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

Monday 01 Mar 2021

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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