Corrigendum to “Integrating ‘nature’ in the water-energy-food nexus: Current perspectives and future directions” [Science of The Total Environment, Volume 966, 2025, 178600](S0048969725002347)(10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.178600)

Abstract

The authors regret that there were two formatting mistakes: 1. Definitions of key “Nexus” and “ecosystems” terms appear as a paragraph on page 4 rather than within Box 1. The revised Box 1 is [Table presented] Box 1. Glossary of key terms. 2. The caption for Fig. 7 is separated from the figure and appears as a paragraph on page 15. The revised caption of Fig. 7 is[Figure presented] Fig. 7. Proposed hybrid WEFE Nexus paradigm – elements and interlinkages. Examples for some of the interlinkages are provided. Connection 4: the provisioning ecosystem service of wild foods, but also the expected trends due to planning and strategic conservation efforts that can lead to an increase in their availability and use (Sajeev et al., 2023). Connection 5: the provisioning ecosystem service of wood and biomass, as well as the influence of the energy sector on the use and management of land resources. Connection 6: provisioning of fresh water and water purification as ecosystem services, on one hand, and policy and governance measures for protection and preservation of aquatic habitats and biodiversity, prevention of overexploitation of freshwater, sustaining environmental flows from reservoirs, on the other. Connection 7: the social and governance processes involved in setting aside land and resources for new sectoral developments (e.g., a new reservoir), as well as constraints to such new developments arising from policy (e.g., the EU biodiversity strategy for 2030) and social dynamics; sectoral activities providing livelihoods; global and national agreements setting targets on emissions reductions, as well the socio-economic implications of decarbonization plans (Plazas-Niño et al., 2022), just transition plans (Wang and Lo, 2021), and the economic transformation towards net-zero economies, job creation in emerging sectors, innovation and investment, and social adjustments (Krishnan et al., 2022). Connection 8: the impact of infrastructure development in the water sector (e.g., a new reservoir) on freshwater ecosystems; the impact of agricultural expansion on terrestrial ecosystems; the influence of biotic and abiotic components of ecosystems on the WEF Nexus sectors: pests and diseases, invasive species, pollination, river flow regimes, including floods and low flows. The authors would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused.