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In the wake of rapid environmental degradation including climate change, caused by various human activities, several concepts and approaches such as ecological restoration, ecological engineering, ecohydrology, ecosystem-based adaptation/mitigation, ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction, green infrastructure and ecosystem-based management, have been put forward during the past three decades for managing and restoring the natural and human-made ecosystems. More recently, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) developed a new concept of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) which has been promptly promoted by the European Commission, World Bank and the UN-Water, among others. The NbS is projected to differ from the other concepts in its integrative, systemic approach to societal challenges and focus on human well-being and biodiversity benefits. The NbS approach is being applied to a wide range of issues—from agriculture and water resources to climate change as well as urban development. While the term ‘NbS’ has not yet been officially and formally used in India, many of the projects aimed at restoration and management, especially of freshwater ecosystems, have followed the elements of the NbS concept and approach, at least in some respects. This article briefly discusses the NbS approach in the context of freshwater ecosystems, and presents a few examples of its application to their restoration in India.
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Dalwani, R., Gopal, B. (2020). Nature-Based Solutions for Restoration of Freshwater Ecosystems: Indian Experiences. In: Dhyani, S., Gupta, A., Karki, M. (eds) Nature-based Solutions for Resilient Ecosystems and Societies. Disaster Resilience and Green Growth. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4712-6_14
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