Citation
Vollmer, D., Abell, R., Bezerra, M., Harrison, I., Hauck, S., Shaad, K., & Souter, N. (2023). A watershed moment for healthy watersheds. Nature Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-022-01027-y
Nature Sustainability
Jan 2, 2023
A watershed moment for healthy watersheds
Derek Vollmer, Robin Abell, Maira Bezerra, Ian Harrison, Sarah Hauck, Kashif Shaad, Nicholas Souter
The healthy watersheds concept links ecosystem condition with human benefits and helps decision-makers evaluate trade-offs. Implementation requires letting go of technocratic approaches, accounting for ecosystem services, embracing watersheds’ complexity and supporting participatory processes and subsidiarity.