Informing implementation of Nature-based Solutions in marine and coastal environments: the MaCoBioS Blue NBS Toolbox
Interconnected societal challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss and food security demand immediate and coordinated action across local to global scales, guided by coherent policies and management mechanisms. Reflecting on the critical need to address societal challenges, Nature-based Solutions in marine and coastal environments, known as blue NBS, have emerged as an important part of the response strategy. Blue NBS integrate actions to protect and restore marine and coastal ecosystems while managing human impacts, embedding nature and people into decision-making through multifaceted approaches. However, blue NBS implementation trails terrestrial NBS. To effectively inform blue NBS implementation, research must produce actionable science that is relevant, timely and usable, requiring collaboration and active knowledge exchange across the science-policy-practitioner interface. Working with stakeholders, we developed the MaCoBioS Blue NBS Toolbox to begin addressing some of the barriers facing blue NBS implementation. Containing a collection of multi-disciplinary, scientifically-grounded and stakeholder-informed tools and products, the toolbox guides practitioners through different stages of blue NBS implementation. This toolbox provides an important initial set of resources to support the design and implementation of effective blue NBS and pave the way for further collaborative work to operationalise these tools in different social-ecological contexts.
Authors
- Torsten Krause (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2554-1503)
- Rémy Simide (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2884-5796)
- Rafaela Tiengo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9298-0178)
- Artur Gil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4450-8167)
- Daisy Taylor
- Fabiola Espinoza Córdova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9896-4124)
- Elisa Furlan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6105-7447)
- Bethan C. O’Leary (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6595-6634)
- Jéssica Uchôa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6165-8381)
- Tim McCarthy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4865-3644)
- Cindy C. Cornet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7105-6912)
- Jean‐Philippe Maréchal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9413-5242)
- Angelica Bianconi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7049-5120)
- Elena Allegri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2775-0675)
- Gema Casal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3346-8035)
- Callum M. Roberts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2276-4258)
- Hung Vuong Pham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0441-3799)
- Christian Simeoni
- Ewan Trégarot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4483-4480)
- Géraldine Pérez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0979-935X)
- Emily Boyd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1643-9718)
- Catarina Fonseca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5864-4592)
- Sílvia de Juan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8891-8371)
- Ozan Özkiper
Institutions
- Universidade dos Açores (PT)
- University of Lisbon (PT)
- Ca' Foscari University of Venice (IT)
- National University of Ireland, Maynooth (IE)
- Lund University (SE)
- University of Exeter (GB)
- Istituto Universitario di Studi Superiori di Pavia (IT)
- CMCC Foundation - Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (IT)
- Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (ES)
- Institut Océanographique (FR)
- University of York (GB)
- University of Portsmouth (GB)
- Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- One Ecosystem
- Published
- 2025-04-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/oneeco.10.e149010
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.84