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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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10 Point Plan for Financing Biodiversity announced by Ecuador, Gabon, the Maldives and the United Kingdom

The UK is one of four countries calling for governments around the world to follow a plan for bridging the global biodiversity finance gap ahead of COP15, which is currently estimated to be $700 billion annually. Unveiled by the governments of Ecuador, Gabon, the Maldives and the United Kingdom, the Political Vision: The 10 Point Plan […]

22 September 2022

EU lawmakers support a ban of goods linked to deforestation

Members of the European Parliament have voted in favour of a proposal for a law that would ban the sale of agricultural products linked to the destruction of forests in the EU. MEPs have voted to extend the list of agricultural goods covered by the EU law against imports linked to deforestation to include maize, […]

20 September 2022

Restoration of trout streams, riparian habitat and watersheds

This case study of trout stream adaptation addresses existing and climate-driven causes of degradation through habitat restoration, with a whole-landscape approach. Trout are likely to be particularly susceptible to the effects of climate change. As cold-water fish, they generally cannot tolerate temperatures above 22–28°C, depending on the species. High temperatures lead to reduced growth, survival […]

15 September 2022

Nature based Insetting project pilot with TNFD

The Nature based Insetting team are piloting a project from the Nature based Insetting model with the Taskforce for Nature Related Financial Disclosure (TNFD). Nature-based Insetting is a social venture spin-out of the Nature-based Solutions Initiative at the University of Oxford. The team of researchers work at the interface of science and practice to help […]

14 September 2022

Disentangling the numbers behind agriculture-driven tropical deforestation

Pendrill, F., et al. 2022 A recent study in Science, Disentangling the numbers behind agriculture-driven tropical deforestation, tropical deforestation from 2011 to 2015 was investigated, and it was found that 90-99% of all deforestation was driven directly or indirectly by agriculture, yet only 45-65% was converted into productive agricultural land. Although different land uses and […]

13 September 2022

Net Zero Pathways for Brazil webinar

Join experts as they discuss net zero pathways for Brazil, a key player in the fight against climate change. Register Brazil is the world’s fifth largest country by area, tenth biggest economy and contains 60% of the Amazon rainforest. The South American country is a key player in the fight against climate change. In this […]

13 September 2022

The risks of overstating the climate benefits of ecosystem restoration

Doelman, J.C. & Stehfest, E. 2022 A recently published Matters Arising response to the 2020 Nature paper, Global priority areas for ecosystem restoration (Strassburg et al., 2020), asserts that overstating the role of restoration in preventing climate change may undermine mitigation efforts and distract from the core task of reducing carbon emissions. Strassburg et al. […]

12 September 2022

The NbSI team standing with Judy Webb in the Lye Valley. Photo by Aline Soterroni. — The NbSI team with Ecologist Judy Webb from the Friends of Lye Valley. Photos by Aline Soterroni.

NbSI visit to The Lye Valley nature reserve

In May, some of the NBSI team visited the Lye Valley in Headington, Oxford, an ancient verdant landscape. The visited was guided by Judy Webb, a member of the Friends of Lye Valley and an ecologist with a special interest in rare wetland plants, as well as flies and bees, who coordinates management and restoration […]

09 September 2022

Net Zero: Science, Origins, and Implications

Allen, M.R., et al. 2022 A new study Net Zero: Science, Origins, and Implications in Annual Review of Environment and Resources, co-authored by NbSI Technical Director Cecile Girardin and ECI Oxford colleagues, includes examination of the role of nature-based solutions in net zero. The review explains the science behind the drive for global net zero […]

08 September 2022

Investments in Coastal Nature-based Solutions Report

A report by IUCN and Silvestrum Climate Associates, Investments in Coastal Nature-based Solutions. Opportunities for National and Local Governments, published as part of the Knowledge Series of the Blue Natural Capital Financing Facility (BNCFF) provides an overview of the topical challenges and explores options for addressing regulatory and governance issues as barriers to NbS implementation. […]

05 September 2022

The Contributions, Perspectives and Recommendations of Indigenous Peoples on Nature-Based Solutions

An infographic produced by Tebtebba (Indigenous Peoples’ International Centre for Policy Research and Education) attempts to capture the results of a scoping study scoping research in 2021 about the views and perspectives of indigenous peoples around their role in Nature-based Solutions and their perspectives on the principles of NbS. The document also puts forward recommendations […]

29 August 2022

Protection and restoration of coastal habitats yield multiple benefits for urban residents as sea levels rise

Guerry et al. 2022. A new study in npj Urban Sustainability reveals the add-on benefits of NbS such as conserving marshlands and restoring beaches, which are protecting against sea-level rise as well as concrete sea walls. This is in addition to further additional benefits including climate change mitigation through carbon storage, nutrient pollution reduction, and […]

23 August 2022

The potential of NbS to meet net-zero webinar

Harnessing the potential of nature-based solutions to meet net-zero and support a flourishing nature-positive economy. This webinar will provide an overview of the role of nature-based solutions in helping nations and companies to meet their net-zero and nature-positive pledges, without compromising efforts to slow warming by keeping fossil fuels in the ground. We will discuss […]

08 August 2022

Carbon Brief at the NbS Conference 2022

Carbon Brief produced an overview of the key themes from the researchers, practitioners, Indigenous representatives, policy experts, and activists who took part in the NbS Conference 2022. Read the summary “Nature-based solutions: How can they work for climate, biodiversity and people?” now.

12 July 2022

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