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Nature-Based Solution in the Context of Sustainability: A Case Study of Artificial Reefs

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To explain technology and the environment, it is important to identify the scientific contributions of the interaction of these respective concepts. Even if the technology integrates development techniques, the harmonious balance between the development derived from that technology and the set of social and economic practices that involve environmental management must be taken into account. In this case, this article aims to present the Nature Based Solution—NbS as a technology that integrates the environmental, social and economic practice on the coast of Paraná, using the REBIMAR program as the object of study. This exploratory research was based on the SWOT analysis methodology, the structure of the referred NbS case study is simulated through the parameterization of factors present in the internal sphere: strengths and weaknesses and external scope: threats and opportunities. In this case study, it fits into the respective solution (NbS), in addition to demonstrating significant results in combating problems related to industrial fishing, which acts in an unsustainable manner, impacting both marine biodiversity and the region's artisanal fishermen community. Assuming that the nature-based solution can be an environmental technology with a significant social impact.

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de Oliveira, P., Pereira, L.A. (2021). Nature-Based Solution in the Context of Sustainability: A Case Study of Artificial Reefs. In: Leal Filho, W., Tortato, U., Frankenberger, F. (eds) Integrating Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development. World Sustainability Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59975-1_16

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