Earth's biodiversity and human societies face pollution, overconsumption of natural
resources, urbanization, demographic shifts, social and economic inequalities, and habitat …

Introduction Half the world population lives in cities and this is likely to increase to 70% over
the next 20 years. Suboptimal urban and transport planning has led to eg high levels of air …

Central and South America (CSA) is a highly diverse region, both culturally and biologically.
It has one of the highest levels of biodiversity on the planet (Hoorn et al., 2010; Zador et al …

We have entered the urban century and addressing a broad suite of sustainability
challenges in urban areas is increasingly key for our chances to transform the entire planet …

The physical expansion of urban areas lead to lasting impacts on landscapes and
livelihoods. Here, we conduct a global synthesis of trends in urban land expansion, in urban …

Nature-based solutions (NBS) have great potential for achieving urban sustainability. While
several reviews have comprehensively examined NBS, few have focused on its role in …

The natural environmental degradation is specifically challenging in rapid urbanization
areas where social economic development needs to swallow large amounts of resources …

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Abstract Urbanization and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are important global
issues in the current “Anthropocene”. Climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic have …

Executive summary The health of the planet and its people are at risk. The deterioration of
the global commons—ie, the natural systems that support life on Earth—is exacerbating …