Urban nature-based solutions can be key tools for climate adaptation, but critical knowledge gaps still exist

Goodwin et al. 2023 In a new paper out in the journal Nature Sustainability, researchers explore the climate–biodiversity–society (CBS) nexus as it relates to the implementation [...] Read more February 6, 2023

Farming and conservation organisations present a joint vision for food, farming and nature

A new declaration, co-created by farmers and conservationists, outlines intentions to align outcomes for food production, nature, and people across the UK agricultural landscape. A [...] Read more February 3, 2023

Apply now to be the NbSI Communications and Outreach Officer

The Nature-based Solutions Initiative (NbSI) in the Department of Biology is seeking a Communications and Outreach Officer. The post holder will promote and share the [...] Read more February 1, 2023

UK government announces details of long-awaited green farming subsidy package for England

Late last week, long awaited details were announced by the UK government about the post-Brexit farm subsidy scheme for England that replaces the European Union’s [...] Read more January 30, 2023

Nature-Based Solutions from the Whitehouse Resource Guide Highlight Key Strategies for Climate Adaptation in the US

Prior to COP27 the United States (US) Biden-Harris Administration released a Nature-Based Solutions Roadmap; an outline of strategic recommendations for utilizing nature-based solutions (NbS) to [...] Read more January 25, 2023

Brazil’s President Lula launches renewed commitments to the environment as he begins his third term in office

On his first day in office Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva issued multiple measures to protect the Amazon and Indigenous people. These policies [...] Read more January 18, 2023

Nature-based solutions can play an important role in reducing vulnerabilities to climate change across the rural Global South

Woroniecki et al. 2022 A new paper by the NbSI team and lead by group member Stephen Woroniecki is out now in the journal Climate and [...] Read more January 16, 2023

Paying farmers to create wetlands and woodlands is the most cost effective way to reach UK environmental targets

Collas et al. 2022 A new study highlighted by the British Ecological Society shows that the most cost-effective way for the UK to reach its environmental [...] Read more January 12, 2023

Landmark Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030 agreed

The 15th Conference of Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) concluded last week with the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, [...] Read more December 24, 2022

Short-range multispectral imaging is an inexpensive, fast, and accurate approach to estimate biodiversity in a temperate calcareous grassland

Jackson et al. 2022 In a new Ecology and Evolution study, short-range multispectral imaging in a temperate calcareous grassland is demonstrated to provide indicators of grassland [...] Read more December 16, 2022

CoP15 statement from researchers urges upholding of 2030 targets

Researchers, conservationists, and the public across the world have released a statement to CoP negotiators calling for ambitious goals to ‘Halt and reverse the [...] Read more December 13, 2022

UNEP-IUCN-ILO report: Nature-based Solutions could generate 20 million jobs with the right policies

Launched at COP15, the UNEP–IUCN–ILO report, Decent Work in Nature-based Solutions, provides a framework for assessing employment in NbS, with empirical evaluation of current and [...] Read more December 13, 2022