Harvesting Health and Wealth: Nature-Based Solutions for Health and Prosperity
Synopsis
Edited by
Wardah Naqvi, Institute of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Ahras Rashid, Institute of Business Management Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad Pakistan
Sami Ullah, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, Islamabad, Pakistan
Summary
Harvesting Health and Wealth: Nature-Based Solutions for Health and Prosperity is an eleven-chapter edited volume exploring how Nature-Based Solutions (NBS), the protection, restoration, and sustainable management of natural systems, can simultaneously advance ecosystem health, food security, human well-being, and economic prosperity. Grounded primarily in Pakistan while addressing a global readership, the volume brings together perspectives from agricultural economics, food and nutrition, environmental management, biodiversity, and development finance. Its central contribution is the Harvesting Health and Wealth Framework (HHWF), introduced in Chapter 1, which presents natural capital, sustainable production, food systems, human development, the green economy, and sustainable prosperity as interconnected elements of a regenerative system rather than separate policy domains. Chapters 2–6 examine sustainable agriculture, food security, nutrition, public health, land use, dairy economics, and legume cultivation, while Chapters 7–8 address biodiversity, ecosystem services, integrated natural resource management, and ecotourism. Chapters 9–10 focus on green finance, natural capital investment, renewable-energy adoption, and food security. Chapter 11 synthesizes the evidence and identifies future directions. By connecting diverse empirical and disciplinary perspectives, the volume addresses fragmentation in existing research and demonstrates how ecological sustainability can support resilient food systems, healthier communities, inclusive livelihoods, and long-term prosperity, particularly in climate-vulnerable, agriculture-dependent economies.
Chapters
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Front matter
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Chapter-01: Harvesting Health and Wealth: Charting the Questions that Nature-Based Solutions Must Answer
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Chapter-02: Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture: Pathways to Harvesting — A Global and Pakistan Perspective
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Chapter-03: Linking Food Systems to Nutrition and Public Health: Pathways, Challenges, and Policy Directions
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Chapter-04: Sowing the Future: Navigating Agricultural Production and Land Use
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Chapter-05: Optimal Dairy Farm Size and Rural Household Food Security: An Agro-Economic Perspective
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Chapter-06: Harvesting Benefits: The Health and Economic Rewards of Pea Cultivation
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Chapter-07: Biodiversity and Resource Management
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Chapter-08: Eco Tourism as a Nature Economy Strategy in Pakistan: Conservation, Livelihoods, and Institutional Capacity Building
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Chapter-09: Green Finance and Natural Capital Investments for Sustainable Economic Development
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Chapter-10: Green Energy Adoption and Household Food Security in the Developing World: Pathways, Challenges, and Policy Implications
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Chapter-11: Harvesting the Answers: Synthesis, Conclusions, and the Road Ahead
References
Published
September 16, 2026
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Details about this monograph
ISBN-13 (15)
978-627-7945-053
How to Cite
Harvesting Health and Wealth: Nature-Based Solutions for Health and Prosperity. (2026). The AgEcon Frontiers. https://doi.org/10.66529/book.9786277945053.2026
