Human adaptation to climate change in the context of forests: A systematic review DOI Creative Commons
A. Paige Fischer, Mohammad Aminur Rahman Shah, Alcade C. Segnon

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Climate Risk Management, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 43, P. 100573 - 100573

Published: Nov. 18, 2023

We assessed how people adapt to climate change in the context of forests through a systematic review international empirical research literature. found that drought, precipitation variability, extreme and flooding, heat were climatic stressors which responses most frequently documented. Individuals households received attention, followed by national government, civil society, local government. Europe North America geographic foci more than other regions. Behavioral reported technical infrastructural institutional responses. Within these types responses, actors used wide variety practices such as replanting, altering species composition, adopting or changing technology. Adaptation efforts early planning advanced implementation some but expanding reported. While connections between risk reduction discussed, there is limited evidence reduction. Our contributes scholarly practical understanding forests. The also identifies opportunities for future on adaptation stressors, wildfires tree pests pathogens, areas, especially Oceania, beyond individual household level efforts.

Language: Английский

An interdisciplinary overview of levee setback benefits: Supporting spatial planning and implementation of riverine nature‐based solutions DOI Creative Commons
Charles B. van Rees, Matt Chambers, Angela J. Catalano

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Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 11(6)

Published: July 24, 2024

Abstract Nature‐based solutions (NbS, and related concepts like natural infrastructure, Ecosystem‐based Adaptation, green infrastructure) are increasingly recognized as multi‐benefit strategies for addressing the critical sustainability challenges of Anthropocene, including climate emergency biodiversity crisis. Mainstreaming NbS in professional practice requires strategic, landscape‐level planning integrating multiple sources benefits their synergies trade‐offs. Levee setbacks (LS) among best‐studied riverine with flood risk management, drought resilience, water quality recreational opportunities, ecological restoration biodiversity. Although awareness multifarious LS forms Natural Capital is growing, implementation remains ad‐hoc opportunistic. To address this gap one major example NbS, we review synthesize literature across diverse disciplines to provide an overview primary social, economic, mechanisms that affect co‐benefit delivery projects. Next, make information relevant practitioners, link these spatial metrics can be used approximate relative magnitude project costs mechanisms. Finally, highlight examples key trade‐offs should considered planning. This synthetic approach intended familiarize readers potential LS, understanding how select prioritize sites further study implementation. Synergies important benefit drivers abound, social equity concerns will paramount ensuring successful other future. article categorized under: Engineering Water > Sustainable Planning Life Nature Freshwater Ecosystems

Language: Английский

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Unlocking Plant Resilience: Advanced Epigenetic Strategies Against Heavy Metal and Metalloid Stress DOI
Babar Iqbal, Naveed Ahmad, Guanlin Li

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Plant Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 112265 - 112265

Published: Sept. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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Nature-based solutions for urban biodiversity: Spatial targeting of retrofits can multiply ecological connectivity benefits DOI Creative Commons
Thami Croeser, Sarah A. Bekessy, Georgia E. Garrard

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Landscape and Urban Planning, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 251, P. 105169 - 105169

Published: July 18, 2024

Protecting and enhancing biodiversity in urban areas is critical for meeting international conservation commitments, has a vital role to play the health wellbeing of city residents. Yet, urbanisation can have devastating impacts on biodiversity, with development typically delivering landscapes which habitat remains only as small, fragmented patches, surrounded by an inhospitable matrix. As cities begin plan alongside other land use considerations, planners leverage ecological knowledge planning concepts aid decision making deliver benefits nature people. Here we demonstrate how targeted green infrastructure placement potentially increase delivery landscape level improving connectivity native species. We measure change when parking spaces are converted small across City Melbourne, Australia. test three reallocation scenarios varying levels space conversion spatial prioritisation connectivity. While scenario that maximised number performed best, show greening delivered strongest outcomes per unit area converted. Improvements were two times higher effort was towards locations identified important barriers landscape-level movement. Our research emphasises advantage strategically investment support biodiversity.

Language: Английский

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Mapping public support for urban green infrastructure policies across the biodiversity-climate-society -nexus DOI Creative Commons
Jussi Lampinen, Oriol García‐Antúnez, Alex M. Lechner

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Landscape and Urban Planning, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 239, P. 104856 - 104856

Published: Aug. 4, 2023

Urban green infrastructure can help cities tackle biodiversity loss and support well-being, but also contribute to climate change mitigation. This be enhanced with policies that favor biodiversity, residential or benefits such as carbon sequestration. However, assessing public for favoring specific outcomes, potential trade-offs between them, is vital understanding the social implications may have upon implementation. paper presents results of a participation GIS (PPGIS) survey (n = 3 237) in Helsinki, Finland, concerning diverse climate, well-being outcomes infrastructure. The survey, derived spatial aspatial analyses, indicate urban residents strongly sequestration, are more willing compromise benefits, rather than benefits. reveal how different varies spatially across city, manifesting into priority areas outcomes. Finally, ways valuing utilizing infrastructure, socio-economic background respondents, predict Our methods take global political targets mitigating reversing practice manner acknowledges plurality understandings on should managed, whom, most importantly, where.

