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Drought hit fields — Experts warn that under-preparing for a severe, irreversible outcome costs far more than over-preparing.

Experts call for better assessment of climate and nature risks

In a new Comment published in Nature Climate Change, experts across climate, nature, health, national security, and financial risk call for government to reconcile how climate and nature risks are assessed. They warn that current approaches can produce conflicting advice on the severity of risks, making it difficult for policymakers to decide how to act and spend.

07 October 2026

Description coming soon — Cocoa agroforests can provide important habitat for wildlife, alongside natural forests. Photo: A cocoa agroforest in Ghana, by Daniel Hending (lead author)

Chocolate bushbabies: how cocoa farms could provide a home for wildlife

Chocolate and bushbabies may seem an unlikely pairing. But new research from Ghana suggests that cocoa farms could have an important role to play in supporting these small, nocturnal primates. The findings support evidence for agroforestry systems as nature-based solutions that can benefit biodiversity and people.

08 September 2026

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

Making Multicropping Work in the UK: More than an Agronomic Challenge

Despite increasing interest in multicropping to support resilience and biodiversity, adoption in the UK remains limited. AGRIIH brought together researchers, farmers and practitioners to identify the research needed to support the responsible development of multicropping in the UK.

26 August 2026

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Bridge in Autumn — The administration's plan focuses on scaling up the adoption of nature-based solutions to benefit communities.

Biden-Harris Administration expand use of Nature-Based Solutions to Protect Communities

The Biden-Harris focus on a nature-based solutions strategy sets a precedent for global action and demonstrates the transformative potential of nature-based approaches to tackle societal challenges such as climate change.

27 February 2024

African landscape at sunset — In the endeavour to restore degraded landscapes, the focus often turns to planting trees as a solution. However, a complexity lies in the potential misclassification of ecosystems and the potential unintended consequences of well-meaning restoration efforts.

Navigating the Complexity of Forest Landscape Restoration: Beyond Tree Planting

In the endeavour to restore degraded landscapes, the focus often turns to planting trees as a solution. However, a complexity lies in the potential misclassification of ecosystems and the potential unintended consequences of well-meaning restoration efforts.

27 February 2024

New evidence that nature-based solutions can support economic recovery in Peru

A new report by the Nature-based Solutions Initiative Peru provides evidence for the role of nature-based solutions in supporting post-pandemic economic recovery, alongside a diversity of environmental and social benefits.

27 February 2024

Sand art of trees — The recent news that global average temperature has surpassed 1.5°C underscores the urgent need for swift action in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, rather than placing undue faith in risky technologies.

Relying on large-scale Carbon Dioxide Removal risks damaging the Biosphere

The recent news that global average temperature has surpassed 1.5°C underscores the urgent need for swift action in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, rather than placing undue faith in risky technologies.

26 February 2024

5th Open Science Meeting “Pathways to Sustainable and Just Land Systems”

In this session, we will explore some of the conceptual and practical tools that can enable more holistic evaluation, addressing multiple sustainability criteria, and highlight case-studies of multi-criteria assessment methods that can contribute to achieving and monitoring genuinely sustainable land-use.

26 February 2024

Brazil wetland toucans — A new study by over 40 scientists has raised concerns over potential degradation of the Pantanal - the world's largest wetland - if the Brazilian government proceed with a proposed commercial waterway project.

Scientists warn of Threat to Pantanal Wetlands

A new study by over 40 scientists has raised concerns over potential degradation of the Pantanal - the world's largest wetland - if the Brazilian government proceed with a proposed commercial waterway project.

26 February 2024

Ireland landscape with lake and hills — A recent publication of the fourth National Biodiversity Action Plan (NBAP) for Ireland, backed by statutory powers, signals a critical turning point in the country's approach to nature conservation.

Ireland adopts Holistic Approach to Biodiversity

A recent publication of the fourth National Biodiversity Action Plan (NBAP) for Ireland, backed by statutory powers, signals a critical turning point in the country's approach to nature conservation.

23 February 2024

Seminar title slide — On 31st January, Nature-based Solutions Initiative and the Agile Initiative hosted Magdalena Skipper, Editor in Chief for Nature, for a seminar entitled ‘Nature in the 21st Century’.

Nature Journal: Past, Present and Future

Research in the 21st century is increasingly complex, data-rich, and multidisciplinary. It increasingly finds itself under a spotlight. Nature and the other Nature Portfolio Journals have evolved to showcase the robustness and transparency of research, as well as its increasingly inclusive, cross-sector and multi-stakeholder focus.

21 February 2024

Major research investment into UK land use transformation

A new Land Use for Net Zero Hub has been awarded £6.25 million by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), to help drive land transformations needed to achieve Net Zero by 2050.

21 February 2024

Poster Applications now Open for NbS Conference 2024

Find out more about our Nature-based Solutions Conference 2024, to be held at Oxford University Museum of Natural History this summer, from 18th – 20th June.

09 February 2024

English countryside with sheep in fore ground — Comment from John Lynch and Alison Smith, Researchers in the Nature-based Solutions Initiative.

Comment on forthcoming changes to Environmental Land Management schemes

Researchers John Lynch and Alison Smith comment on, DEFRA's updated Agricultural Transition Plan, which outlines changes to agricultural policy.

07 February 2024

Sheep grazing — Scientific Restatements review the contemporary evidence underlying areas of current policy concern and controversy, aiming to help stakeholders make informed decisions.

Treading Lightly: Policy Implications of the Restated Evidence on Grazing Livestock and Soil Carbon

Some claim that enough carbon can be stored in pastures to balance all other emissions from livestock production, whilst others state that the carbon storage potential is minimal and easily reversed.

29 January 2024

Nat Seddon at COP28 — Professor Nathalie Seddon leads an interdisciplinary team at Nature-based Solutions Initiative.

Collaboration for a Thriving Planet: NbSI joins forces with the Oxford Smith School

The Nature-based Solutions Initiative has partnered with the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, with Professor Nathalie Seddon now leading her interdisciplinary team under both the Smith School (in the Department of Geography) and the Department of Biology.

27 January 2024

Britain coast overhead photo — Alison Smith (NbSI & Agile Researcher), comments on the recent Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) annual report, citing an urgent need to scale-up action for nature.

We must Scale-up Action to meet Nature Targets in England

The Government is largely off-track to meet its legally binding environmental targets in England, and action must be speeded up and scaled up, according to a progress report by the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP).

25 January 2024

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