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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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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 four times the return on investment (i.e. $7.1 trillion in total net benefits). The areas considered are early warning systems, climate-resilient infrastructure, improved dryland agriculture, […]

16 October 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 the 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change. Nature-based Solutions were the focus of the Climate Summit’s Action Plan 6. This action area called for a […]

16 October 2019

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 potential of NbS in global climate action. National commitments to NbS are also available via our NBS Policy Platform.

06 October 2019

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 let us know what you think.

06 October 2019

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 of locally stewarded ecosystem restoration (and not afforestation!)

16 September 2019

Global recognition of Nature-based Solutions

Our new paper reveals global support for Nature-based Solutions to climate change but highlights the need for high-level pledges to be met by science-based targets that benefit both people and ecosystems. Non-technical summary Ecosystems across the globe are vulnerable to the effects of climate change, as are the communities that depend on them. However, ecosystems […]

16 September 2019

Biodiversity and climate change

NbSI Director talks about the crucial role of biodiversity as a major ally in the fight against climate change and poverty in a video as part of Apolitical’s field guide for public servants: Policy Solutions from Nature.

11 September 2019

Nature for climate in New York

To celebrate and endorse nature’s role as a key part of the solution to climate change, Nature4Climate hosted a four-day programme of events from September 22nd to 25th after the UN Climate Summit in New York. We hosted three events and launched our interactive online NbS evidence tool.

04 September 2019

Art for net zero

We are proud to launch Cécile Girardin’s and Lisa Curtis’s net zero poster based on an inspiring talk by Christiana Figueres. Look out for the poster and join us for participatory art at our upcoming events in Oxford (Achieving Net Zero Conference) and New York (Nature’s Climate Hub).

04 September 2019

Welcome Nicole Chabaneix

We welcome our newest team member, Nicole Chabaneix. A biologist with six years of experience working on climate change and sustainable development research, policy and project management, Nicole has had key roles at WWF and the Ministry of Environment in her home country of Peru.

04 September 2019

UN resolution passed calling for urgent action on peatlands

This March, a UN Resolution was passed that urges member states to conserve, sustainably manage, and restore their peatlands. This is a welcome development because peatlands are found in 180 countries, cover approximately 3% of the Earth’s land area, and provide habitats for diverse flora and fauna. Moreover, peatlands store vast amounts of soil carbon […]

25 May 2019

Nature-based Solutions highlighted in the IPBES Report

The much anticipated global assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) was launched on May 6th. The report paints a bleak picture. While our dependence on natural resources has grown dramatically, the capacity of nature to provide these resources is being severely diminished due […]

25 May 2019

United Nations Secretary General’s Climate Summit – NbS coalition

NbS are one of nine core themes for the upcoming UNSG Climate Summit. The NbS Coalition is being led by China and New Zealand, includes Costa Rica, Fiji, Norway, Portugal and Tajikistan, and is being supported by UN Environment, the CBD and coordinated by David Nabarro. The NbS coalition is calling for more systemic understanding […]

25 May 2019

Seven lessons for planning nature-based solutions in cities

Frantzeskaki (2019) Environmental Science and Policy Recent research on urban NbS tends to highlight the benefits of NbS, but not investigate implications for policy planning and governance. To address this gap, this paper analyses 15 urban experiments across 11 European cities that have implemented NbS projects and identifies lessons on how NbS may be chosen, […]

25 May 2019

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