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Editorial: Integrating nature-based solutions for land degradation neutrality and deriving co-benefits

Year: 2026

Type: editorial

Abstract: as a practical approach toward LDN, while delivering substantial environmental and social cobenefits (IUCN, 2016). However, the effectiveness of NbS is shaped by complex interactions among intervention types, biophysical conditions, climate, and management practices, resulting in substantial heterogeneity in ecosystem service provision across different contexts (Griscom, 2017;Seddon et al., 2021). Multidisciplinary approaches and governance perspectives could strengthen both micro-and macro-level understanding of how NbS can most effectively support LDN and other co-benefits (Griscom, 2017;Seddon et al., 2021). Against this backdrop, this Research Topic of Frontiers in Plant Science features 11 papers that span forests, grasslands, croplands, coastal ecosystems, and urban landscapes. Collectively, they demonstrate the potential of NbS to mitigate and reverse land degradation, while navigating complex interactions among climate change, hydrological processes, soil dynamics, and social constraints.Several papers in this collection provided critical diagnostics that help shape effective NbS

Source: Frontiers in Plant Science

DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2026.1766472

Authors: Ting Hua, Yi Han, Yang Yu, Miguel Inácio, Paulo Pereira

Institutions: Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Jiangxi Normal University, Beijing Forestry University, BOKU University, Mykolas Romeris University

Language: English

Topic: Land Use and Ecosystem Services

Subfield: Global and Planetary Change

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Life on land, Climate action

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,801