TY - JOUR
T1 - A Global Compendium of Nature-based Solutions in Small-Medium Islands
AU - Mansoldo, Mark D.C.
AU - Serra, Elisa
AU - Igondová, Erika
AU - Moustakas, Aristides
AU - Hüseyin Dönmez, Abdullah
AU - Tsatsou, Alexandra
AU - Kumuk, Berre
AU - Zoumides, Christos
AU - Tzirkalli, Elli
AU - Keleş Özgenç, Emine
AU - Wolff, Erich
AU - Sica, Francesco
AU - Paul, Franziska
AU - Zittis, George
AU - Fenu, Giuseppe
AU - Liu, Hai Ying
AU - Kokkoris, Ioannis P.
AU - Vogiatzakis, Ioannis N.
AU - Christoforidi, Irene
AU - Filippi, Jean José
AU - Boucoyannis, Katerina Shelagh
AU - Ligorini, Viviana
AU - Stamatiou, Marilena
AU - Antic, Marina
AU - Kumuk, Osman
AU - Kleitou, Periklis
AU - Manolaki, Paraskevi
AU - Davids, Peter
AU - Pineda-Martos, Rocío
AU - Zotos, Savvas
AU - Ždero, Senka
AU - Zemah-Shamir, Shiri
AU - Trenkova, Tanya
AU - Mandelberg, Yael Shaked
AU - Zemah-Shamir, Ziv
AU - Srđević, Zorica
AU - Balzan, Mario V.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2026.
PY - 2026/12
Y1 - 2026/12
N2 - Small and medium-sized islands (SMI) combine high ecological value with limited resources and vulnerability to climatic and environmental risks. Nature-based solutions (NbS) can contribute to addressing some of these challenges, but studies on the uptake and effectiveness of NbS in SMI remain scattered, with few systematic syntheses. Here, we introduce the SMI-NbS compendium, a comprehensive and open-access dataset compiling 280 NbS case studies implemented across SMI worldwide, developed through a systematic review of published and grey literature. Each SMI-NbS case study includes information on the location, NbS category, ecosystem types, societal challenges addressed, associated co-benefits, and links to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SMI-NbS compendium provides practical information on NbS implementation and identifies current research trends and gaps, such as the dominance of ecological and climate-focused NbS, with limited integration of other socio-economic challenges, thereby supporting further research and enabling knowledge exchange across the science-policy-practice interface to inform sustainable development pathways in SMI.
AB - Small and medium-sized islands (SMI) combine high ecological value with limited resources and vulnerability to climatic and environmental risks. Nature-based solutions (NbS) can contribute to addressing some of these challenges, but studies on the uptake and effectiveness of NbS in SMI remain scattered, with few systematic syntheses. Here, we introduce the SMI-NbS compendium, a comprehensive and open-access dataset compiling 280 NbS case studies implemented across SMI worldwide, developed through a systematic review of published and grey literature. Each SMI-NbS case study includes information on the location, NbS category, ecosystem types, societal challenges addressed, associated co-benefits, and links to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SMI-NbS compendium provides practical information on NbS implementation and identifies current research trends and gaps, such as the dominance of ecological and climate-focused NbS, with limited integration of other socio-economic challenges, thereby supporting further research and enabling knowledge exchange across the science-policy-practice interface to inform sustainable development pathways in SMI.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105029406056
U2 - 10.1038/s41597-025-06476-6
DO - 10.1038/s41597-025-06476-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 41501094
AN - SCOPUS:105029406056
SN - 2052-4463
VL - 13
JO - Scientific data
JF - Scientific data
IS - 1
M1 - 159
ER -
SDG 13 Climate Action