TY - BOOK ID - 101913026 TI - Forests as Nature-Based Solutions: Ecosystem Services, Multiple Benefits and Trade-Offs AU - Salvatori, Elisabetta AU - Pallante, Giacomo PY - 2022 SN - 3036549765 3036549757 PB - MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute DB - UniCat KW - Research & information: general KW - Environmental economics KW - climate change mitigation and adaptation KW - air quality KW - water quality KW - recreation KW - plant functional traits KW - land-use planning KW - forest management and restoration KW - protected areas KW - monetary valuation and accounting KW - socio-economic benefits KW - air purification KW - deliberation KW - forest ecosystems KW - economic valuation KW - social valuation KW - crown conditions KW - delayed mortality KW - heat and drought waves KW - long-term monitoring KW - ICP Forests KW - crown recovery KW - economic value KW - recreational services KW - tourist satisfaction KW - national forest parks KW - ecosystem services KW - national nature reserve KW - spatiotemporal dynamics KW - trade-off KW - synergy KW - human health KW - human well-being KW - urban sustainability KW - green deal KW - urban forests KW - green roofs KW - multifunctionality KW - SOFRs KW - FMI KW - carbon sink KW - efficiency KW - GIS KW - RS KW - carbon neutrality KW - air pollution removal KW - carbon sequestration KW - auction price KW - payments for ecosystem services KW - Xin’an River Basin UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:101913026 AB - The concept of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) is becoming increasingly relevant in international and European policy frameworks. In March 2022, the fifth session of the United Nations Assembly for the Environment (UNEA-5) adopted a formal “Resolution on Nature-based Solutions NbS for Supporting Sustainable Development”, in which an agreed definition of NbS was given, recognizing their important role in the global response to climate change and its social, economic, and environmental effects. Forest ecosystems, including natural forests, managed forests, agroforestry systems, and urban and peri-urban forests, can be considered as multifunctional NbS, delivering key ecosystem services to people and supporting biodiversity. However, for the effective implementation and mainstreaming of forests as NbS, several research gaps still need to be addressed.This collection of papers presents relevant results from scientific researchers about the ecosystem services provided by forests in natural and urban contexts, encompassing not only providing services, but also regulation and maintenance services, such as carbon and air pollution sink, as well as recreational services. The impacts of environmental changes on forest multifunctionality and services provision are also investigated. Case studies for monetary valuation, willingness to pay for ecosystem services, and cost/benefit analyses are presented. The potential trade-offs and synergies between services, which might result from different stakeholders’ perspective and management strategies, are identified and critically discussed, adopting a science–policy interface approach. ER -