Towards Multifunctionality

The document argues that the traditional separation of nature and culture limits how landscapes are managed and monitored, hindering the achievement of global biodiversity and well-being targets. It advocates for a multifunctional approach to reconcile social equity with environmental goals and improve adaptation to climate change.

• The conceptual separation of nature from culture leads to a fragmented view of landscapes, where natural areas are reserved for conservation and built environments for human activity, which in turn creates monitoring systems that overlook the interdependence of ecosystems and humans.
• Bridging the nature-society divide is urgent because failing to do so makes it more expensive and less likely for societies to successfully adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change and biodiversity loss.
• Multifunctionality is presented as a necessary tool for adaptation and a means to align biodiversity and environmental objectives with social equity, drawing on global experiences with nature-based solutions.

APA

Barquet, & Green (2022). Towards Multifunctionality. Stockholm Environment Institute. https://www.sei.org/publications/towards-multifunctionality/

Chicago

Barquet, and Green. Towards Multifunctionality. Stockholm Environment Institute, 2022. https://www.sei.org/publications/towards-multifunctionality/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{barquet2022towards, author = {Barquet and Green}, title = {{Towards Multifunctionality}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2022}, month = may, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/towards-multifunctionality/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }