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Image of paper on top of forest photo — Restoring forests can be a valuable nature-based solution, delivering wider benefits for people and biodiversity as well as carbon sequestration.

Diverse tropical forests sequester more carbon than monocultures

New research has found that diverse tropical planted forests store 57% more carbon than monoculture forests.

21 March 2025

Landscape of agriculture — Agriculture is both a fundamental pillar of our food system and a major driver of biodiversity loss and greenhouse gas emissions worldwide.

Introducing the Agricultural Resilience Impact and Innovation Hub (AGRIIH)

A new agricultural research hub seeks to co-develop cutting-edge, industry-relevant research and innovation that supports the transformation of agriculture towards a more sustainable and resilient future.

18 March 2025

Aerial view of road and greenspace — A new menu of standards for green infrastructure in England aims to help deliver green space that is accessible, connected, multifunctional, and reflects local character.

Making green infrastructure work for nature, climate and people

NbSI's researcher Alison Smith has been working with Natural England to help curate existing standards and guidelines into a comprehensive framework consisting of a ‘Core Menu’ and five ‘Headline Standards’.

20 February 2025

Waterfall and bridge — New paper shows NbS stand out as transformative pathways to sustainable economic recovery.

Supporting the economy with nature-based solutions

Our new research just out in PLOS Climate shows how NbS have the potential to drive job creation, boost income, whilst also supporting climate and sustainable development goals.

29 October 2024

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Cocoa Agroforestry in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone’s tropical rainforest is under threat from intensive agriculture, mining, logging and slash and burn agriculture for cocoa plantations. One major effort to prevent this is the introduction of cocoa agroforestry so that cocoa can be produced sustainably on the same land for many years, diminishing the need for further deforestation. This project was […]

29 January 2020

Push-pull biological control in Kenya

Changes in the climate drive shifts in the distribution and numbers of insects, plants and pathogens that are pests for agriculture. The ‘push-pull’ system has been widely implemented in Kenya to reduce loss of maize to pests, leading to increase in yields and net income, and concurrent reduction in the incidence of poverty. Napier grass […]

29 January 2020

Montane Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Uganda

Near the Mount Elgon National Park in 2014-15, about 600 households received training in Ecosystem-based Adaptation measures to implement themselves. A number of different approaches were used, notably creation of trenches, ridges and dams to control the flow of water, and establishment of grass strips and planting of trees both within and outside of farms. […]

29 January 2020

Salt marshes in the Dutch Wadden Sea

The Dutch coast is protected from flooding by long dikes – earthen embakments along the shore that act as barriers to waves. Saltmarsh has been constructed on the seaward side of 25km of dike. To cope with sea level rise and increased frequency and severity of storms, the flood defence must be enhanced. Models of […]

29 January 2020

Oyster reefs in Bangladesh and the Gulf of Mexico

Oyster reefs provide a barrier to waves, protecting coasts from the impact of storms and reducing erosion and flooding. However, about 85% of natural oyster reefs have been lost due to harvesting by humans. Artificial breakwater reefs can be made by placing bags of loose shells on the seabed, or by allowing concrete rings to […]

29 January 2020

Mangroves protected communities from Cyclone Bulbul

Evidence is emerging that the Sundarbans Mangrove Forest protected communities in India and Bangladesh from some of the worst impacts of Cyclone Bulbul on November 9th 2019. The forest is reported to have reduced wind speed by around 20 kilometres an hour and thereby protected the southern Bengal region from the fury of the storm. […]

29 January 2020

Bloomberg: Planting trees isn’t a simple solution to climate change

After the launch last week of the World Economic Forum’s Trillion Trees Platform, Nat Seddon talks to Bloomberg about the importance of planting the right species in the right places, and of ensuring that tree-planting doesn’t come at the cost of protecting and restoring intact ecosystems or distract from the need to keep fossil fuels […]

28 January 2020

Refugee camp gardens in Iraq

Running garden competitions for residents of refugee camps in northern Iraq proved to be an effective way to help reconnect people with their natural surroundings and communities. Participants were able to obtain plants from a local nursery and were given advice on how to safely recycle grey water for nurturing plants. The camp was transformed […]

27 January 2020

Committee on Climate Change: 22% of UK farmland must be used to tackle climate change

The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has published a new report on how UK land use must change in order to meet the government’s net-zero emissions target. A key recommendation was for 22% of UK agricultural land to be converted into habitats designed for carbon sequestration. This will include restoration of at least 50% of […]

27 January 2020

Ecological system flow diagram — New paper out now

Understanding the value and limits of nature-based solutions to climate change and other global challenges

Understanding the value and limits of Nature-based Solutions to climate change and other global challenges. We discuss how NbS can contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation, and in what ways NbS is limited in a warming world. We examine NbS for adaptation in the context of the vulnerability framework, and look at how the […]

27 January 2020

10 Days. 100 Climate Change Ideas.

We’re excited to announce that the NbSI will be featured in Apolitical’s scheme: ‘Climate Innovation. 10 Days. 100 Ideas.’ Sign up now and get 100 climate policy ideas for 10 days from 10th Feb to take with you into the next decade. It features articles, quizzes, case studies, influential people to follow and more. Register for […]

24 January 2020

Cécile Giradin explains NbS at Oxford Women in Science

Just 35% of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) students in higher education in the UK are women. Although the physical sciences (biology, chemistry, physics) are less gender-biased than the other STEM subjects, the percentage of women still sits at just 37%. At the Women in STEM event in Oxford, Cécile took the opportunity to […]

24 January 2020

NbS at the World Economic Forum

The WEF calls for a shift towards “nature-positive economy”….but will it own the role of big business in the climate and nature crisis and ensure the radical economic transformation needed? This week 3000 leaders from business, politics and science are gathered at the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, to discuss and […]

22 January 2020

WEF Global Risks Report top 5 risks involve climate & nature

The World Economic Forum has published the Global Risks Report 2020 which identifies the top global risks (uncertain events that if they occur would have significant negative effects on society within the next 10 years). The risks were ranked by completion of surveys by 1047 experts in economics (25%), technology (13%), geopolitics (12%), environment (9%) […]

16 January 2020

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