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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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The Lowering Emissions by Accelerating Forest finance (LEAF) Coalition

The LEAF Coalition, launched in April, will provide public and private finance to national governments for tropical forest protection. Participants in the initial phase include the governments of Norway, the UK and US, and companies such as Amazon, GSK, McKinsey, Nestlé and Unilever. $1 billion is promised in the first call for proposals which closes […]

06 May 2021

Three FAO & TNC reports on NbS in agriculture: management, adoption and investment

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) have published three reports which collectively explore the potential of NbS in agriculture to jointly address issues of food security, climate and biodiversity: Sustainable management and conservation of land, water and biodiversity: a literature review giving an overview of different types of NbS […]

06 May 2021

Carbon storage and sequestration of natural habitats in England

In this report, Natural England gives an overview of carbon storage and sequestration rates of different habitats across England, highlights research gaps, and outlines key principles for using NbS for mitigation in the UK. The authors emphasise that there is great variability in carbon storage and sequestration rates within broad habitat types, due to location […]

06 May 2021

State of the UK’s Woods and Trees 2021

This report from the Woodland Trust summarises key trends about the current state of native woodlands in the UK, how they contribute to society, and the threats they face. Although the area of woodland is slowly increasing, much of this increase is of non-native tree species, with only 15% of existing woodland being Ancient. Woodland […]

06 May 2021

Corporate financing of nature-based solutions: what next?

This blog from the World Resources Institute makes suggestions of how to ensure that investments in nature-based solutions for climate change mitigation lead to successful, large-scale protection of nature, rather than harming nature and undermining momentum towards rapid decarbonisation. The authors thoroughly explain how meeting two overarching principles is critical to ensure a positive outcome: […]

06 May 2021

Public international funding of nature-based solutions for adaptation: a landscape assessment

This working paper from the World Resources Institute is the first assessment of current public international funding for nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation. It aims to help donor countries and institutions, and receivers of NbS finance, understand the current funding landscape. Through assessment of international funding flows (not domestic budgets) and interviews with key […]

06 May 2021

The economic costs and benefits of nature-based solutions

This report from the RSPB and Cambridge Econometrics assesses the broad costs and benefits of restoring peatland, salt marsh and woodland in the UK for climate change mitigation. The review finds positive benefit-cost ratios for restoration across all three habitats, and indicates large job creation opportunities, making a case for restoration at scale both for […]

06 May 2021

Re-thinking nature-based solutions: seeking transformative change through culture and rights

This briefing aims to contribute to conversations and negotiations in the creation of the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. It is one of a series of briefs co-authored by Forests Peoples Programme and partners to explore the policy implications of the findings of the Local Biodiversity Outlooks report, which gives perspectives of indigenous peoples and local […]

06 May 2021

Guidelines for designing, implementing and monitoring NbS for adaptation

This document from Conservation International provides guidance for practitioners planning to implement nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation. Across five chapters, it gives details of how to: Conduct a vulnerability assessment to identify the climate impacts that NbS for adaptation might address. Identify a set of possible actions to address the adaptation needs in the […]

06 May 2021

Landscape management in the Scottish Highlands

This is one of several projects from Trees for Life, which envisions restoration of the Scottish Highlands to enable both nature and local communities to thrive. The project follows the ‘conviction that nature, people and business need each other to be sustainable for the long term’, falling closely in line with the concept of nature-based […]

06 May 2021

Stormwater management in Norway’s abandoned airport

Fornebu airport, near Oslo, was abandoned in 1998 and has since been transformed into a multifunctional green space that reduces flooding, purifies water and boosts biodiversity, whilst also being a site for recreation, and residential and industrial land uses. When the airport closed, the site was heavily contaminated with pollutants such as oil, heavy metals […]

06 May 2021

Seagrass Restoration in the UK

Seagrass meadows are highly degraded in the UK, with up to 92% of historical cover lost. 2021 has seen the first ever major seagrass restoration project in England, marking the start of the UN Decade on Restoration. So far, 18,200 biodegradable bags of seeds and seedlings have been laid on the seabed at a site […]

06 May 2021

Recent national climate commitments from the big emitters

Over the last couple of months, some of the countries responsible for the largest share of greenhouse gas emissions have made enhanced climate commitments. However, progress on the ground has been limited and in Brazil’s case, backwards: – The top two highest emitting countries, China and the US, agreed in April that they are committed […]

06 May 2021

NDC updates: 82 Parties have submitted updated NDCs, with 75 enhancing ambition

When the Paris Agreement came into force, almost every nation made a written commitment to tackling climate change in the form of a Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and agreed to enhance ambition over time. Parties were meant to submit updated NDCs by the end of 2020, but due to the pandemic this deadline was softened. […]

06 May 2021

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