Nature‐based Solutions to tackle climate change and restore biodiversity

Folkard-Tapp, Hollie; Banks‐Leite, Cristina; Cavan, Emma L.

doi:10.1111/1365-2664.14059

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“…AC scores for biodiversity loss were demonstrated to be slightly lower in respondents than those for climate change, and scores for AR for biodiversity loss were demonstrated to be consistently lower than those for climate change, suggesting a lower acceptance of responsibility around biodiversity loss. This is problematic because changes in the global climate have a direct impact on biodiversity, and vice versa (Bellard et al, 2012; Folkard‐Tapp et al, 2021; Kabisch et al, 2016), such that loss or degradation of habitats and species increases the likelihood of climate instability. This type of symbiotic relationship demonstrates the complexity of achieving environmental sustainability and the need for systems‐thinking approaches to resolve these crises (Palmberg et al, 2017; Williams et al, 2017).…”

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“…Changes in the global climate have a direct impact on biodiversity, and vice versa (Bellard et al, 2012; Folkard‐Tapp et al, 2021; Kabisch et al, 2016), such that loss or degradation of habitats and species increases the likelihood of climate instability. This type of synergistic relationship demonstrates the complexity of achieving environmental sustainability and the need for systems‐thinking approaches to resolve these crises (Palmberg et al, 2017; Williams et al, 2017).…”

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Exploring the prioritisation of biodiversity amongst small‐ to medium‐sized enterprise leaders with strong bigger‐than‐self value orientation

2023

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This paper reports on a quantitative study of prioritisation of biodiversity amongst small‐ to medium‐sized enterprise (SME) leaders. Existing research indicates that value orientation impacts propensity for pro‐environmental behaviours. However, as biodiversity loss remains inadequately addressed, this study employs the value‐belief‐norm framework to explore how leaders with strong biospheric and altruistic (collectively termed ‘bigger‐than‐self’) value orientations perceive their responsibility for biodiversity loss in comparison with climate change and, using an adaptation of the Global Reporting Initiative standards, how biodiversity is prioritised against other areas of environmental sustainability in their businesses. Surveying 61 SME leaders, primarily in the South‐West UK, it was found that biodiversity is often considered of low priority compared with factors such as energy, waste, materials and emissions. Analysis also indicates that these leaders feel less responsibility for biodiversity than for climate change demonstrating that, even where bigger‐than‐self values dominate, there is a need for higher prioritisation of biodiversity amongst SMEs.

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Exploring the prioritisation of biodiversity amongst small‐ to medium‐sized enterprise leaders with strong bigger‐than‐self value orientation

2023

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“…Each rainy season, floods induce substantial economic costs estimated at USD 1.2 million daily [42]. The city has 16 Kisangani still bears the scars of different wars that have destroyed infrastructure, derailing the urbanization process [46]. Urban farming and other informal economic activities are developed there to stimulate the local economy.…”

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“…To date, there is a growing interest in greening university campuses and workplaces due to the perceived positive effects of trees on people's well-being [11][12][13]. Tree planting provides various goods and services [14] and has been perceived as a panacea to a variety of problems, including climate change, biodiversity loss, and resilience of ecosystem loss [15,16]. Turner-Skoff and Cavender [17] argue that the presence of trees cools buildings, adds value to properties in a neighborhood, and improves students' attention and test scores.…”

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Students’ Willingness to Plant Trees and Pay for Their Maintenance on Campuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Balasha

Masheka³

et al. 2022

Sustainability

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There is a growing interest in greening schools, campuses, and workplaces due to the perceived ecosystem services provided by trees. However, students’ willingness to participate in and financially support the greening process is less examined. Using a questionnaire survey based on the contingent valuation method (CVM) and Likert scale, 1278 students from 13 universities were interviewed on their willingness to participate in tree planting and pay for their maintenance to promote green and clean campuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Most of the students interviewed were male (61%) and enrolled as undergraduates (60%). While 65% of the respondents agreed with the idea of planting trees, this agreement was significantly associated with students’ awareness of climate change, the university attended, and the sources of information on the roles of trees in the community. The binary logit results showed that university courses (environment-related) and television broadcasts significantly affected students’ willingness to participate in tree planting. Overall, students (70%) agreed to pay for tree maintenance, and their willingness to pay (WTP) was estimated mainly at less than USD 5 per year. The price to pay was a significant factor in determining students’ willingness to pay for tree maintenance. Findings suggest that students’ willingness to support tree planting and maintenance is a crucial factor for academic authorities and planners to consider in order to successfully implement green infrastructures to improve the campus environment and make educational and work spaces sustainably attractive.

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“…Thus, in pursuit of long-term agricultural resilience, the current EU Common Agricultural Policy (hereafter referred to as the new CAP), effective from the 2023 campaign, encourages climate-and environmentally-beneficial farming practices. These include crop rotation, green manure, the establishment of vegetative cover in woody crops and the installation of ecological infrastructures in herbaceous crops (Folkard-Tapp et al, 2021;Ochoa-Hueso et al, 2024). The disbursement of subsidies by the new CAP is conditioned upon the implementation of specific environmentally respectful agricultural practices, a concept known as 'conditionality'.…”

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Viticulture and the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP): Historical overview, current situation and future perspective

Homet,

Gallardo‐Reina,

Aguiar

et al. 2024

J of Sust Agri & Env

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The grapevine is one of the most important perennial fruit crops worldwide. The historical stability of winegrowing methods has spanned almost 3000 years since the introduction of viticulture in Europe. However, in the last 70 years, the wine sector in the Europe has experienced substantial transformations. These changes are attributed to the widespread adoption of mechanisation and industralisation in the 1950s and the establishment of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The growing concern for the environment and climate change in the European Union (EU) has significantly influenced the successive reforms of the CAP. These reforms have resulted in the acquisition of new commitments to protect the environment, mitigate climate change and reduce biodiversity loss over the years. In this work, we carried out a critical analysis of the most relevant aspects of the new CAP and address the regulatory framework of organic agriculture in the EU as a tool for improving the sustainability of vineyards. Currently, Spain is the country with the largest vineyard area in the world, reaching 964,000 hectares. This represents 13% of the world's vineyards and 30% in the EU, which demonstrates the importance of this crop in Europe. Due to its relevance, we focused our critical analyses of the new CAP on Spain as a case study. The latest reform of the CAP, applicable for the period 2023‐2027, is the most ambitious in environmental terms and includes instruments such as reinforced conditionality, eco‐schemes and payments for agri‐environment–climate commitments. Finally, we propose that by integrating concepts and management strategies from current organic and regenerative viticulture together with historical strategies derived from treatises and classic authors across a wide range of societies and cultures, the goals of the new CAP can be successfully met. This will contribute to reuniting the past, the present and the future of viticulture for a more nature‐based winemaking.

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Nature‐based Solutions to tackle climate change and restore biodiversity

Cited by 11 publications

References 31 publications

Exploring the prioritisation of biodiversity amongst small‐ to medium‐sized enterprise leaders with strong bigger‐than‐self value orientation

Exploring the prioritisation of biodiversity amongst small‐ to medium‐sized enterprise leaders with strong bigger‐than‐self value orientation

Students’ Willingness to Plant Trees and Pay for Their Maintenance on Campuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Viticulture and the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP): Historical overview, current situation and future perspective

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