Abstract Nature‐based solutions (NbS)—solutions to societal challenges that involve
working with nature—have recently gained popularity as an integrated approach that can …

Ecosystem restoration conventionally focuses on ecological targets. However, while
ecological targets are crucial to mobilizing political, social, and financial capital, they do not …

Despite the looming land scarcity for agriculture, cropland abandonment is widespread
globally. Abandoned cropland can be reused to support food security and climate change …

Coral reefs are critically important ecosystems that support coastal societies and economies
throughout the tropical oceans. However, many of the word's coral reefs are already …

Positive effects of habitat patch size on biodiversity are often extrapolated to infer negative
effects of habitat fragmentation on biodiversity at landscape scales. However, such cross …

Small habitat patches have been historically neglected in conservation, primarily because
extinction risk is higher in small patches. Nevertheless, sets of small patches usually harbor …

Recent concurrent processes of vegetation greening and reduced resilience (the capacity to
recover from disturbances) worldwide have brought many uncertainties into sustainable …

In recent years, climate change has caused a significant increase in the natural disaster risk
on a global scale, posing a great threat to humans and ecosystems. In addition to natural …

Background Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) helps tribal communities adapt to socio-
ecological changes, improving the long-term sustainability of their livelihood strategies and …

The urgency of restoring ecosystems to improve human wellbeing and mitigate climate and
biodiversity crises is attracting global attention. The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration …