Promising Nature-Based Solutions to Support Climate Adaptation of Arizona’s Local Food Entrepreneurs and Optimize One Health

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(8), P. 3176 - 3176

Published: April 10, 2024

This study explores the uptake and potential application of nature-based solutions (NbS) that are particularly promising for small-scale farmers, ranchers, food entrepreneurs operating in arid semi-arid regions. Studying adoption NbS by local (LFEs), including related strengths limitations, remains an area exploration due to their optimize interventions foster environmental sustainability at intersection people, animals, natural ecosystems (i.e., One Health). A multi-method design was used, literature review, questionnaires, semi-structured key informant interviews assess adaptation needs among a sample LFEs located Southern AZ, USA. The findings revealed existing have been introduced mostly through learning-by-doing practices bounded economic technological resource constraints. paper describes range accessible approaches can be piloted and/or scaled up enhance system resilience contribute overlapping health ecosystems. priority pathways were identified funding financing co-creation sharing knowledge peer-to-peer expert-to-peer approaches. results suggested AZ likely adopt based on capacity address climate-driven issues, revenue generation potential, seamless augmentation with production operational activities.

Language: Английский

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The SDGs Provide Limited Evidence That Environmental Policies Are Delivering Multiple Ecological and Social Benefits

Earth s Future, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12(5)

Published: May 1, 2024

Abstract The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), aiming for global targets by 2030, are tracked a monitoring framework comprising 231 environmental, social, and economic indicators. provides data to assess whether, across countries, environmental policies are: (a) Addressing pressures, (b) Linked improvements, (c) with social benefits delivered healthy environments. While several studies have analyzed the implementation impacts of SDGs, there remains critical research gap in assessing linkage between their potential deliver multiple ecological benefits. This study examines efficacy implications health wellbeing. We use generalized linear modeling approach test correlations SDG show that some policies, particularly protected areas sustainable forest certification, linked mainly water ecosystems. However, we find no evidence improvements positive impacts. Finally, including freshwater withdrawal, domestic material consumption, tourism, degradation. Environmental policy responses generally increasing countries. Despite this, state environment globally continues decline. Governments must focus on understanding why not been sufficient reverse decline, concerning pressures continue degrade environment. To better track progress toward development, recommend is supplemented additional indicators

Language: Английский

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Resilience Practices Contribution Enabling European Landscape Policy Innovation and Implementation

Land, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 12(3), P. 637 - 637

Published: March 8, 2023

The paper is rooted in the results of Resilience Practices Observatory (RPO) project, which engaged more than one hundred community-led practices to improve local resilience capacities and about fifty applied research institutional-led initiatives. article retracing complex articulated RPO research-action project aims stimulate disciplinary debate on contribution role a renewed landscape planning framework process. In particular, focuses acting ecological enhancement, assuming nature-based solutions as an umbrella concept under numerous approaches, models, theoretical frameworks supporting integration values territorial urban transformation towards their conservation improvement. selected cases are placed Milano metropolitan area, aiming safeguard, improve, valorize periurban landscapes. used explore three emerging phenomena: (1) alliances community orienting planning; (2) solution co-design implementation; (3) micro-intervention for biodiversity functionality. final section emphasizes potential initiatives implementing NBS European policy guidelines. meantime, remarks underline perspectives overcoming existing criticalities renovated adaptive governance process, enabling collaborative arena engagement differentiated actors along whole from decision making implementation management planning.

Language: Английский

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Architectural Heritage and Archetypal Landscape Approaches Facing Environmental Hazards

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(4), P. 1505 - 1505

Published: Feb. 9, 2024

The research question in this paper concerns elements of nature, such as earth, water, fire, and air, they have a dual meaning, indicating both hazard heritage. relationship cities with blue–green infrastructure is an example this. Cities might be surrounded by either water or forest, though the latter has been less investigated nature-based solution for climate change adaptation. connection between architecture can also seen seafront type architectural design, harbours, port facilities, aquariums thermal baths. This aims to present comprehensive analysis all these various programs that were carried out during first half twentieth century. Although styles Art Nouveau Interwar widely spread, otherness regional geographical locations drew lessons from vernacular architecture. Inspiration was drawn mainly southern Europe Cycladic islands interwar/international style towards east centre continent Romania Hungary up north Baltic states national romantic art nouveau style. A local seismic culture prevalent areas are affected earthquakes. In context geological conditions related earthquake hazard, anthropic reshaping rivers canals (and alluvial soil deposits) generates liquefaction vulnerability. Significant way which urban wildland interface shapes wild green space cities. Urban protected nature parks forests contribute wellbeing but vulnerable wildfire. attempts find equivalents cases change-induced hazards, floods wildfires, Romania, Italy Portugal. As part project presented case study featured paper, significant documentation achieved through literature reviews field trips. For latter, walkscape methodology used, useful round results mapping required indicate hazards near Bucharest, Romania.

Language: Английский

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Quantifying blue carbon stocks in interconnected seagrass, coral reef, and sandy coastline ecosystems in the Western Gulf of Thailand

Frontiers in Marine Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 11

Published: Feb. 12, 2024

Coastal and marine ecosystems play a major role in the global carbon cycle. Connected coastal are commonly observed Western Gulf of Thailand. Little is known about blue potential these interconnected seascapes. This study aims to quantify stocks seagrass-coral reef-sandy at Samui Island, At each site, samples seagrasses, algae, sediments, were collected from different zones along transect sandy beach-seagrass bed-coral reef habitats, organic contents quantified using elemental analysis loss on ignition (LOI). Our findings indicate that habitats may provide opportunity. With total area 178.04 hectares (ha), consisting sand (47.70 ha), seagrass beds (122.44 macroalgal (2.40 live corals (5.50 estimated storage was as much 9,222.75 MgC; 74.03% which stored sediment, while rest biomass (25.97%). About 96 percent found ha) with amount 8,876.99 MgC, 8,781.01 MgC 95.98 shallow- deep-seagrass beds, respectively. The seagrass, algal biomass, sediment ranged 1.58 - 19.10 MgC.ha -1 , 2.51 -10.45 0.93 58.46 Comparing Ko Tan showed highest value storage, accounting for 4,232.21 followed by Ao Phangka (2,901.83 MgC), Thong Tanod (1,459.57 MgC) Mudsum (629.14 MgC). quantities varied considerably among microhabitats connectivity support ecosystems. Ultimately, this baseline data supports Thailand’s nationally determined contribution highlight importance sequestration should not be overlooked.

Language: Английский

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