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Description coming soon — Beyond the formal climate negotiations, the Peoples' Summit mobilised more than 70,000 people for a unified peoples' climate agenda. Photo: The Peoples' March in Belém, 15th November. Credit: Aline Soterroni

Reflections from Belém at the end of Week 1: Climate, Nature and Justice in a Living Landscape

Week one of COP30 saw key developments on climate, nature and justice including the welcome announcement that Colombia's entire Amazonian biome will be off-limits from new oil and large-scale mining. Three threads shaped NbSI's first week: cooperation across the Rio Conventions, the evolving Global Goal on Adaptation; and the centrality of Indigenous rights and land relations.

17 November 2025

From Belém to the World: Climate, Nature, and the Global Ethical Stocktake at COP30

Ten years after the Paris Agreement, COP30 Belém - the first Climate COP in the Amazon - offers a pivotal opportunity to spotlight the critical role of tropical ecosystems and the Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) who care for them. Our team are on the ground in Belém, where Brazil’s ‘Mutirão’ spirit and Global Ethical Stocktake are laying the foundations for a global shift towards justice, reciprocity and regeneration.

10 November 2025

New Global Benchmark for NbS: IUCN Launches Updated Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) launched the Second Edition of the Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions at the 2025 World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi. By strengthening scientific rigour, social safeguards and practical usability, the updated Standard provides a stronger foundation for scaling credible, high-quality NbS worldwide.

28 October 2025

Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Key Concerns and Recommendations

The Planning and Infrastructure Bill, currently being debated in the House of Lords, has far-reaching implications for biodiversity, local democracy, and community wellbeing. We have prepared a briefing note to highlight priority amendments to make the Bill less damaging and more nature-positive.

05 September 2025

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Reflections from Belém at the end of Week 1: Climate, Nature and Justice in a Living Landscape

17 November 2025

From Belém to the World: Climate, Nature, and the Global Ethical Stocktake at COP30

10 November 2025

Tropical Forest Forever Facility launched at COP30 Belém

COP30 Belém saw the launch of the Tropical Forest Forever Facility - an ambitious new investment mechanism designed to channel long-term public and private funding to keep tropical forests standing. The TFFF could mark a paradigm shift for climate finance, strengthening agency for tropical forest nations and the Indigenous Peoples and local communities leading tropical forest protection.

07 November 2025

New Global Benchmark for NbS: IUCN Launches Updated Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions

28 October 2025

Climate change and weak policies endanger Brazil’s Cerrado endemic flora

Brazil’s Cerrado, one of the most biodiverse savannas on Earth, is already suffering record levels of land conversion and now faces intensifying climate pressures like extreme drought. A new study warns that, without stronger conservation policies, the combined forces of climate change and habitat loss could drastically reshape the distribution of the Cerrado’s threatened endemic flora by 2050.

08 October 2025

Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Key Concerns and Recommendations

05 September 2025

Aerial shot over the Amaxon — A new study shows how the EU climate neutrality strategy may undermine nature-based mitigation goals in the Global South. Photo by Aline Soterroni.

Potential Impacts of the EU’s carbon dioxide removal strategy for Brazil’s land ecosystems and local communities

Land-based carbon dioxide removal options like Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) have strong emphasis in the EU’s roadmap to net zero, but at what cost? Taking Brazil as a case study, a new paper explores the potential environmental and social consequences of the EU’s CDR strategy beyond its boundaries.

27 August 2025

Big sign saying Groundswell — AGRIIH seeks to foster collaboration across disciplines, geographies, and sectors to support more resilient, inclusive, and sustainable agri-food systems.

AGRIIH Highlights Collaborative Agricultural Resilience Work at BES and Groundswell

The Agricultural Resilience Impact and Innovation Hub (AGRIIH) is building a collaborative community working on agricultural resilience. The team recently presented early progress at the BES Nature, Farming and Food symposium and Groundswell Regenerative Agriculture Festival.

13 August 2025

Zoe helping someone — The study used interviews and biodiversity assessments to explore the diverse values influencing farmers' decisions about trees on their cocoa farms.

Shade trees hold diverse values to cocoa farmers in Ekiti State, Nigeria

New research by NBSI’s Zoë Brown in Agroforestry Systems found that cocoa farms in Ekiti State, Nigeria host a rich diversity of native and economically valuable trees. These trees offer multiple benefits, presenting a valuable opportunity for policymakers to implement certification frameworks that both safeguard and enhance the socioeconomic and conservation value of these agroforestry systems.

11 August 2025

New ‘World Court’ ruling opens the door for ambitious climate action

In a historic win for climate justice, the world’s highest court delivered an advisory opinion setting out States’ legal obligations in respect to climate change. From grassroots beginnings to the International Court of Justice, the ruling marks a pivotal moment in the global fight for climate action which centres human rights and justice for climate vulnerable nations.

08 August 2025

The policy paper, Unlocking benefits for people, nature and climate, and the statement on climate and nature delivered in Parliament on July 14th, marks a rare and important shift in tone

Nature and climate: welcome ambition, but policy contradictions threaten delivery

The UK government’s recent statement and new policy paper recognise that nature and climate are inseparable. This is a critical and overdue shift in policy framing. But this welcome vision risks being undermined by legislation that weakens nature protections and prioritises development at the expense of biodiversity.

15 July 2025

A cocoa pod — Cocoa pod growing on a cacao tree.

Embedding sustainability and equity in forest-risk commodity value chains

A range of recent outputs from NbSI collaborations examine sustainability, equity, and power dynamics in forest-risk commodity value chains.

17 June 2025

Young woman holding protest sign — Action on climate, biodiversity, and human wellbeing must be re-politicised

Power, participation, and the politics of Nature-based Solutions: getting transformation right

A recent paper by social scientists at The Agile Initiative, Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery and Nature-based Solutions Initiative reminds us that new science, improved metrics, and boosting private finance solely are unlikely to be resilient in the long term unless we address the root causes of power inequality and injustice.

16 June 2025

A shot from the workshop — AGRIIH was established to catalyse high-impact, interdisciplinary research on agricultural resilience, with a focus on systems thinking, stakeholder co-creation, and real-world application.

AGRIIH Workshop maps interdisciplinary research opportunities for agricultural resilience

On June 2, the Agricultural Resilience Impact and Innovation Hub (AGRIIH) hosted its inaugural workshop at the University of Oxford, bringing together researchers from across disciplines —including colleagues from Biology, Smith School, Environmental Change Institute, Oxford Martin School and Engineering — to explore how interdisciplinary collaboration can strengthen agricultural resilience in the UK and beyond.

10 June 2025

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