Nature-based solutions for improving food security: A systematic global review.

ABSTRACT: Nature-based solutions (NBS) have been promoted as a holistic way to solve a variety of societal issues while benefiting biodiversity at the same time. To date, applications of NBS approaches that help ensure food security have yet been systematically reviewed. In this paper, we critically review the specific NBS for food security, highlighting their limitations, to provide recommendations that promote their applications for improving global food security. We accessed and evaluated publications on four different scholastic databases, and our systematic review of relevant materials indicated that many NBS approaches can be applied to enhance food security dimensions individually or together. However, there is a strong bias towards food availability, and not enough research has been done to

SUBMITTER: Nguyen HM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11378918 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature