Nature’s contributions to people and the Sustainable Development Goals in Nepal

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15547686
AutoresBiraj Adhikari (0000-0002-4260-8706, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development), Graham W Prescott (0000-0001-5123-514X, University of Bern, autor de correspondencia), Davnah Urbach (0000-0001-9170-7834), Nakul Chettri (0000-0002-3338-8879, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development), Markus Fischer (0000-0002-5589-5900, University of Bern)
Año2022
Volumen17
Número9
Páginas093007-093007
Fecha de publicación2022-08-31
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaEnvironmental Research Letters (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1748-9326 • E-ISSN: 1748-9326
EditorialIOP Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1088/1748-9326/ac8e1e
OpenAlexW4297567457
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas52

Nature’s contributions to people (NCPs) underpin the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) but are declining globally. It is therefore critical to identify the drivers of changes in NCPs, and to understand how and where NCPs can contribute towards the achievement of the SDGs. By integrating the conceptual framework of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBESs) and the SDGs, we can obtain a better understanding of how changes in the state of NCPs support or hinder attainment of the SDGs, and how changes in NCPs are driven by development interventions. We conducted a systematic synthesis of the literature to determine the state of research on NCPs, trends in NCPs and their drivers, and the contribution of NCPs towards achieving the SDGs in Nepal, a low-income and highly biodiverse country. We found that NCPs contributed positively towards the achievement of 12 SDGs. However, NCPs were reported to be declining across Nepal, ultimately undermining Nepal’s ability to achieve SDG targets. The major direct drivers of decline were land-use change, over-exploitation, and climate change. These direct drivers were linked to conventional development interventions, including agricultural expansion and the construction of road and energy infrastructure. However, some interventions, such as community forestry and protected areas, increased the supply of NCPs. Better integration of Indigenous knowledge and local practices was also reported to be effective in improving the provision of NCPs and contributing to improving livelihoods at local scales. We identified opportunities for further research in NCPs, particularly in increasing geographical representativeness and improving our understanding of non-material NCPs. Our approach of combining the IPBES conceptual framework and the SDGs enabled us to more comprehensively identify how progress towards the SDGs are mediated by NCPs and provides actionable guidelines for how to take more integrative measures to achieve the SDGs in Nepal and countries facing similar development challenges

Agriculture · Business · Climate change · Economics · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Indigenous · Livelihood · Political science · Psychological intervention · Sustainable development · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management · Economic and Environmental Valuation · Land Use and Ecosystem Services · Ecology