Plastic waste is one of the world's most pressing human health and environmental concerns.
Plastic constitutes the third highest waste source globally, with the total volume of plastic …

Urban green and blue spaces (UGBS) have the potential to improve public health and
wellbeing, address health inequities, and provide co-benefits for the environment, economy …

Unprecedented urban growth and extensive land use change especially in the Global South
has placed increasing pressure on urban ecosystem services (UES). While there are …

Urban areas play a key role in reaching global sustainability as they produce a high number
of waste and emission, consume a lot of resources, and perform as the prime mover of …

Plastics are synthetic polymers known for their outstanding durability and versatility, and
have replaced traditional materials in many applications. Unfortunately, their unique traits …

The climate mitigation potential of urban nature-based solutions (NBSs) is often perceived
as insignificant and thus overlooked, as cities primarily pursue NBSs for local ecosystem …

Large‐scale reforestation can potentially bring both benefits and risks to the water cycle,
which needs to be better quantified under future climates to inform reforestation decisions …

Nature-based solutions (NbS) have gained traction in Southeast Asia and the Pacific region
over the last decade. While the benefits of NbS are established for most urban contexts …

Urban blue-green spaces hold immense potential for supporting the sustainability and
liveability of cities through the provision of urban ecosystem services (UES). However …

Current conceptualizations of nature-based solutions have so far served to characterize—
and reproduce—cost-effective remedies, particularly in cities of the global north. Yet nature …