Harnessing the potential of nature-based solutions for mitigating and adapting to climate change

N Seddon - Science, 2022 - science.org
Although many governments, financial institutions, and corporations are embracing nature-
based solutions as part of their sustainability and net-zero carbon strategies, some nations …

The costs and benefits of primary prevention of zoonotic pandemics

AS Bernstein, AW Ando, T Loch-Temzelides… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
The lives lost and economic costs of viral zoonotic pandemics have steadily increased over
the past century. Prominent policymakers have promoted plans that argue the best ways to …

[HTML][HTML] A global record of annual terrestrial Human Footprint dataset from 2000 to 2018

H Mu, X Li, Y Wen, J Huang, P Du, W Su, S Miao… - Scientific Data, 2022 - nature.com
Human Footprint, the pressure imposed on the eco-environment by changing ecological
processes and natural landscapes, is raising worldwide concerns on biodiversity and …

Getting the message right on nature‐based solutions to climate change

N Seddon, A Smith, P Smith, I Key… - Global change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Nature‐based solutions (NbS)—solutions to societal challenges that involve
working with nature—have recently gained popularity as an integrated approach that can …

Bending the curve of terrestrial biodiversity needs an integrated strategy

D Leclère, M Obersteiner, M Barrett, SHM Butchart… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Increased efforts are required to prevent further losses to terrestrial biodiversity and the
ecosystem services that it provides,. Ambitious targets have been proposed, such as …

Ten golden rules for reforestation to optimize carbon sequestration, biodiversity recovery and livelihood benefits

A Di Sacco, KA Hardwick, D Blakesley… - Global Change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Urgent solutions to global climate change are needed. Ambitious tree‐planting initiatives,
many already underway, aim to sequester enormous quantities of carbon to partly …

Long-term (1990–2019) monitoring of forest cover changes in the humid tropics

C Vancutsem, F Achard, JF Pekel, G Vieilledent… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Accurate characterization of tropical moist forest changes is needed to support conservation
policies and to quantify their contribution to global carbon fluxes more effectively. We …

The global potential for increased storage of carbon on land

WS Walker, SR Gorelik… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Constraining the climate crisis requires urgent action to reduce anthropogenic emissions
while simultaneously removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Improved information …

[HTML][HTML] Area-based conservation in the twenty-first century

SL Maxwell, V Cazalis, N Dudley, M Hoffmann… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Humanity will soon define a new era for nature—one that seeks to transform decades of
underwhelming responses to the global biodiversity crisis. Area-based conservation efforts …

Understanding the value and limits of nature-based solutions to climate change and other global challenges

N Seddon, A Chausson, P Berry… - … of the Royal …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
There is growing awareness that 'nature-based solutions'(NbS) can help to protect us from
climate change impacts while slowing further warming, supporting biodiversity and securing …