Seddon, N;
Daniels, E;
Davis, R;
Chausson, A;
Harris, R;
Hou-Jones, X;
Huq, S;
... Wicander, S; + view all
(2020)
Global recognition of the importance of nature-based solutions to the impacts of climate change.
Global Sustainability
, 3
, Article e15. 10.1017/sus.2020.8.
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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.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Global recognition of the importance of nature-based solutions to the impacts of climate change |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1017/sus.2020.8 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1017/sus.2020.8 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © The Author(s), 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. |
| Keywords: | climate change, ecosystem-based adaptation, Nationally Determined Contributions, policy |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences > Genetics, Evolution and Environment |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10100272 |
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