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The text discusses the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), which was adopted in December 2022 to guide international biodiversity conservation efforts until 2030. The framework aims to address the decline in biodiversity and emphasizes the importance of including diverse perspectives and knowledge systems in conservation efforts. The text highlights the relevance of the GBF targets to the journal Ecosystems and People and provides examples of recent research that aligns with these targets. The targets discussed include biodiversity inclusive spatial planning, effective restoration, protected areas, conservation of species, sustainable use and trade of wild species, and invasive alien species management. The given text discusses the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) and its targets, focusing on the relevance of these targets to the journal Ecosystems and People. The text highlights specific targets that are of particular interest to the journal, including sustainable management in agriculture, aquaculture, fisheries, and forestry; restoring and maintaining nature's contributions to people; green and blue urban spaces; mainstreaming biodiversity and its multiple values; representation and participation of Indigenous Peoples and local communities; and gender equity. The text also references recent studies published in the journal that address these targets, emphasizing the need for diverse perspectives and knowledge systems in biodiversity conservation. The authors encourage further research and contributions that can help achieve the targets outlined in the GBF. [Extracted from the article]

Biosphere Futures (https://biospherefutures.net/) is a new online database to collect and discover scenario studies from across the world, with a specific focus on scenarios that explicitly incorporate interdependencies between humans and their supporting ecosystems. It provides access to a globally diverse collection of case studies that includes most ecosystems and regions, enabling exploration of the multifaceted ways in which the future might unfold. Together, the case studies illuminate the diversity and plurality of people’s expectations and aspirations for the future. The objective of Biosphere Futures is to promote the use of scenarios for sustainable development of the biosphere and to foster a community of practice around social-ecological scenarios. We do so by facilitating the assessment, synthesis, and comparative analysis of scenario case studies, pointing to relevant resources, and by helping practitioners and researchers to disseminate and showcase their own work. This article begins by outlining the rationale behind the creation of the database, followed by an introduction to its functionality and the criteria employed for selecting case studies. Subsequently, we present a synthesis of the first 100 case studies included in the scenarios database, highlighting emerging patterns and identifying potential avenues for further research. Finally, given that broader utilization and contributions to the database will enhance the achievement of Biosphere Futures’ objectives, we invite the creators of social-ecological scenarios to contribute additional case studies. By expanding the database’s breadth and depth, we can collectively foster a more nuanced understanding of the possible trajectories of our biosphere and enable better decision making for sustainable development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

[Display omitted] • Nancy Grimm's research has focused on ecology and hydrology of aridlands and cities. • Research evolved from studying existing phenomena to visioning sustainable futures. • Key themes are connectivity, heterogeneity, systems thinking, disturbance, resilience. • She has supported longterm research, mentoring, and transdisciplinary collaboration. The hydrology and aquatic ecology of arid environments has long been understudied relative to temperate regions. Yet spatially and temporally intermittent and ephemeral waters characterized by flashy hydrographs typify arid regions that comprise a substantial proportion of the Earth. Additionally, drought, intense storms, and human modification of landscapes increasingly affect many temperate regions, resulting in hydrologic regimes more similar to aridlands. Here we review the contributions of Dr. Nancy Grimm to aridland hydrology and ecology, and applications of these insights to urban ecosystems and resilience of social-ecological-technological systems. Grimm catalyzed study of nitrogen cycling in streams and characterized feedbacks between surface water-groundwater exchange, nitrogen transformations, and aquatic biota. In aridlands, outcomes of these interactions depend on short- and long-term variation in the hydrologic regime. Grimm and colleagues applied hydrological and biogeochemical insights gained from study of aridland streams to urban ecosystems, integrating engineering, social and behavioral sciences, and geography. These studies evolved from characterizing the spatial heterogeneity of urban systems (i.e., watersheds, novel aquatic systems) and its influence on nutrient dynamics to an approach that evaluated human decision-making as a driver of disturbance regimes and changes in ecosystem function. Finally, Grimm and colleagues have applied principles of urban ecology to look toward the future of cities, considering scenarios of sustainable and resilient futures. We identify cross-cutting themes and approaches that have motivated discoveries across Grimm's multi-decadal career, including spatial and temporal heterogeneity, hydrologic connectivity and regime, disturbance, systems thinking, and resilience. Finally, we emphasize Grimm's broad contributions to science via support of long-term research, dedication to mentoring, and extensive collaborations that facilitated transdisciplinary research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]