Nature-based Solutions: New Influence for Environmental Management and Research in Europe

• DOI: 10.14512/gaia.24.4.9
• Publication Date: 2015-12-22T03:08:29Z
• Authors: Hilde Eggermont; Estelle Balian; José Manuel N. Az...; Victor Beumer; Tomas Brodin; Joachim Claudet; Bruno Fady; Martin Grube; Hans Keune; Penelope Lamarque; Katrin Reuter; Matt Smith; Chantal van Ham; Wolfgang W. Weisser; Xavier Le Roux
• Keywords: sustainable management; Social-ecological Systems; Research Programming; Miljöteknik och miljöledning; 01 natural sciences; service écosystémique; biodiversité; societal allenges; biodiversity;ecosystem services;research programming;social-ecological systems;societal challenges;sustainable management; Ecosystem Services; biodiversity; 0105 earth and related environmental sciences; Societal Challenges; Environmental and Society; Sustainable Management; gestion de l'environnement; Biodiversity; gestion durable des ressources; Environmental Management; social-ecological systems; research programming; enjeu sociétal; 13. Climate action; Environnement et Société; ecosystem services; europe

Greening roofs or walls to cool down city areas during summer, capture storm water, abate pollution, and increase human well-being while enhancing biodiversity: nature-based solutions (NBS) refer the sustainable management use of nature for tackling societal challenges. Building on comple- menting traditional biodiversity conservation strategies, NBS integrate science, policy, practice create benefits in terms diverse, well-managed ecosystems.