Building climate resilience through nature-based solutions in Europe: A review of enabling knowledge, finance and governance frameworks

Climate Risk Management, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 37, P. 100450 - 100450

Published: Jan. 1, 2022

The European Union (EU) has firmly positioned itself as a global leader in promoting and implementing nature-based solutions (NBS). recently released EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, on Adaptation to Climate Change, Forest - all representing key pillars of the ambitious Green Deal (EGD) rely NBS both preserve restore ecosystem integrity increase climate resilience. Although research policy Europe have advanced conceptualization operationalization NBS, much wider adoption is needed reach goals EGD fulfil its vision transforming into sustainable, climate-neutral, resilient, fair, prosperous by 2050. In this paper, we review recent EU-supported research, policy, practices identify critical dimensions that still need be addressed greater uptake NBS. While recognising multiple societal challenges can target, build messages from '5th Change conference ECCA 2021' focus our analysis change adaptation disaster risk reduction. We screen wide range cases across three core implementation: lack comprehensive evidence base effectiveness address targeted challenges; involvement private sector financing NBS; opportunities enhancing stakeholder engagement successful design implementation take these starting point broader reflection discussion role i) knowledge, finance, including investments divestments nature-negative projects, iii) governance frameworks enable conclude identifying options foster practice.

Language: Английский

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Barriers and enablers for upscaling coastal restoration

Nature-Based Solutions, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 2, P. 100032 - 100032

Published: Sept. 20, 2022

Coastal restoration is often distrusted and, at best, implemented small scales, which hampers its potential for coastal adaptation. Present technical, economic and management barriers stem from sectoral poorly coordinated local interventions, are insufficiently monitored maintained, precluding the upscaling required to build up confidence in ecosystem restoration. The paper posits that there enough knowledge, technology, financial governance capabilities increasing pace scale of restoration, before onset irreversible degradation. We propose a systemic integrates Nature based Solutions (NbS) building blocks, provide climate-resilient services improved biodiversity curb result should be reduction risks decarbonised protection, same time increases blue carbon. discuss enablers adaptation-through-restoration plans, on vulnerable archetypes, such as deltas, estuaries, lagoons bays. These connectivity accommodation space, enhanced resilience under climatic human pressures. concludes with review interconnections between dimensions discusses how fill present implementation gap.

Language: Английский

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Paying for green: A scoping review of alternative financing models for nature-based solutions

Journal of Environmental Management, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 337, P. 117754 - 117754

Published: March 20, 2023

Language: Английский

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De-Extinction Beyond Species: Restoring Ecosystem Functionality through Large Herbivore Rewilding

Cambridge Prisms Extinction, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 14

Published: Jan. 13, 2025

This perspective positions rewilding as a novel approach to ecosystem restoration, emphasising the restoration of natural processes create self-willed ecosystems. Central European is de-domestication cattle and horses act functional analogues extinct aurochs wild horses. de-extinction pathway shifts focus from loss species their ecological roles caused by human actions commencing millennia ago. The on restoring effects provides strong policy rationale for large herbivore de-domestication, aligning with nature-based solutions address environmental challenges. alignment requires pragmatic that prioritises functions over genetic purity offers flexibility scalability in efforts. I argue creating new category 'ecosystem engineer' livestock more effective than seeking status these animals. As they are released into recovering ecosystems, de-domesticated herbivores recreating roles, 'life-spheres' interactions. These open avenues both extinction discourse theory encourage us explore how de-extinct can drive recovery

Language: Английский

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Coupled life cycle assessment and business modelling to estimate the sustainability of using regenerated soils in urban forestry as nature-based solutions

Urban forestry & urban greening, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 95, P. 128327 - 128327

Published: April 16, 2024

Using regenerated soils as a planting substrate in newly implemented green infrastructure is considered circular economy-oriented strategy alternative to traditional ways of depriving fertile from agricultural lands, and/or applying fertilizers and soil conditioners. However, knowledge on the environmental footprint regenerating such excavation urban brownfields quite fragmented. This study aims illustrate coupled application life cycle assessment (LCA) business modelling pilot nature-based solution (NbS) post-industrial area Turin, Italy. NbS configured afforestation intervention 1,200 sqm where trees shrubs are planted layer augmented with organic compost, zeolite powder biostimulants, called "New Soil". The rationale combining LCA strategic management Business Model Canvas (BMC) identify most relevant socioeconomic synergies trade-offs associated potential upscaling New Soil market. On one hand, use allowed estimate detrimental impacts generated along entire supply-chain implementation, well its performances comparison hypothetical business-us-usual scenarios. other results expertbased surveys formulated BMC provided necessary (and complementary) for prospecting sustainable pathway deployment. It was observed that both upstream downstream strategies reducing can be implemented, which may help saving between ~70% more than 100% compared conventional resource consumption streams. outcomes this useful prospect strengths challenges land managers need address possible deployment at large territorial scales.

