Editorial: Integrating nature-based solutions for land degradation neutrality and deriving co-benefits

as a practical approach toward LDN, while delivering substantial environmental and social cobenefits (IUCN, 2016). However, the effectiveness of NbS is shaped by complex interactions among intervention types, biophysical conditions, climate, and management practices, resulting in substantial heterogeneity in ecosystem service provision across different contexts (Griscom, 2017;Seddon et al., 2021). Multidisciplinary approaches and governance perspectives could strengthen both micro-and macro-level understanding of how NbS can most effectively support LDN and other co-benefits (Griscom, 2017;Seddon et al., 2021). Against this backdrop, this Research Topic of Frontiers in Plant Science features 11 papers that span forests, grasslands, croplands, coastal ecosystems, and urban landscapes. Collectively, they demonstrate the potential of NbS to mitigate and reverse land degradation, while navigating complex interactions among climate change, hydrological processes, soil dynamics, and social constraints.Several papers in this collection provided critical diagnostics that help shape effective NbS