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Description coming soon — NbSI Research Fellow Aline Soterroni explains why the science supports strengthening - not weakening - the Amazon Soy Moratorium, in an article for The Conservation. Photo: Tapajós National Forest in Pará, Brazil. © Aline Soterroni

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

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

Ecosystem collapse recognised as a critical national security issue by UK government

The UK Government has just released a report that, if taken seriously, should transform how we think about climate, nature and security. 'Global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security' is an official national security assessment that applies the same analytical tools used for high-impact security threats - structured uncertainty judgements, confidence levels, and “reasonable worst-case” planning - to the ecological crisis. Its conclusions align closely with the evidence presented at the recent National Emergency Briefing and with the World Economic Forum's latest Global Risks Report.

21 January 2026

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Exponential Roadmap for Natural Climate Solutions

Scientists from Conservation International and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research have released the Exponential Roadmap for Natural Climate Solutions; a report for maximising nature’s role in tackling global warming. It provides guidance for who, where and how fast action must be taken to protect, manage and restore nature to avoid the irreversible impacts […]

06 November 2022

A leopard within forest undergrowth. Photo by Chuttersnap on Unsplash — Healthy ecosystems are the foundation of healthy economies and encourage investment in Brazil.

Nature-based Solutions are critical for putting Brazil on track towards Net Zero

Download report New research led by NbSI and Oxford Net Zero research fellow Aline Soterroni, supported by NERC as part of the Agile Initiative, examines the extent to which existing and planned national policies in Brazil can put the nation on the path to its net zero pledge. The study, currently available as a preprint […]

04 November 2022

A stream in Wales. Photo by Daniel Seßler on Unsplash. — Green groups submitted a letter of complaint to Defra after the Government failed to meet a legal deadline on setting new environmental targets.

Defra misses statutory deadline to set new targets for nature, air, water and waste

Two coalitions, representing organisations including the RSPB, Wildlife Trusts, Friends of the Earth and Woodland Trust, have sent a formal letter of complaint to the UK Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (Defra), after it missed the statutory deadline to set new targets for nature, air, water & waste. The coalitions have urged Defra […]

03 November 2022

In November 2022, Egypt will host the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh

Friends of COP open letter urges UK Prime Minister to attend COP27

The “Friends of COP”, including NbSI Director Professor Nathalie Seddon, have written to the UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and ministers underlining the importance of the Prime Minister’s attendance at COP27 in November, and of building solidarity, trust and support in multilateral climate action. The Friends of COP consists of over 25 experts in multiple […]

01 November 2022

Cover image of RSPB report: a world richer in nature. where nature and people can thrive. Getting nature positive in the UK by 2030. Background image: Snettisham landscape drone coastal aerial view of Norfolk coast, Diana Buzoianu (Shutterstock) — The new RSPB report outlines how UK leaders need to translate global promises into a decade of action for nature

New RSPB report: how to drive a nature positive decade of action

A new report from RSPB, A World Richer in Nature, outlines how global promises can be turned into a decade of action for nature by the UK Government and devolved administrations; getting nature positive in the UK by 2030. At the upcoming global biodiversity Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) conference, COP15, held in Montreal in […]

28 October 2022

Image of person tending to tree © Eduard - Adobe Stock — The report synthesises the current state of knowledge and key actions to translate NbS commitments into action. Image © Eduard - Adobe Stock

New UNEP report: Opportunities and Challenges for Scaling Up NbS

A new report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Nature-based Solutions: Opportunities and Challenges for Scaling Up, published in October 2022, outlines the developments on NbS with global, regional, and national commitments, key issues, and concerns. The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) decision 15/8 in 2022 mentions NbS and invites Parties to […]

26 October 2022

PhD Researcher Alifa Haque awarded best student presentation at Sharks International 2022

Congratulations to NbSI PhD researcher Alifa Haque, who was recently awarded the best student presentation at Sharks International 2022, out of several hundred abstracts submitted and presented both online and in-person. Alifa Haque is a marine biologist focusing on conserving sharks and rays in the global south context, supervised by Prof Nathalie Seddon and Dr […]

25 October 2022

Wildlife and Countryside Link progress report on protecting land and sea for nature

A new Wildlife and Countryside Link report assessing the Government’s 30×30 commitment in England has found that no appreciable progress on governmental policy to protect 30% of the land and sea for nature by 2030. Following the Government’s 30×30 commitment made on 28 September 2020, the 2021 WCL progress report, ‘Achieving 30×30 in England on land […]

20 October 2022

Wales to triple peatland restoration

The Welsh Government commissioned a ‘Biodiversity Deep Dive’ to assess how nature recovery across land and sea can best be accelerated, and has set out recommendations, including the tripling of peatland restoration targets while promising further action to restore Wales’ wildlife and plants. The Deep Dive, released ahead of the UN Conference of the Parties […]

17 October 2022

Biodiversity outcomes of nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation: Characterising the evidence base

Key et al., 2022 A recent Frontiers in Environmental Science paper, Biodiversity outcomes of nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation: Characterising the evidence base, by the NbSI team aims to improve our understanding of the ecosystem health outcomes of nature-based interventions for climate change adaptation. The potential of NbS to tackle both the climate and […]

12 October 2022

NbSI joins the People’s Plan for Nature

The People’s Assembly for Nature is a citizens’ assembly and will bring together a broadly representative group of people from across the country, as part of the People’s Plan for Nature, to look at the question “What should we do to protect and restore nature in the UK?”. In the UK’s biggest ever conversation about […]

12 October 2022

Edward Barbier keynote: The economics and financing of nature-based solutions

The day 3 keynote address of the NbS conference 2022, The Economics and Financing of Nature-based Solutions: Challenges and Opportunities, was delivered by Edward Barbier, University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Economics, Colorado State University. Professor Barbier is an environmental and resource economist and a highly cited scholar on global environmental and sustainability issues. […]

11 October 2022

Can sustainability certification enhance the climate resilience of smallholder farmers? The case of Ghanaian cocoa

Thompson et al., 2022 A recent Journal of Land Use Science paper Can sustainability certification enhance the climate resilience of smallholder farmers? The case of Ghanaian cocoa, led by NbSI’s Dr William Thompson, explores the Ghanaian cocoa value chain, the world’s second largest industry supplier. Threatened by drought and heatwaves that are increasing under climate […]

04 October 2022

The role of Nature-based solutions in supporting social-ecological resilience for climate change adaptation

Turner et al., 2022 A new paper, The role of Nature-based solutions in supporting social-ecological resilience for climate change adaptation, has recently been published in Annual Review of Environment and Resources, led and co-authored by NbSI team members Beth Turner, Nicole Chabaneix, Stephen Woroniecki, and Nathalie Seddon, and collaborators Tahia Devisscher and Christian Messier. NbS […]

03 October 2022

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