[Socio-ecological risk analysis framework coupled with ecosystem services]

Area of Science:

• Environmental Science
• Risk Management
• Social Ecology

Background:

• Socio-ecological risks arise from the strong coupling between societal and ecosystem processes.
• Ecosystem services (ESs) are central to understanding and managing these risks due to their role linking ecological and social systems.

Purpose of the Study:

• To explore the concept and formation mechanisms of socio-ecological risks by integrating ecosystem services.
• To analyze the cascade logic and evolution process from "real risk" to "risk perception" and "risk behavior".

Main Methods:

• Utilized the Driver-Pressure-State-Impact-Response (DPSIR) framework to propose a novel socio-ecological risk analysis framework.
• Expanded methodologies for research and management practices concerning socio-ecological risks.

Main Results:

• Identified key research areas: transmission mechanisms between ecosystem processes, ESs, and human well-being; social behavior response mechanisms and their impacts; and multi-scale assessment models for socio-ecological risks coupled with ESs.
• The proposed framework analyzes risk formation, evolution, and governance through human-nature feedback.

Conclusions:

• The developed socio-ecological risk analysis framework, incorporating ecosystem services, offers insights into ecological problems and risk resolution pathways.
• Emphasizes the mutual feedback between human activities and nature in understanding and governing socio-ecological risks.