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Big ben on the Thames — The science is clear that protecting and restoring forests, wetlands, and urban green spaces are among the most cost-effective approaches to reducing emissions, mitigating extreme weather, and improving people’s lives.

Leading UK scientists urge Prime Minister to place nature at the centre of economic and climate policy

A group of over 35 senior UK academics—drawn from ecology, economics, public health and the social sciences—delivered an open letter to the Prime Minister.

10 June 2025

Hand touching small plant — Our goal is to explore new ways of sparking a nature-positive culture.

NbSI receives RCA grant to work on nature reconnection

On World Environment Day, we’re delighted to share that we’ve been awarded funding from the Royal College of Art’s Ecological Citizens programme to support an exciting new collaboration with nature-connection non-profit I Stand Beside.

05 June 2025

People standing in a tropical forest — The team is made up of researchers from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and the Nature-based Solutions Initiative (NbSI).

Updates from the field: Cocoa agroforestry in the Ashanti region, Ghana

PhD Researcher Lubasi Limweta shares updates from fieldwork in Ghana, where the Flourishing Landscapes Programme is investigating the balance between ecological, social and economic outcomes of agroforestry systems.

09 June 2025

Description coming soon — Over four days the jury tackled the question: How can we make Oxford a place where people and nature thrive together? (Photo by Javiera Pérez Ribalta)

Oxford’s first Citizens’ Jury on people and nature

A first-of-its-kind ‘Citizens’ Jury’ brought together community members to discuss how people and nature can thrive together in Oxford. Guided by experts and facilitators, the jury co-created 8 key recommendations and a shared vision for Oxford city. We hope this experience can inspire others to explore deliberative democracy as a pathway to more inclusive and just environmental governance.

04 June 2025

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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

Leading UK scientists urge Prime Minister to place nature at the centre of economic and climate policy

A group of over 35 senior UK academics—drawn from ecology, economics, public health and the social sciences—delivered an open letter to the Prime Minister.

10 June 2025

Figure from report — The reports provide an evidence base and a forward-looking plan for shaping agricultural resilience research.

New report highlights the current landscape of agricultural research

Two new resources from the Agricultural Resilience Impact and Innovation Hub provide an evidence base and a forward-looking plan for shaping agricultural resilience research.

09 June 2025

Island Futures: Insight into Island Innovation’s 2025 Global Sustainable Islands Summit in St. Kitts & Nevis

While Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are on the frontlines of the climate crisis, facing disproportionate threats to their ecosystems, economies, infrastructure, and cultural heritage, they are also leading the way in innovation, resilience, and sustainability.

09 June 2025

Updating guidance for effective and just Nature-based Solutions & Ecosystem-based approaches

A three-day expert workshop hosted by the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and UNEP-WCMC was held in Cambridge earlier this month, to develop a supplement to the 2019 Voluntary Guidelines on Ecosystem-based approaches to Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction. NbSI’s Audrey Wagner shares key insights from the discussions.

29 May 2025

Bluebell woodland — The monitoring tool helps select the best metric and methodology for assessing biodiversity and soil health outcomes of NbS, relevant to their location.

A “one-stop shop” for ecological monitoring of NbS

Ecological monitoring is critical to the success of nature-based solutions, ensuring they deliver benefits for biodiversity alongside tackling societal challenges. A new framework by NbSI researchers can help practitioners monitor biodiversity and soil health, including a freely available online database of metrics and methodologies.

15 May 2025

Wheat and Clover together — Image courtesy of FarmED © 2025

Can we make food production work with nature?

New BES Regenerative Agriculture report finds strong evidence that soil health and biodiversity can improve under regenerative agricultural practices, but risks of greenwashing remain strong.

09 May 2025

Image of paper on top of forest photo — Restoring forests can be a valuable nature-based solution, delivering wider benefits for people and biodiversity as well as carbon sequestration.

Diverse tropical forests sequester more carbon than monocultures

New research has found that diverse tropical planted forests store 57% more carbon than monoculture forests.

21 March 2025

Landscape of agriculture — Agriculture is both a fundamental pillar of our food system and a major driver of biodiversity loss and greenhouse gas emissions worldwide.

Introducing the Agricultural Resilience Impact and Innovation Hub (AGRIIH)

A new agricultural research hub seeks to co-develop cutting-edge, industry-relevant research and innovation that supports the transformation of agriculture towards a more sustainable and resilient future.

18 March 2025

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