Catalyzing change: a literature review on the implementation of the Nature Futures Framework.

The Nature Futures Framework (NFF), developed under the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), serves as a catalyst for advancing new scenarios and models focused on biodiversity and ecosystem services within the broader research community. In particular, the framework facilitates the development of scenarios and models that can help guide change processes toward desirable futures for nature and people. This paper assesses 31 studies that have engaged with the NFF since its introduction in 2020, aiming to identify which research areas have been addressed, and where development needs remain. The applications exhibit a large diversity in terms of locations, spatial scales, methods, outputs, and stakeholder involvement. The most common use of the framework has been in developing visions and scenarios. Nearly all studies engaged with diverse values of nature through the framework's fundamental value perspectives: ' Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-025-01682-y.