Research on frontier advances and implementation pathway of ecological conservation and restoration with Nature-based Solutions
Nature-based Solutions(NbS)have received worldwide attention from academics,governments,NGOs and the public in the field of ecological conservation and restoration.Since NbS was formally proposed,its concept has been continuously clarified and refined under the promotion of international organizations such as EU and IUCN,and was officially defined by the United Nations in 2022.The theory and technology of NbS have been gradu-ally developed and perfected by fully admitting the basic theories of ecology,geography and other disciplines,as well as integrating and developing ecological conservation and restora-tion-related technologies.In recent years,a large number of research results have been achieved in the construction of NbS theoretical system,development of technical model,identification of pathways and estimation of potentials in coping with climate change,syner-gistic response to social challenges,management model and financial mechanism,and the di-rection of future development etc.,providing strong reference values for ecological conserva-tion and restoration practices.At present,as one of the most important measures for ecologi-cal civilization construction,NbS have a positive influence on the planning of ecological conservation and restoration of territorial space,and the integration of ecological conserva-tion and restoration of mountains,waters,forests,farmlands,grasslands,and deserts,and sig-nificant results have been achieved in related projects and local practices.In the future,the application of NbS in China should focus on the following directions:(1)Continuously carry out theoretical and technical research to accurately grasp the intrinsic mechanisms of ecosys-tems.(2)Explore the localization pathway of NbS,implement NbS-based ecological conser-vation and restoration under the framework of China's territorial spatial planning and use control,and explore the coordination and integration with related project management re-quirements.(3)Apply NbS to promote the improvement of China's ecological conservation and restoration work with clarified social challenges,carry out monitoring and evaluation,adaptive management,update and improve the technical standards and norms system.(4)In-novate the funding mechanism,actively apply for relevant international projects,and explore the mechanism of transforming ecological benefits into economic benefits.(5)Carry out the application of NbS,comprehensively apply NbS in projects in key areas from planning and designing stage,and summarize practical experience to promote the overall improvement of China's ecological conservation and restoration work.
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