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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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We are hiring a Senior Research Fellow in Nature-based Climate Solutions

We are seeking a Senior Research Fellow to lead on Oxford Net Zero which is a new initiative drawing on the University’s world-leading expertise in climate science and policy. The initiative will provide research and resources for policymakers and businesses at this critical juncture for international action on climate change. We seek an innovative and […]

28 January 2021

NbSI talk: Value & limits of working with nature to address climate change

Professor Nathalie Seddon, Director of the NbSI, and Dr Cécile Girardin, Technical Director of the NbSI, gave an overview of the value and limits of working with nature to address climate change, as part of the Oxford Martin School series on Net Zero. Key messages: 1. NbS can make significant contributions to both climate change […]

26 January 2021

Climate Adaptation Summit: NbS session & Adaptation Action Agenda launch

The global Climate Adaptation Summit was held on 25-26th January 2021. This was the first ever global summit focusing solely on climate change adaptation, and brought together local stakeholders and global leaders to share knowledge and discuss future action for adaptation and resilience. When countries signed the Paris Agreement in 2015, they committed to balancing finance […]

26 January 2021

Youth4Nature online dialogue on nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation

Youth4Nature hosted an online dialogue on nature-based solutions (NbS) for climate change adaptation on 21st Jan 2021. The event started with a Land Acknowledgement – a formal statement to recognise and respect Indigenous Peoples as traditional stewards of land. This is an important reminder to as all that local and Indigenous People are natural land […]

21 January 2021

NbS at Gobeshona Global Conference-1

The International Centre for Climate Change and Development hosted a session at Gobeshona Global Conference 1 on building capacity for nature-based solutions (NbS). The session focused on how to enhance understanding of how to successfully implement NbS, and how to increase their implementation, especially with respect to climate change adaptation, mitigation, and sustainable development. Key […]

19 January 2021

NbS at the Climate Adaptation Summit

The Climate Adaptation Summit 2021 will be held on 25-26 January online. Global leaders and local stakeholders will come together to launch an Adaptation Action Agenda, laying out commitments to new projects and partnerships for climate change adaptation. There will be a session focusing on nature-based solutions at 16:30-18:30 CET on Monday 25th Jan. Many […]

18 January 2021

NbS session of the Gobeshona conference, Bangladesh

Join the discussion on nature-based solutions at the Gobeshona conference on Tuesday 19th Jan, 12:00-13:30 GMT. We will hear from experts on NbS research, policy and practice from Bangladesh, Peru and the UK; members of the core NbSI team as well as NbS Peru and NbS Bangladesh will be speaking. Register for free by filling […]

15 January 2021

£3bn of UK’s international climate finance committed to nature

The UK has pledged £3 billion to protect and restore ecosystems abroad over the next five years. The funding comes from the existing commitment of £11.6 billion for international climate finance. Actions will include a range of nature-based solutions such as protection, restoration and management of biodiverse habitats on land and in the sea, and […]

11 January 2021

COP26 coalition session on the role of Nature-based Solutions

This session was held as part of the COP26 Coalition gathering (12-16 Nov, 2020), and aimed to foster dialogue among coalition members and come to broad agreement on the role of nature in addressing the climate crisis at COP26. Specifically, the session focused on the nature-based solutions (NbS) concept, potential risks & benefits of NbS, […]

20 December 2020

Role of NbS for Climate Change Adaptation in UK Policy

Just ahead of tomorrow’s Climate Ambition Summit, this report considers the important role of nature-based solutions (NbS) in climate change adaptation policy for the UK and its fourteen overseas territories. The report was written by NbSI, in collaboration with WWF and RSPB; together we will work with the UK government over the coming months to […]

11 December 2020

The economic costs of planting, preserving, and managing the world’s forests to mitigate climate change

Austin et al. 2020 It is now well established that forest protection, restoration, management and creation play a crucial role in mitigating climate change. This paper estimates the costs of such actions, and the amount of forest-based climate change mitigation that could be funded by different carbon prices. They find that a carbon price of […]

10 December 2020

Anthropogenic modification of forests means only 40% of remaining forests have high ecosystem integrity

Grantham et al. 2020 The effects of human activities on forests goes beyond deforestation – forests that are still standing are often disturbed by humans as well. This study generated a global map of forest condition, using an index of forest integrity on a continuous scale from 0 to 1. The forest integrity index acts […]

10 December 2020

NbS Digital Dialogues – panel session summaries

Earlier in 2020 we held a series of talks and panel sessions – NbS Digital Dialogues – bringing together experts from science, policy and practice to discuss the implementation of sustainable NbS. Over 750 people tuned into the conference live, and recordings of all the sessions are available to view for free online. We are […]

02 December 2020

NbS Bangladesh News: perspective piece on nature & the SDGs; NbS roadmap policy brief; community-based adaptation conference; Gobeshona7 conference

NbS Bangladesh is a platform to gather evidence from science and practice on the effectiveness of existing nature-based solutions projects from across Bangladesh. Here we are highlighting three recent news items from NbS Bangladesh: A perspective piece on NbS and the sustainable development goals A policy brief – A Roadmap for Nature-based Solutions in Bangladesh: […]

01 December 2020

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