Nature-Based Solutions for Soil-Water Related Sustainable Development Goals

Dear Colleagues,

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) address the need for better management of soil and water resources to reduce land degradation and improve soil health and the quantity and quality of water, which are threatened by increasing competition due to rising demographic pressures, advancing economic development, and climate change. Land degradation neutrality, one of the SDG target indicators, helps monitor land degradation. The NSB approach is recognized as a measure for sustainable soil and water management while providing various ecosystem services, such as erosion protection, flood and drought mitigation, coastal protection, pollution control, habitat creation, recreational opportunities, and heat protection. To achieve these SDGs, an inter- and transdisciplinary approach is required.

This Special Issue will collect contributions that focus on (but are not limited to) improved soil and water resources management and the achievement of SDG targets related to land, such as:

• Nature-based solutions to land degradation neutrality that contribute to climate change and climate extremes mitigation;
• Improvement of ecosystem services through soil health and water management;
• Soil and water conservation with sustainable management practices;
• Socioeconomic approaches to achieve better land management and land degradation neutrality;
• Cross-sectoral collaboration, stakeholder engagement, and transdisciplinary approaches to achieve land degradation neutrality.

We look forward to receiving your original research articles and reviews.

Dr. Kristina Potočki
Dr. Carla Sofia Santos Ferreira
Guest Editors

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