Welcome two new team members

Friday 01 Nov 2019
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 working with IIED.

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How can we monitor soil health for NbS?

How can we monitor soil health for NbS?

Soil health is critical for the success of nature-based solutions (NbS), underpinning ecosystem multifunctionality and resilience by supporting biodiversity, improving carbon sequestration and storage, regulating water flow, and enhancing plant productivity. Yet many projects fail to monitor soil health. New research by NbSI and the University of Aberdeen proposes an integrated approach for monitoring soil heath in NbS, introducing a tool for selecting suitable biodiversity and soil metrics based on context and scale.

December 10, 2024
Brazil's flag

The promise and the challenges of Brazil’s new NDC

At COP29, Brazil was one of the first countries to submit its updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), pledging to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by up to two-thirds by 2035, compared to 2005 levels.

November 28, 2024
Balancing land use for biodiversity and climate

Balancing land use for biodiversity and climate

Interdisciplinary researchers and practitioners from across the globe recently convened in Oaxaca, Mexico, to explore pathways to sustainable and just land systems at the 2024 Global Land Programme Open Science Meeting. NbSI researchers Aline Soterroni and John Lynch presented new research offering solutions for uniting biodiversity and climate objectives, from broadening the definition of ‘forest’ in the new European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), to recognising the value of peatland restoration for climate change mitigation.

November 22, 2024