Journal article
Global recognition of the importance of nature-based solutions to the impacts of climate change
- Abstract:
- Ecosystems across the globe are vulnerable to the effects of climate change, as are the communities that depend on them. However, ecosystems can also protect people from climate change impacts. As the evidence base strengthens, nature-based solutions (NbS) are increasingly prominent in climate change policy, especially in developing nations. Yet intentions rarely translate into measurable, evidence-based targets. As Paris Agreement signatories revise their Nationally Determined Contributions, we argue that NbS are key to meeting global goals for climate and biodiversity, and we urge researchers to work more closely with policy-makers to identify targets that benefit both people and ecosystems.
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- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1017/sus.2020.8
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- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Journal:
- Global Sustainability More from this journal
- Volume:
- 3
- Article number:
- e15
- Publication date:
- 2020-05-12
- Acceptance date:
- 2020-03-11
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2059-4798
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English
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1096427
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pubs:1096427
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2020-03-25
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- Seddon et al.
- Copyright date:
- 2020
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- Copyright © The Authors, 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution and reproduction, provided the original article is properly cited.
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