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Description coming soon — The framework was conceptualised with smallholder Kichwa agroforestry farmers in Napo, Ecuador. Photo credit: Óscar Luna

A pathway towards equitable co-design with smallholder farmers

New research by the Flourishing Landscapes Programme offers a pathway towards more equitable collaboration between researchers, practitioners and smallholder farmers. The study presents a practical framework for embedding equity within co-design, moving from top-down knowledge transfer to knowledge co-production.

18 August 2026

Groundswell Festival: Sharing Oxford’s Agricultural Research

At Groundswell Regenerative Agriculture Festival, the AGRIIH marquee was a hub for all things agriculture resilience. Researchers from across the University of Oxford showcased agricultural research across disciplines, from soil biodiversity to agricultural policy and beyond.

08 July 2026

Fishbone Deforestation Rondônia, Brazil August 5, 2016 — Fires burning to clear forest for farming and grazing in the Amazon rainforest, Rondônia, Brazil. Credit: Planet Labs, Inc., licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How can action on deforestation strengthen UK food resilience?

Introducing a new research project exploring the link between deforestation and UK food resilience. The UK government’s recent national security assessment highlights the risks of accelerating global ecosystem degradation for UK food security. In collaboration with DEFRA, the project brings together an interdisciplinary team to identify evidence-based policy solutions, funded by the Agile Initiative.

04 June 2026

Pathways to strengthen biodiversity protection in oil palm landscapes

A new study published today in Ecological Solutions and Evidence examines the challenges and solutions for protecting biodiversity within oil palm landscapes. Palm oil is a major global commodity, yet its production can come at significant environmental and social costs. Drawing on practitioner interviews, the study proposes recommendations to strengthen biodiversity protection and social safeguards in oil palm landscapes.

04 February 2026

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A pathway towards equitable co-design with smallholder farmers

18 August 2026

Groundswell Festival: Sharing Oxford’s Agricultural Research

08 July 2026

NbSI at London Climate Action Week

NbSI joined London Climate Action Week, advocating for aligned action on nature and climate across law, food systems and climate governance. Prof Nathalie Seddon addressed the National Emergency Briefing for Law - a new climate conversation highlighting the need action to put climate and nature at the heart of decision making across the legal profession.

03 July 2026

A roadmap for UK pulses: nature, net zero and nutrition

Beans and pulses have the potential to support soil health, lower-carbon diets, and human nutrition - but despite these benefits, consumption and production in the UK remains low. A new Science-Policy project built a roadmap towards realising the benefits of pulses - for nature, net zero and nutrition - in practice in the UK.

22 June 2026

How can action on deforestation strengthen UK food resilience?

04 June 2026

People’s Emergency Briefing: responding to the climate and nature crises

After the National Emergency Briefing set out the evidence behind the growing climate and nature emergencies to 1,200 national decision-makers, the People's Emergency Briefing film is putting the evidence in the hands of the public. Communities across the country are hosting screenings with their MPs and discussing how to respond.

20 May 2026

NbS Foundation Course kicks off: Meet the Scholars

We are delighted to welcome the newest cohort to the NbS Foundation Course and congratulate the scholars who have been selected for several highly competitive full and partial scholarships! Over the following weeks participants will explore the interdisciplinary landscape of NbS, from their role in climate mitigation and adaptation, to economics and sustainable development, and how they can be embedded in policy, finance and business.

06 May 2026

How to Save the Amazon

In honour of journalist Dom Philips and indigenista Bruno Pereira, a gathering of Indigenous leaders, human rights and environmental defenders, researchers and practitioners came together on Earth Day to celebrate their lives and build hope for 'How to Save the Amazon.' The new book uncovers drivers of deforestation and searches for solutions; it explores how we can fight ecological destruction and stand in solidarity with the frontline defenders of the Amazon.

29 April 2026

Join the Nature-based Solutions Symposium: Who benefits, who decides, who pays?

Despite their potential, the adoption of Nature-based Solutions has been piecemeal and nowhere near the scale needed to address the societal challenges we face. Join researchers, practitioners and policymakers at the Nature-based Solutions Symposium June 2026 to explore four crucial questions for enabling NbS to tackle pressing societal and environmental challenges: Who benefits? Who decides? Who pays? What’s missing? Earlybird registration open until 27th May 2026.

28 April 2026

Science vs politics: Why the Soy Moratorium is critical for protecting the Amazon

The Soy Moratorium is a landmark agreement between soybean traders, governments and civil society to avoid the purchase of soy produced on land deforested in the Amazon. In early 2026 the Brazilian Association of Vegetable Oil Industries (ABIOVE) announced its withdrawal from the Moratorium. NbSI Research Fellow Aline Soterroni explains why this decision goes against the science.

02 March 2026

At the interface of science and policy: IPBES12 Plenary on Business and Biodiversity

Following a week of negotiations in Manchester, more than 150 governments have approved the Summary for Policymakers of the new Assessment: Impact and Dependence of Business on Biodiversity and Nature’s Contributions to People. The BizBiodiversity Assessment makes it unequivocally clear that all businesses depend on and impact biodiversity and can be agents of positive change.

18 February 2026

A empty lecture hall — "The course’s use of empirical evidence and real-world case studies made learning highly relevant and practical." - course alumnus, October 2025

Apply for our next NbS Foundation Course – Earlybird discount available

Limited earlybird discount places available for our next NbS to Global Challenges Foundation Course (April 2026). Apply now to gain a solid foundation in the science, policy, practice, finance, and governance of nature-based solutions

12 February 2026

Building Agricultural Resilience Together: AGRIIH at Oxford Real Farming Conference

AGRIIH had a busy start to the year, working to bridge research and practice for agricultural resilience, with a successful Research Showcase, a panel at the Oxford Real Farming Conference and live-mural painting.

10 February 2026

Pathways to strengthen biodiversity protection in oil palm landscapes

04 February 2026

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