Call for Contributions: The Palgrave Handbook of Nature-Based Solutions

The Palgrave Handbook of Nature-Based Solutions invites researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and sustainability experts to contribute chapters exploring the policies, governance models, and technologies that drive the development and implementation of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) worldwide.

Edited by Robert C. Brears, this comprehensive Handbook will provide expert knowledge on how NBS can address societal challenges such as climate change, urbanization, biodiversity loss, and disaster risk reduction. Chapters will highlight innovative policies, technologies, and financing mechanisms that scale up NBS to maximize environmental, economic, and social benefits.

Scope and Objectives

The Handbook will comprehensively explore:

• Sustainable Urbanization: Green roofs, urban forests, water-efficient urban farming, and ecological corridors.
• Ecosystem Restoration: Soil conservation, forest landscape restoration, freshwater ecosystem recovery, and coastal resilience.
• Ecosystem-Based Mitigation (EbM): Carbon sequestration in soils, conservation tillage, reforestation, and blue carbon strategies.
• Ecosystem-Based Adaptation (EbA): Agroforestry, climate-smart agriculture, sustainable forest and coastal management.
• Ecosystem-Based Disaster Risk Reduction (EDRR): Floodplain restoration, natural drainage paths, tsunami protection, and drought resilience.
• Financing NBS: Green bonds, blended finance, debt-for-nature swaps, and payments for ecosystem services (PES).

Submission Details

• Chapter Length: 10,000 words (minimum)
• Rolling Submissions: Chapters will be accepted and published continuously until the final deadline.
• Final Submission Deadline: June 2026

How to Submit

Interested contributors should message on LinkedIn with the following details:

• Proposed Chapter Title
• Names and Affiliations of ALL authors (including co-authors)
• Email Addresses of ALL authors (including co-authors)
• Proposed Submission Date (submissions accepted anytime until June 2026)
• Confirmation that the chapter will be 10,000 words in length

This landmark Handbook will serve as a key resource for academics, policymakers, urban planners, environmental professionals, and financial institutions investing in NBS. I look forward to your contributions!