Language: Английский

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Interventions for resilient nature‐based solutions: An ecological perspective DOI Creative Commons
Rachel J. Standish, Tina Parkhurst

Journal of Ecology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 112(11), P. 2502 - 2509

Published: Aug. 19, 2024

Abstract Nature‐based solutions (NbS) have emerged at the science, policy and practitioner interface to address environmental challenges facing society. NbS involve people working with nature protect, restore or manage ecosystems. Yet vary extent they support biological diversity which has implications for ecological resilience. We reviewed how resilience been conceptualised in literature. The literature included reference both specific disturbances general future change. found reporting of mechanisms was limited except afforestation efforts where there is increasing recognition role species contributing Reporting that operate within populations (e.g. genetic diversity) landscape scale connectivity). Resistance overlooked despite prevalence intended climate From broader literature, we distilled identified native experimental ecosystems suggested interventions emergence NbS. Synthesis . Interventions conserve biodiversity such as retaining restoring ecosystems, are critical given biodiversity, across scales organisation, underpins several

Language: Английский

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Assessing the EU27 Potential to Meet the Nature Restoration Law Targets DOI Creative Commons
Ilaria Perissi

Environmental Management, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 7, 2025

Abstract The Nature Restoration Law adopted by the European Union in 2024 aims to implement measures restore at least 20% of its land and sea 2030 all ecosystems need restoration 2050, focusing on among others agricultural land, forests, urban, marine, freshwater, wetlands areas. goal is enhance natural semi-natural habitats’ role achieving climate targets preserving biodiversity. Member States must submit detailed national plans, outlining specific actions mechanisms for monitoring progress. However, these plans should align with ongoing Common Agricultural Policy National Energy Climate Plans objectives. Using data from Commission reports applying a semantic interval scale methodology, this study quantifies each State’s ambitions effectiveness under establishes benchmark reporting Law. findings reveal Plans’ wide disparities implementing decarbonization measures, change adaptation implementation nature-based solutions. exhibit only partial commitment greening agriculture, yet their alignment objectives varies. Therefore, timely coordination between three strategies crucial avoid conflicting goals, overlapping efforts, wasting time resources, ensuring success actions.

Language: Английский

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Harnessing Nature-Based Solutions for a Green and Sustainable Built Environment in South Africa DOI Open Access
John Aliu, Douglas Aghimien

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(3), P. 1131 - 1131

Published: Jan. 30, 2025

The increasing pressure on urban systems and buildings in South Africa caused by rapid urbanization climate change necessitates innovative approaches, including Nature-based Solutions (NbSs), to address environmental societal challenges. As such, this study aimed determine the dynamic role of NbSs shaping sustainability Africa’s built environment. Using a quantitative approach, data were collected via questionnaire survey, which targeted environment professionals. Data analysis involved reliability testing, confirmatory factor analysis, Spearman rank order correlation. survey showed that green roofs, rainwater harvesting, cool roofing pavements, as well living walls, have received above-average attention country, while agricultural byproducts from concrete construction, bioswales, rain gardens, algae-based materials are yet be explored delivery sustainable areas. Overall, deploying promises positive environmental, societal, economic impacts. findings emphasize need for stronger policies regulations promote adoption underutilized within African Theoretically, contributes existing discourse development Africa. nation grapples with diverse social issues, becomes timely, it provides crucial insights into how can some these

Language: Английский

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Regulations ‘Under the Weather’: Legal Factors of Stability and Change for the Implementation of Natural Stormwater Management in Finland DOI Creative Commons
Fabio Venuti, Aleksi Heinilä, Peter Davids

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Environmental Policy and Governance, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 29, 2025

ABSTRACT The implementation of natural stormwater management (SWM), namely SWM carried out through nature‐based solutions (NBS), is still problematic despite their benefits in climate change adaptation. Private landownership commonly cited as the factor limiting extensive NBS. However, Finnish model demonstrates that, regardless whether needed land private or public, implementing actors face numerous legal challenges efforts to carry using We study and use planning frameworks uncover barriers drivers NBS well interaction with wider governance setting. By doing so, we highlight need for a regulatory approach that will facilitate uptake. first explore how framework regulates SWM. Secondly, policy arrangement (PAA) on stability flood risk combine results analysis findings from series interviews urban planners several municipalities. This turn enables us visualise law interacts broader system limit shape options main factors (namely, keeping status quo) include lack regulations unclear fragmented responsibilities. encouraging cities' acquisition ownership public land, an integrated SWM, Green Area Factor (GAF), pilot projects working groups.

Language: Английский

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Tree Integration in Oil Palm Plantation Enhances Leaf Area Index and Lowers Below-Canopy Temperatures DOI

Pallavi Pallavi,

Alexander Röll, Gustavo Brant Paterno

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Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Greening agriculture for rural development DOI
Edward B. Barbier

World Development, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 191, P. 106974 - 106974

Published: March 6, 2025

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