Cibele Queiroz

Nyckelord: NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Nature s Contributions to People; ecosystem services; biodiversity; stakeholder preferences; Europe; vetenskap om hållbar utveckling; Sustainability Science; Sammanfattning: The provision and distribution of Nature’s Contributions to People (NCP) are co-produced by humans and nature.

Worsening security, regionally and globally, presents one layer of risks to peace. A second, possibly more significant layer, is the unfolding environmental crisis. While substantial progress has been made in understanding how certain aspects of the environmental crisis—such as climate change and resource scarcity, interact with increasing insecurity—there are still major gaps in knowledge.

Abstract Financial advisers recommend a diverse portfolio to respond to market fluctuations across sectors. Similarly, nature has evolved a diverse portfolio of species to maintain ecosystem function amid environmental fluctuations. In urban planning, public health, transport and communications, food production, and other domains, however, this feature often seems ignored.