Why efforts to address climate change through nature-based solutions must support both biodiversity and people

Monday 01 Mar 2021
Why efforts to address climate change through nature-based solutions must support both biodiversity and people
Local communitie and biodiversity must benefit from NbS

In an essay published by the Royal Society, NbSI Director Nathalie Seddon describes the potential of working with nature to address the causes and consequences of climate change and discusses why NbS must be designed, implemented and adaptively managed by or in partnership with local communities to provide measurable benefits for biodiversity and ecosystem health.  Read the essay here.

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Collaboration for Nature: Launch of UK NbS Knowledge Hub

With the aim of overcoming key challenges and barriers to scaling up high-quality nature-based solutions in the UK, the Knowledge Hub offers stakeholders, including practitioners, local land management bodies, and policymakers, guidance on implementing NbS projects based on the latest science and best practices. 

February 29, 2024
New evidence that nature-based solutions can support economic recovery in Peru

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. 

February 27, 2024
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Nature-based solutions critical for Brazil’s Net Zero goal

Although the implementation of Brazil’s Forest Code is key for the country to meet and increase the ambition of its short-term NDC targets, it will not be enough to bridge the gap to net-zero GHG emissions by mid-century.

November 22, 2023