The discipline of Socioecological Systems (SES) was conceptualized in 1998 with the intention of understanding the effects of human activities on natural ecosystems by analyzing resilience in local resource management systems. Since its origin, studies of interlinked human and natural systems have emerged as a field in its own right, penetrating in a diverse set of subject areas such as economics, engineering, medicine, computer science, and arts and humanities. The idea below Socioecological Science is that human societies establish dynamic relationships with the rest of the species of their habitat, while natural systems need resilience to cope with the changes produced by those human activities. Therefore, the concept of socioecological system refers to the human-environment relationship, with the intent to understand the dynamic character of their interactions. Thus, the ultimate challenging goal of SES is to study the extent of that resilience, and prevent actions that could be fatal for natural systems. Interactions between social and ecological systems arise from interventions and modifications to the ecosystem, as socio-cultural, economic, and political aspects, and at the same time, transformations in the environment and nature, generate different responses, the most evident being climate change.
