection, better fishing and pollution controls, climate action, community involvement and sufficient funding.
England’s new market for biodiversity offsets is directing planned work toward a small number of habitat types, with neutral grassland making up 44% of planned habitat. But only about 2% of the registered offset area had been sold after 16 months.
A study of Vietnam’s Mekong Delta coast found that mangroves can return naturally in exposed, muddy coastal areas. These regrowing patches withstood strong seasonal waves, yet some were treated as wasteland and removed for other coastal protection measures.
