The evolution and future of research on Nature-based Solutions to address societal challenges
Abstract Nature-based Solutions are recognised for their potential to address the biodiversity and climate crises, and less extensively, other societal challenges. However, this nature-society relationship is becoming more important as available food and water resources, income, and human health, ar...
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| author | Thomas Dunlop Danial Khojasteh Emmanuelle Cohen-Shacham William Glamore Milad Haghani Matilda van den Bosch Daniela Rizzi Peter Greve Stefan Felder |
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| description | Abstract Nature-based Solutions are recognised for their potential to address the biodiversity and climate crises, and less extensively, other societal challenges. However, this nature-society relationship is becoming more important as available food and water resources, income, and human health, are increasingly impacted by environmental changes. Here, we utilise the seven major societal challenges addressed by Nature-based Solutions according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, to identify the primary themes of the Nature-based Solutions research landscape from 1990-2021. We evaluate how these themes, with respect to the societal challenges, evolved over time, and where. Our findings highlight the under-representation of four societal challenges across the research landscape: economic and social development, human health, food security, and water security. We propose six research pathways to advance the evidence for Nature-based Solutions in these societal challenges, and present opportunities for future research programs to prioritise the needs of society, the environment, and the economy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7a82c9d05b924b53bbebbb07b3e7630d2024-03-17T12:39:25ZengNature PortfolioCommunications Earth & Environment2662-44352024-03-015111510.1038/s43247-024-01308-8The evolution and future of research on Nature-based Solutions to address societal challengesThomas Dunlop0Danial Khojasteh1Emmanuelle Cohen-Shacham2William Glamore3Milad Haghani4Matilda van den Bosch5Daniela Rizzi6Peter Greve7Stefan Felder8Water Research Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW SydneyWater Research Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW SydneyIUCN Commission on Ecosystem ManagementWater Research Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW SydneySchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW SydneyISGlobalICLEI European SecretariatClimate Service Center Germany (GERICS), Helmholtz-Zentrum HereonWater Research Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW SydneyAbstract Nature-based Solutions are recognised for their potential to address the biodiversity and climate crises, and less extensively, other societal challenges. However, this nature-society relationship is becoming more important as available food and water resources, income, and human health, are increasingly impacted by environmental changes. Here, we utilise the seven major societal challenges addressed by Nature-based Solutions according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, to identify the primary themes of the Nature-based Solutions research landscape from 1990-2021. We evaluate how these themes, with respect to the societal challenges, evolved over time, and where. Our findings highlight the under-representation of four societal challenges across the research landscape: economic and social development, human health, food security, and water security. We propose six research pathways to advance the evidence for Nature-based Solutions in these societal challenges, and present opportunities for future research programs to prioritise the needs of society, the environment, and the economy.https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01308-8 |
| spellingShingle | Thomas Dunlop Danial Khojasteh Emmanuelle Cohen-Shacham William Glamore Milad Haghani Matilda van den Bosch Daniela Rizzi Peter Greve Stefan Felder The evolution and future of research on Nature-based Solutions to address societal challenges Communications Earth & Environment |
| title | The evolution and future of research on Nature-based Solutions to address societal challenges |
| title_full | The evolution and future of research on Nature-based Solutions to address societal challenges |
| title_fullStr | The evolution and future of research on Nature-based Solutions to address societal challenges |
| title_full_unstemmed | The evolution and future of research on Nature-based Solutions to address societal challenges |
| title_short | The evolution and future of research on Nature-based Solutions to address societal challenges |
| title_sort | evolution and future of research on nature based solutions to address societal challenges |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01308-8 |
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