Harnessing nature-based solutions for economic recovery: A systematic review DOI Creative Commons
Alexandre Chausson, Alison Smith,

Ryne Zen-Zhi Reger

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PLOS Climate, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 3(10), P. e0000281 - e0000281

Published: Oct. 28, 2024

Nature-based solutions (NbS) involve working with nature to address societal challenges in ways that benefit communities and biodiversity locally. However, their role supporting economic recovery from crises, such as those arising conflicts or pandemics remains underexplored. To this knowledge gap, we conducted a systematic review of 66 reviews on the impact nature-based interventions. Most demonstrated positive outcomes for income employment, though critical appraisal underlying studies reported more mixed outcomes. These varied results were influenced by factors balance between short-term long-term gains, market conditions, regional effects, reliance subsidies, discrepancies expected actual benefits. National-scale growth assessments scarce. Half cases featured food production investments, much evidence sub-Saharan Africa, East Asia Pacific. The few comparing NbS alternatives found delivered equal better also provided broader benefits like water security, flood protection community empowerment. We identified key influencing delivery trade-offs, finding must adhere best practice standards, involvement being equitable Well-designed can create diverse job opportunities at different skill levels, diversify income, improve resilience, offering rapid, flexible response shocks be targeted deprived communities. By integrating traditional, local scientific knowledge, enable eco-innovation, drive transition clean efficient circular economy, high multipliers spreading throughout economies. underscores need incorporate investment programs concurrently economic, environmental, challenges. improved monitoring social ecological development comprehensive accounting systems are needed track public private investments NbS.

Language: Английский

The ‘Paper Park Index’: Evaluating Marine Protected Area effectiveness through a global study of stakeholder perceptions DOI Creative Commons
Veronica Relano, Daniel Pauly

Marine Policy, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 151, P. 105571 - 105571

Published: March 23, 2023

Governments around the world are increasingly committed to reaching terrestrial and marine conservation goals. But achieving such commitments is challenging, targets that reached on paper, e.g., in terms of square kilometers protected, can be misleading. Designating Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) does not guarantee goals, so-called 'paper parks,' i.e., MPAs legally designated but ineffective, common. Little known about de facto protection status established no studies or databases have considered local stakeholders' knowledge. Using a one-question questionnaire, we collected data perceptions fishing their MPA from most world's maritime countries. While level effort was generally perceived higher fully 'take' than 'no-take' multi-zone MPAs, show high levels also occur protected according MPAtlas IUCN, via new 'Paper Park Index' (PPI), which allowed identification 55 likely 30 % our total sample. Most them located regions 'Latin America Caribbean' (31 %), 'Southeast Asia Oceania' (25 %) 'Indian Ocean' (20 %). The 11 with highest PPI listed 10 shown been already identified as being very protective. These results highlight importance different knowledge extent type protection. They serve an invitation policy-makers, spatial planners, managers scientific community consider encourage participation wider group stakeholders policy-making, planning management spaces.

Language: Английский

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Priority areas to protect mangroves and maximise ecosystem services DOI Creative Commons
Alvise Dabalà, Farid Dahdouh‐Guebas, Daniel C. Dunn

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Nature Communications, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 14(1)

Published: Sept. 21, 2023

Abstract Anthropogenic activities threaten global biodiversity and ecosystem services. Yet, area-based conservation efforts typically target protection whilst minimising conflict with economic activities, failing to consider Here we identify priority areas that maximise both the of mangrove their We reveal despite 13.5% distribution being currently strictly protected, all species are not adequately represented many provide disproportionally large services missed. Optimising placement future protect 30% mangroves potentially safeguards an additional 16.3 billion USD coastal property value, 6.1 million people, 1173.1 Tg C, 50.7 fisher days yr −1 . Our findings suggest there is a pressing need for including in protected area design strategic prioritisation coordination could substantial benefits human wellbeing.

Language: Английский

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Who are marginalized in accessing urban ecosystem services? A systematic literature review DOI
Md. Nazmul Haque, Ayyoob Sharifi

Land Use Policy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 144, P. 107266 - 107266

Published: July 3, 2024

Language: Английский

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Over 80% of the European Union’s marine protected area only marginally regulates human activities DOI Creative Commons
Juliette Aminian-Biquet, Sašo Gorjanc,

Jennifer Sletten

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One Earth, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 7(9), P. 1614 - 1629

Published: Aug. 13, 2024

To address the ongoing deterioration of marine ecosystems and its consequences on livelihood, European Union (EU) now aims to achieve 30% coverage Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), with 10% under strict protection per region.Here, we provide first assessment levels EU MPAs, describing level legal restrictions activities using MPA Guide framework.While MPAs covered 11.4% national waters in 2022, 0.2% were fully or highly protected.As much as 86% showed low protection, would not be considered compatible conservation objectives they allow industrial activities.Most minimal across Member States, sea regions, types MPAs.The network likely provides limited ecological outcomes.Reaching EU's target will require radical changes regulations MPAs.

