Publications

Although ecosystems provide numerous ecosystem services for humanity, many have come under pressure from human intervention and are currently in a degraded or even destroyed state. In order to improve the condition of already damaged ecosystems, the implementation of suitable restoration measures as well as an efficient system of economic incentives are required to motivate stakeholders to voluntarily invest in sustainable management methods. With the proceedings of the workshop the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) contributes to shed light on the socio-economic parameters of restoration of degraded ecosystems in order to carefully advice recent political initiatives, to further strengthen the interdisciplinary exchange and to inform other stakeholders about economic aspects of nature restoration.

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In recent years, cities are undergoing major changes and facing major challenges in terms of sustainability. To promote the green transition, today many urban centres are planning to regenerate disused brownfield areas. In this context, Nature-Based Solutions (NBSs) are often considered an effective tool to promote the green transition and the sustainable development of cities, especially thanks to the numerous ecosystem services they can provide. With the aim to effectively assess the benefits provided by NBSs, this study analyses two alternative NBS-based intervention scenarios for the redevelopment of an urban brownfield area within the municipality of Brescia (Italy). Read the full article here.