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ReviewAmbio2026

Bibliometric and literature review of research on nature-based solutions and climate change: Implications for policy and practice.

Carmen Echebarria, Izaskun Gomez de Salazar

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Review in Ambio, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Carmen EchebarriaResearch Group on Governance and Marketing for Sustainability (2022-2025), Consolidated Group of the Basque Research System (IT1731-22), Department of Applied Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Avenida Lehendakari Agirre 83, 48015, Bilbao, Spain. carmen.etxebarria@ehu.eus.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4923-7370
Izaskun Gomez de SalazarResearch Group on Governance and Marketing for Sustainability (2022-2025), Consolidated Group of the Basque Research System (IT1731-22), University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), C/Tomás y Valiente s/n, 01006, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.

Funding

European Regional Development Fund AEI/FEDEREuropean Regional Development Fund ECO2016-76348-REuropean Regional Development Fund UEEusko Jaurlaritza GIC21/106Eusko Jaurlaritza IT1731-22Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación AEI/FEDERMinisterio de Ciencia e Innovación ECO2016-76348-RMinisterio de Ciencia e Innovación UE
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nature-based solutions to adapt to climate change have attracted increasing interest in recent years and have developed in different directions. This study aims to provide an updated overview of this growing field, its main trends, and directions for future research. To this end, we conducted several analyses. First, we selected 258 papers from the Web of Science database, published between 2009 and 2023, and presented their profiles in terms of time, journals, geography, and research areas. Second, we performed a bibliometric co-word analysis, which identified four thematic clusters: (1) urban planning, (2) disaster risk reduction, (3) forest, and (4) biodiversity, providing a holistic view of the field. Third, we supplemented the bibliometric analyses with a literature review, to help interpret the themes in each thematic cluster and identify potential avenues for future research. We hope that this review will provide valuable information as a guide for both academics and practitioners.

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BibliometricsClimate ChangeConservation of Natural ResourcesBiodiversityCity PlanningForestsBibliometric analysesClimate changeLiterature reviewNature-based solutions

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PMID41162817
PMCPMC12960867

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