Nature-Based Solutions Initiative

Can the concept of “Loss and Damage” help avert the biodiversity crisis?

While the concept of “loss and damage” has gained traction in the context of climate change, there is a growing call to extend its application to address the adverse effects of biodiversity loss.

June 12, 2023

Strengthening England’s adaptation programme with nature-based Solutions to bolster climate change resilience

By embracing nature-based solutions at a national scale, England can secure sustainable and climate-resilient future.

June 9, 2023

Going beyond market-based mechanisms to finance nature-based solutions and foster sustainable futures

Investments in activities that exploit and destroy biodiversity and its ecosystems currently outweigh investments in restoration and preservation. Subsidies for extractive industries total 1.8 trillion USD per year, while the […]

April 5, 2023

Mobilizing funding for equitable transdisciplinary research partnerships

The new Sentinel briefing on Funding equitable transdisciplinary research partnerships for societal impact is now out. NbSI team member Alexandre Chausson was a contributing author on this report which evaluates how […]

March 1, 2023

Increased success in large carnivore translocations and rewilding

A new study in the journal Biological Conservation, a team of researchers led by the NbSI’s Seth Thomas looked at factors which influence the success of large carnivore translocations and reintroductions. […]

February 16, 2023

Nature-based solutions can play an important role in reducing vulnerabilities to climate change across the rural Global South

Woroniecki et al. 2022 A new paper by the NbSI team and lead by group member Stephen Woroniecki is out now in the journal Climate and Development, and it evaluates […]

January 16, 2023

Biodiversity outcomes of nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation: Characterising the evidence base

Key et al., 2022 A recent Frontiers in Environmental Science paper, Biodiversity outcomes of nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation: Characterising the evidence base, by the NbSI team aims to […]

October 12, 2022

Can sustainability certification enhance the climate resilience of smallholder farmers? The case of Ghanaian cocoa

Thompson et al., 2022 A recent Journal of Land Use Science paper Can sustainability certification enhance the climate resilience of smallholder farmers? The case of Ghanaian cocoa, led by NbSI’s […]

October 4, 2022

The role of Nature-based solutions in supporting social-ecological resilience for climate change adaptation

Turner et al., 2022 A new paper, The role of Nature-based solutions in supporting social-ecological resilience for climate change adaptation, has recently been published in Annual Review of Environment and […]

October 3, 2022

Science paper: Harnessing the potential of nature-based solutions for mitigating and adapting to climate change

New research by NbSI Director Nathalie Seddon on Harnessing the potential of nature-based solutions for mitigating and adapting to climate change, published in Science, summarises recent research on the benefits […]

June 24, 2022

Ensuring nature-based solutions support both biodiversity and climate change adaptation

New research examines whether nature-based solutions can deliver a win-win for biodiversity and climate change adaptation. Our recent study reviewed the effects of nature-based interventions for climate change adaptation on […]

November 6, 2021

Nature-based solutions can reduce vulnerability to climate change

Our recent research examines the role of nature-based solutions (NbS) in addressing climate vulnerability in Bangladesh and rural Global South in general, and on ensuring NbS support both biodiversity and […]