Multiscale scenarios for nature futures

[en] Targets for human development are increasingly connected with targets for nature, however, existing scenarios do not explicitly address this relationship. Here, we outline a strategy to generate scenarios centred on our relationship with nature to inform decision-making at multiple scales.

Research center :

Luxembourg Centre for Socio-Environmental Systems (LCSES)

Disciplines :

Environmental sciences & ecology

Author, co-author :

Rosa, Isabel M D

Pereira, Henrique M

Ferrier, Simon

Alkemade, Rob

Acosta, Lilibeth A

Akcakaya, H. Resit

den Belder, Eefje

Fazel, Asghar M

Fujimori, Shinichiro

Harfoot, Mike

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External co-authors :

yes

Language :

English

Title :

Multiscale scenarios for nature futures

Publication date :

2017

Journal title :

Nature Ecology and Evolution

eISSN :

2397-334X

Publisher :

Springer Nature, London, Gb

Volume :

Issue :

Pages :

1416 - 1419

Peer reviewed :

Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi

Focus Area :

Sustainable Development

Development Goals :

3. Good health and well-being
15. Life on land

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http://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-017-0273-9

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