Language: Английский

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A Scientific Synthesis of Marine Protected Areas in the United States: Status and Recommendations DOI Creative Commons
Jenna Sullivan‐Stack, Octavio Aburto‐Oropeza, Cassandra M. Brooks

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Frontiers in Marine Science, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 9

Published: May 18, 2022

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are a key tool for achieving goals biodiversity conservation and human well-being, including improving climate resilience equitable access to nature. At national level, they central components in the U.S. commitment conserve at least 30% of waters by 2030. By definition, primary goal an MPA is long-term nature; however, not all MPAs provide same ecological social benefits. A system that equitable, well-managed, representative connected, includes level protection can deliver desired outcomes best positioned support goals. We used new framework, The Guide, assess stage establishment 50 largest MPAs, which make up 99.7% total area (3.19 million km 2 ). Over 96% this area, 99% fully or highly against extractive destructive activities, Pacific ocean. Total other regions sparse – only 1.9% ocean excluding any kind (120,976 three quarters non-central lightly minimally activities. These results highlight urgent need improve quality, quantity, representativeness bring benefits marine communities. identify review state science, focal lessons learned from places where sound design principles come together set achieve equity, resilience, conservation. recommend opportunities action specific context, increasing funding, research, existing MPAs.

Language: Английский

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The protection of coastal lagoons as a nature-based solution to mitigate coastal floods DOI
Miguel Inácio, Francisco R. Barboza, Miguel Villoslada

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Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 34, P. 100491 - 100491

Published: June 19, 2023

Language: Английский

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An Analysis of the Worldwide Research on the Socio-Cultural Valuation of Forest Ecosystem Services DOI Open Access
Juan F. Velasco-Muñoz, José Ángel Aznar Sánchez, Marina Schoenemann

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Sustainability, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 14(4), P. 2089 - 2089

Published: Feb. 12, 2022

The socio-cultural valuation of forest ecosystem services is a useful tool to generate knowledge and help balance the different interests stakeholders with respect management these services. aim this study analyse evolution global research on economic through review existing literature topic. results show that has gained importance in recent years. There wide disparity between countries conducting those being studied. Inconsistency been observed definition classification provided by forests, as well lack unanimity reference framework be applied. main methodological approaches are participatory mapping, social media analysis, Q method free listing. For collection primary information, dominant methodologies focus groups, semi-structured interviews online surveys. Finally, demonstrates great potential improve legitimacy decisions promote consensus building.

Language: Английский

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Deficiencies in monitoring practices of marine protected areas in southern European seas DOI Creative Commons
Sylvaine Giakoumi, Katie Hogg, Manfredi Di Lorenzo

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Journal of Environmental Management, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 355, P. 120476 - 120476

Published: March 1, 2024

Worldwide, states are gazetting new Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) to meet the international commitment of protecting 30% seas by 2030. Yet, protection benefits only come into effect when an MPA is implemented with activated regulations and actively managed through continuous monitoring adaptive management. To assess if MPAs rule or exception, we used Mediterranean Black Seas as a case study, retrieved information on activities for 878 designated in ten European Union (EU) countries. We searched scientific grey literature that provides following aspects assessment monitoring: ecological (e.g., biomass commercially exploited fish), social perceptions fishers MPA), economic revenue fishers) governance type scheme). also queried authorities their past current using web-based survey which collected 123 responses. Combining review results, found approximately 16% designations (N = 878) have baseline and/or studies. Most programs evaluated based solely biological/ecological variables fewer included social, variables, failing capture social-ecological dimension marine conservation. increase capacity design implement effective programs, recommend strategies revolving around three pillars: funding, collaboration, technology. Following actionable recommendations presented herein, EU Member States could improve low level more effectively reach target delivering biodiversity

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Advancing the design and management of marine protected areas by quantifying the benefits of coastal ecosystems for communities DOI Creative Commons
Katie K. Arkema, Laurel C. Field, Laura K. Nelson

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One Earth, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 7(6), P. 989 - 1006

Published: June 1, 2024

Coastal ecosystems and the benefits they provide to people are at risk from a changing climate increasing human activities. Marine protected areas (MPAs) serve as widely used conservation tool, research on MPAs has recently expanded traditional focus ecological outcomes inclusion of ecosystem services. However, extent which quantitative assessment services informed MPA design management remains unclear. In this review, we aim understand literature societal coastal within MPAs. We find that only third papers quantify tend cultural provisioning while neglecting regulating health metrics. Furthermore, subset habitats (e.g., corals, mangroves) have received greatest attention. Studies rarely evaluate inform specific strategies or options for siting, monitoring, financing. Our results suggest comprehensively quantifying social-ecological relationships could help advance science practice, fostering resilience.

Language: Английский

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Restoration of fish habitats, populations, and communities DOI
Mario Lepage, Matteo Zucchetta, Tim Wilms

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Elsevier eBooks, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 391 - 409

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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