Outputs
Below is a collection of Nature-based Solutions Initiative outputs from our team or closely related partners. For academic papers solely on Nature-based Solutions see our bibliography.
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The role of nature in a UK NDC
December 2020The Government is advised to recognise the important role that investing in nature can play in helping it achieve its climate ambition by highlighting it in the UK’s NDC and Long-Term Strategy.
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The Role of Nature-based Solutions for Climate Change Adaptation in UK Policy
December 2020If the UK is to achieve its Paris Agreement NDC goal of ‘at least 68% reduction’ in GHG emissions by 2030 on 1990 levels, then nature protection and restoration will need to form part of its overall strategy for success, as carbon is locked up and stored in natural ecosystems.
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Mapping the impacts of hurricanes Maria and Irma on banana production area in the Dominican Republic
September 2020Here, we use openly available remote sensing data to quantify the impacts of hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017 on banana production area in the Dominican Republic — the world’s largest producer of organic bananas.
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Mapping the effectiveness of nature‐based solutions for climate change adaptation
June 2020To enable NbS policy and practice to be better informed by science, we produced the first global systematic map of evidence on the effectiveness of nature-based interventions for addressing the impacts of climate change and hydrometeorological hazards on people.
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NbS to Climate Change Key messages for decision makers in 2020 and beyond
March 2020A letter to Rt Hon Alok Sharma M to consider some clear definitions and guiding principles around NbS and their implementation that should ensure they benefit the climate, nature and people
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The role of the land in achieving Net Zero
February 2020Carbon dioxide emissions must be reduced to net zero to stop global warming. In addition to carbon dioxide, agriculture generates a great deal of methane and nitrous oxide.
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Recommendations for enhancing ambition for Nature-based Solutions
January 2020Researchers from the natural and social sciences and economists are encouraged to work together to ensure that current momentum for Nature-based Solutions (NbS) is informed by the best available evidence
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Guidelines for Agencies Revising Nationally Determined Contributions
January 2020A consideration for Nations revising their NDCs for 2020
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Biodiversity loss is a development issue
May 2019From genes to micro-organisms to top predators and even whole ecosystems, we depend on biodiversity for everything from clean air and water to medicines and secure food supplies. Yet human activities are destroying biodiversity around 1000 times faster than natural ‘background’ rates.
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Nature-based Solutions in Nationally Determined Contributions
May 2019Synthesis and recommendations for enhancing climate ambition and action by 2020
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Biodiversity loss,development crisis?
April 2019Biodiversity loss has reached crisis levels. Yet it is not just an environmental issue. The development community needs to act now to prevent biodiversity loss undermining hard-won development gains.
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Grounding nature-based climate solutions in sound biodiversity science
February 2019The current narrow focus on aforestation in climate policy runs the risk of compromising long-term carbon storage, human adaptation and eforts to preserve biodiversity. An emphasis on diverse, intact natural ecosystems — as opposed to fast-growing tree plantations — will help nations to deliver Paris Agreement goals and much more.
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Is ecosystem-based adaptation effective? Perceptions and lessons learned from 13 project sites
December 2018Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) is an increasingly popular strategy for addressing the linked challenges of climate change and poverty in poor countries, where dependence on natural resources for lives and livelihoods is high.
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Wild Investments: Protected Areas as Natural Capital
December 2018Asia Pacific’s protected areas (PAs) are growing both on land and in the sea, but more investment is needed if the region’s rich biodiversity is to be adequately protected, but more investment is needed.
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Nature-based Solutions in the NDCs: A synthesis and recommendations for enhancing ambition and action by 2020
December 2018An event slide show given by Prof. Nathalie Seddon
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Ecosystem-based adaptation: a win–win formula for sustainability in a warming world?
December 2018Many national and international environmental agreements acknowledge that the impoverishment of ecosystems is limiting the world’s capacity to adapt to climate change and that ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) approaches should be harnessed as a priority.
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Ecosystem-based adaptation: question-based guidance for assessing effectiveness
December 2018This booklet sets out guidance for assessing the effectiveness of an ecosystem-based approach to climate change adaptation. It describes a process, based around asking a detailed set of questions, that can be used by project managers and researchers.
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How effective are Nature-based Solutions to climate change adaptation
December 2018This breif discusses how nature-based solutions can help people adapt to the effects of change and disasters whilst slowing warming and protecting biodiversity, with many more positive consequences, fewer risks and lower costs than engineering-based approaches.
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Nature-based solutions: delivering national-level adaptation and global goals
November 2018Policymakers should consider the co-benefits and additional protections against climate change impacts offered by low-cost nature-based solutions (NbS) in comparison to expensive engineered responses.
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