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Core principles for successfully implementing and upscaling Nature-based Solutions

Cohen-Shacham et al (2019) Environmental Science and Policy As NbS gain traction in environment and climate policy it is vital that the term is used and applied consistently. With the […]

November 18, 2019
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Impacts of Land-Based Greenhouse Gas Removal Options on Ecosystem Services and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

Smith et al (2019) Ann Revs Ecol System This study compares the impacts of five different options for land-based Greenhouse Gas Removal (GGR) on ecosystem services and their contribution to […]

November 18, 2019
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Mangroves shelter coastal economic activity from cyclones

Hochard et al (2019) Proc Natl Acad Sciences USA This study is the first to provide global evidence on the capacity of mangroves to buffer the economic activity of coastal […]

November 18, 2019
Nathalie Seddon

NbSI Director at Scottish Biodiversity Conference

Nathalie talked about the fundamental importance of biodiversity for nature-based solutions at the Scottish Biodiversity Conference. Timely given growing investments in low diversity tree plantations in Scotland

November 18, 2019
New York Declaration on Forests – Progress Report

New York Declaration on Forests – Progress Report

Five years since the signing of the New York Declaration on Forests, progress in meeting targets is limited. Signatories committed to halving tropical deforestation and restoring 150 million hectares of […]

November 16, 2019
Welcome two new team members

Welcome two new team members

Welcome Isabel Key and Rosy Cousins. Issy is a natsci graduate and co-founder of Climate Science; Rosy recently completed a Masters thesis on trade-offs among the Sustainable Development Goals after […]

November 1, 2019
NbS Roadmap in Bangladesh

NbS Roadmap in Bangladesh

Together with the International Centre for Climate Change and Development, we ran an NBS workshop in Dhaka for practitioners and policymakers. Bangladesh has long-been implementing NBS. We discussed how this […]

October 18, 2019
Investments Now Will Save us in the Future – New Report from the Global Commission on Adaptation

Investments Now Will Save us in the Future – New Report from the Global Commission on Adaptation

A new report by the Global Commission on Adaptation launched in September, reveals that investing $1.8 trillion globally in five thematic areas from 2020 to 2030 could generate at least […]

October 16, 2019
UN Climate Action Summit and Climate Action Week 23-29 September 2019

UN Climate Action Summit and Climate Action Week 23-29 September 2019

Billed as the most important event for international climate action since Paris 2015, the UN Climate Summit on the 23 September aimed to boost ambition and accelerate action towards implementing […]

October 16, 2019
Enhancing climate ambition through NbS

Enhancing climate ambition through NbS

On the basis of an analysis of comparative assessments of nature’s prominence in NDCs to date, our new report with IUCN highlights what can be done to fully harness the […]

October 6, 2019
NBS Evidence Tool

NBS Evidence Tool

During UN Climate Action week, we launched our interactive evidence platform linking nature-based interventions to adaptation outcomes. The platform will grow as studies are added. Please check it out and […]

October 6, 2019
Achieving net zero with green and grey solutions

Achieving net zero with green and grey solutions

NBSI director spoke with Carbon Brief at the Oxford Achieving Net Zero conference. She emphasised the need to balance Nature-based Solutions with tech to achieve net-zero, emphasising the vital importance […]

September 16, 2019

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