(Dit artikel en deze paper zijn in het Engels)
In a new paper from the BIONEXT project, DRIFT researchers and partners explore how diverse perspectives on the value of nature can inspire different nature-positive futures for Europe in 2050.
- Dòigh Nàdair: The way of nature (Nature as Culture)
- NaturAll (Nature for Nature)
- Return to Nature (Nature for Society)
- Co-creation bridges diverse values for nature into shared visions of the future
- Positive biodiversity–sector synergies are enabled by diverse indirect drivers
- A nexus perspective strengthens future applications of the Nature Futures Framework
Read the paper here. And read more about the BIONEXT project here.
Nature for Society | A Positive Future for Biodiversity (BIONEXT)
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Nature for Nature | A Positive Future for Biodiversity (BIONEXT)
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Nature for Culture | A Positive Future for Biodiversity (BIONEXT)
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