Eggermont, HildeBalian, EstelleAzevedo, José M. N.Beumer, VictorBrodin, TomasClaudet, JoachimFady, BrunoGrube, MartinKeune, HansLamarque, PenelopeReuter, KatrinSmith, Mattvan Ham, ChantalWeisser, Wolfgang W.Le Roux, Xavier2017-05-252017-05-252015Eggermont, H., Balian, E., Azevedo, J.M.N., Breumer, V., Brodin, T., Claudet, J., Fady, B., Grube, M., Keune, H., Lamarque, P., Reuter, K., Smith, M., van Ham, C., Weisser, W.W. & Le Roux, X. (2015). Nature-based solutions: new influence for environmental management and research in Europe. "GAIA-Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society", 24(4), 243-248. DOI:10.14512/gaia.24.4.90940-5550http://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/4170Greening roofs or walls to cool down city areas during summer, to capture storm water, to abate pollution, and to increase human well-being while enhancing biodiversity: nature-based solutions (NBS) refer to the sustainable management and use of nature for tackling societal challenges. Building on and comple- menting traditional biodiversity conservation and management strategies, NBS integrate science, policy, and practice and create biodiversity benefits in terms of diverse, well-managed ecosystems.engBiodiversityEcosystem ServicesResearch ProgrammingSocial-ecological SystemsSocietal ChallengesSustainable Managementjournal article10.14512/gaia.24.4.9