Nature-Based Solutions to 21st Century Challenges

Nature-Based Solutions to 21st Century Challenges examines how working with ecosystems can address climate risk, biodiversity loss, water insecurity and the pressures created by rapid urban and economic change. This second edition brings the evidence and practice of nature-based solutions into a single, accessible framework.

The book connects ecological restoration with climate adaptation and sustainable development, showing how nature-based approaches can be planned, financed and governed across landscapes, cities and water systems. It considers the multiple benefits these interventions can provide while remaining attentive to implementation constraints, trade-offs and the need for credible evaluation.

Written for policymakers, practitioners, researchers and students, it offers a practical route from broad environmental ambition to place-specific action that strengthens both ecosystems and communities.