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Mainstreaming nature-based solutions in human-dominated landscapes: from isolated interventions to evidence-based landscape governance

Year: 2026

Type: editorial

Abstract: The editorial of the Special issue “Strategies for Mainstreaming Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for Holistic Mangement of Human-Dominated Landscapes” synthesizes 34 articles. The special issue identifies six major themes: Urban NbS; Risk reduction and adaptive restoration; Ecosystem services, prioritization and ecological compensation; Soil carbon, biogeochemical processes and restoration; Biodiversity, forest ecosystems and conservation evidence; and Socio-ecological coupling, human-land governance and policy. The synthesis collectively demonstrates that mainstreaming NbS should be evidence-based and should address the challenges of human-dominated landscapes with focus to ecological functions, social needs, spatial planning and governance institutions.

Source: Ecological Indicators

DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2026.115429

Authors: Tong Li, Rajiv Pandey

Institutions: The University of Queensland, Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education

Language: English

Topic: Land Use and Ecosystem Services

Subfield: Global and Planetary Change

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Life on land, Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,650

OpenAlex ID: W7212364797

Cites: 51

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