@misc{10481/81617,
year = {2023},
month = {3},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/81617},
abstract = {Food systems—encompassing food production, transportation, processing and consump-
tion, including food losses and waste—are currently not delivering what is expected or needed
to ensure their full contribution to societal well-being and ecological sustainability. In this paper,
we hypothesize that nature-based solutions (NBS; solutions that are inspired by, supported by, or
copied from nature) can overcome system challenges related to the functioning of the biosphere,
society, or economy (including governance arrangements), and support a transition to sustainable
climate-resilient food systems. We develop a conceptual framework to assess NBS contributions
to such transitions. Three types of NBS are evaluated: intrinsic NBS which make use of existing
ecosystems; hybrid NBS which manage and adapt ecosystems; and inspired NBS which consist of
newly constructed ecosystems. We show that inspired NBS in particular will increase opportunities
to achieve sustainable development in food systems. NBS can facilitate the much-needed transi-
tion to a different way of using our natural resources to reach the SDGs by 2030. We identify the
knowledge gaps that impede the development of NBS to support a transition towards sustainable,
climate-resilient food systems.},
organization = {Wageningen University & Research 'Food Security and Valuing Water programme' KB-35-007-002},
organization = {Wageningen University & Research Circular and Climate Neutral' programme' - Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Security KB-34-007-010},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {Food system transformation},
keywords = {Climate change adaptation},
keywords = {Ecosystem services},
keywords = {Circular food systems},
title = {Nature-Based Solutions as Building Blocks for the Transition towards Sustainable Climate-Resilient Food Systems},
doi = {doi.org/10.3390/su15054475},
author = {Keesstra, Saskia},
}