Language: Английский

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Explainable Ontology-Based Intelligent Decision Support System for Business Model Design and Sustainability

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 13(17), P. 9819 - 9819

Published: Sept. 1, 2021

Background: Case-Based Reasoning (CBR) is a problem-solving paradigm that uses knowledge of relevant past experiences (cases) to interpret or solve new problems. CBR systems allow generating explanations easily, as they typically organize and represent in way makes it possible reason about thereby generate explanations. An improvement this ontology-based CBR, an approach combines, the form formal ontologies, case-specific with domain one order improve effectiveness explanation capability system. Intelligent make daily activities more efficiently, real support for sustainable economic development. On hand, efficiency, productivity, quality, and, on other can reduce costs cut waste. In way, intelligent facilitate development, growth, societal progress, efficiency. Aim: vision, purpose paper propose generation decision Business Model having ability provide increase confidence proposed solutions. Findings/result: The performance results obtained show benefits solution different requirements explanatory Consequently, applying software tools business model development will great promise supporting design, sustainability, innovation.

Language: Английский

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Stakeholder Perceptions of Nature-Based Solutions and Their Collaborative Co-Design and Implementation Processes in Rural Mountain Areas—A Case Study From PHUSICOS

Frontiers in Environmental Science, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 9

Published: Dec. 7, 2021

Planners and engineers increasingly discovered nature as a source of inspiration to mitigate hydro-meteorological risks resulting from extreme weather events. Actors are realizing advantages such solutions known Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) rapidly adapt changing climate patterns related impacts flooding, landslides, mudflows or rockfalls. NBS also provide multiple co-benefits an increased landscape value for society biodiversity. Because their inherent characteristics, implementation more efficient when supported by participative approaches. At the same time, strengthening democratic collaborative planning into Living Labs approaches generates increase in interest. This helps overcome bottlenecks implementing measures common ground space new ideas, promote innovation develop with high acceptance. While co-design has already been applied well documented urban areas, there few publications on planning, stakeholder perception co-implementation rural mountain areas. In our case study analysis EU-funded H2020 project PUSICOS, we present views NBS, possibility reduce natural hazards different mountainous discussed measures, types stages implementation. We analyze expectations Lab processes important topics be addressed these view, perspective local stakeholders. Despite importance political research agenda, both literature interviews, concept ideas less familiar mainly encountered within river restoration measures. The main interest was find that were attractive interesting economical point view e.g. business models farmers landowners benefits most stakeholders approach seen engaging creating knowledge about NBS. These insights will contribute understanding address management intense involvement processes, identify barriers arise, support in-depth participatory processes.

Language: Английский

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Civil society involvement in the governance of green infrastructure: An analysis of policy recommendations from EU-funded projects

Journal of Environmental Management, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 342, P. 118070 - 118070

Published: May 22, 2023

Language: Английский

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Valuation of urban nature-based solutions in Latin American and European cities

Urban forestry & urban greening, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 91, P. 128162 - 128162

Published: Dec. 8, 2023

The potential of urban nature-based solutions (NBS) to provide significant benefits citizens and address societal challenges is undervalued, yet the valuation NBS impacts remains contentious. Further development monetary non-monetary costs required, effective knowledge exchange on these themes required at international level. However, an important gap in research relates uptake application existing techniques for valuation. This explored how values are assessed, viewed by city government authorities particular. Results presented from a review peer-reviewed articles reporting application. Over 200 relating specifically interventions were reviewed. literature indicates that many have been researched, but most studies tend just few indicators impacts, which mainly physical-environmental their focus. To generate deeper insights into perceptions valuations impact assessments application, focus groups semi-structured interviews conducted with local regional staff seven cities Latin America Europe. Although wide range economic tools exist can be applied support development, limited evidence was found practice across contexts examined. We discuss reasons uptake, may include overburdensome data demands, incommensurability decision-making accounting practices, staffing, financial technical capacity - even within large cities. suggest successful portray propositions should not depend upon alone; social ecological criteria remain centrally important. Participatory assessment methods improved business cases NBS.

Language: Английский

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Nature-based solutions experiences: A systematic literature review for public policies

Nature-Based Solutions, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 5, P. 100121 - 100121

Published: April 1, 2024

This paper made a systematic literature review about Nature-based Solutions and public policies worldwide, considering the Web of Science database. The study proposal is to enable others NbS for climate change. Based on PRISMA PICO methodology, 55 final documents were analyzed. papers mostly addressed locations in northern hemisphere, adopted different methodologies mainly related Sustainable Development Goal 11 13. approach object those commonly infrastructure-related or ecosystem-based, representing 63,7 % papers. present found that there no preferred policy. policy must be performed specificities, adaptation intended, change effects addressed. proved gives wide range opportunities face challenges, with affordable solutions.

Language: Английский

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