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Bluebell woodland — The monitoring tool helps select the best metric and methodology for assessing biodiversity and soil health outcomes of NbS, relevant to their location.

A “one-stop shop” for ecological monitoring of NbS

Ecological monitoring is critical to the success of nature-based solutions, ensuring they deliver benefits for biodiversity alongside tackling societal challenges. A new framework by NbSI researchers can help practitioners monitor biodiversity and soil health, including a freely available online database of metrics and methodologies.

15 May 2025

Wheat and Clover together — Image courtesy of FarmED © 2025

Can we make food production work with nature?

New BES Regenerative Agriculture report finds strong evidence that soil health and biodiversity can improve under regenerative agricultural practices, but risks of greenwashing remain strong.

09 May 2025

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

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Description coming soon — Nature Risk Rising: Why the Crisis Engulfing Nature Matters for Business and the Economy

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

Sir David Attenborough warns that ‘the moment of crisis has come’

The well-loved and highly esteemed naturalist and TV-presenter, Sir David, has publicly warned in a BBC interview that we have reached ‘the moment of crisis’ with respect to climate change. He explained that we do understand what steps we need to take to combat climate change, but simply lack the political will and that ‘every […]

16 January 2020

Net zero poster travels to Oxford, New York and Bangladesh

In the first of a series of posters and murals on nature and climate change, NbSI Technical Director, Cécile Girardin, worked with Christiana Figueres and collaborator Lisa Curtis to create the #netzeroposter, based on an inspiring Oxford Martin School talk by Christiana Figueres. It inspired much discussion on NbS at conferences in Oxford, New York, and […]

13 January 2020

Climate Science social media & app

For easily-digestible, referenced information on all aspects of climate change and its solutions, follow Climate Science on Instagram or Facebook. Isabel Key, Research Assistant and Coordinator at the NbSI, co-founded Climate Science in July. It has now grown to a team of 30 volunteer writers, reviewers, artists and programmers developing a solution-focussed educational app. Sign […]

13 January 2020

Stephen Woroniecki joins team

Stephen Woroniecki joins as a new Research Associate, having just completed a PhD based at Lund University on ecosystem-based adaptation in Sri Lanka. He is helping to convene the adaptation session at the NbS conference and will be helping with NbS evidence syntheses.

13 January 2020

Bangladesh NbS Workshop co-hosted with ICCCAD

In mid-October, together with the International Institute for Climate Change and Development, we hosted a 2-day NbS workshop in Bangladesh as an initial step for building a community of practice. Approximately 50 stakeholders from government institutions, NGOs, universities, research organizations, think tanks, banks and businesses participated. In a series of talks and structured discussions, we […]

13 January 2020

NbS in a Changing Climate Conference 2020

From 7 – 9 July 2020,we are hosting a conference on NbS in a Changing Climate. In 12 sessions over three full days, we will discuss the value and limits of working with nature to meet societal goals in a warming world. We will highlight the state of the evidence for the social, ecological and […]

13 January 2020

Rise in climate change awareness

Several events in 2019 demonstrated increased public awareness and understanding of the importance of climate change. Fridays for Future movement has galvanized millions of people protesting across 150 countries, Greta Thunberg has become a household name, and the environment became a major topic of influence for people voting in the UK general election. Carbon offsetting […]

13 January 2020

Call to return half of UK farmland to nature

There are signs that the UK government is shifting in the direction of reducing the extent of farmland, and returning swathes of land to nature. Notably, Professor Sir Ian Boyd, former chief scientific advisor to the UK government, has advised that half of the nation’s farmland should be converted into natural habitats. This is estimated […]

13 January 2020

Tree planting on the agenda

Late 2019 saw a surge of interest in tree planting. For example, during the December election campaign in the UK, political parties competed over how many trees they would plant if they were elected. Labour pledged to plant 2 billion trees by 2040; if extended to 2050 this would cover 25% of total land area […]

13 January 2020

COP25, Madrid

For two weeks in December, delegates from across the world met in Madrid for the 25th Conference of the Parties (COP25). Despite being set against a backdrop of growing public demand for immediate climate action, this meeting saw disappointing progress. Only 80 nations committed to increasing ambition in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) i.e. commitments […]

13 January 2020

UK Government Environment Bill

In October 2019, the UK Government introduced a landmark Environment Bill, which will come into action when the country leaves the European Union. It includes measures to improve air and water quality, reduce plastic pollution, and restore natural habitats. A new Office for Environmental Protection will be established, which will ensure that environmental standards are […]

13 January 2020

Project Seagrass – restoring seagrass as an NbS in the UK

Despite being the most overlooked marine habitat, seagrass meadows provide a number of important ecosystem services: they are nurseries for young fish that support about 20% of the world’s largest 25 fisheries, they sequester carbon about 35 times faster than tropical forests, they reduce coastal erosion, and are unique, biodiverse ecosystems. Of the UK’s 155 […]

13 January 2020

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