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Ecosystem-based adaptation in Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya
A recent paper by Agol et al. in Royal Society Open Science explores the role of Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) in reconciling socio-economic development with the conservation and restoration of nature in Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya, East Africa. Using selected ecosystems in the Lake region, the paper identifies key EbA approaches and explores trade-offs and synergies […] -
Coastal Wetland restoration in the UK and France
In a joint project between the EU programme Interreg FCE and the Environment Agency, Project PACCo (Promoting Adaptation to Changing Coasts) will restore 100 hectares of coastal wetland at two pilot sites – the Otter Estuary in Devon (UK) and Saane Valley in Normandy (France). The restoration of this land will enable better management of […] -
Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) launched
On June 4th 2021, the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) formally launched. The taskforce aims to provide financial institutions and corporations with guidance on their environmental risks and opportunities. Four founding partners brought together the TNFD – Global Canopy, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Environment Programme’s Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) and […] -
G7 leaders agree commitments to biodiversity and sustainability in Nature Compact
At the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Cornwall in June, countries came together and agreed a shared G7 Nature Compact – on outline of key commitments which bring G7 countries together to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030, tackle climate change, deforestation, marine litter and the illegal wildlife trade. The G7 Nature Compact locks in […] -
1st draft of the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework released
On 12 July 2021, the 1st draft of the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework debuted. This comes ahead of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) in October, to develop the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. With 21 action targets, the draft proposes new achievable goals while underlining […] -
Bloom or bust? UK Biodiversity report says more action needed
NbSI Director Nathalie Seddon provided extensive evidence to the recent House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) report ‘Biodiversity in the UK: bloom or bust?’. The report urged the Government to conserve and restore UK biodiversity and ecosystems amid grave concern that of the G7 countries, the UK has the lowest level of biodiversity remaining. […] -
NbSI joins London Climate Action Week
NbSI Director Nathalie Seddon and Technical and Artistic Director Cécile A.J. Girardin joined London Climate Action Week to highlight the need for investment in NbS and adherence to key guidelines to ensure effective NbS. London Climate Action Week is an annual event, founded in 2019, that brings together world-leading climate professionals and communities across London […] -
Net Zero Nature summit: Can carbon offsets be credible?
Nathalie Seddon, Director of NbSI, recently joined Ecosia CEO Christian Kroll and the Emergent Forest Finance Accelerator‘s Eron Bloomgarden to discuss the fraught and growing market for carbon offsets. At BusinessGreen’s recent Net Zero Nature summit, a variety of attendees outlined and explored carbon offsetting and it’s caveats as a solution to climate change; how […] -
Biodiversity–productivity relationships are key to nature-based climate solutions
Mori et al. 2021 In this study the potential of positive feedbacks by nature-based solutions in improved tree diversity under future climate change scenarios. This is in contrast to the concern about undesirable feedbacks where climate change drives biodiversity loss. The study found triple wins for climate change, tree diversity and society around the world […] -
Webinar: Nathalie Seddon on evaluating and investing in nature-based solutions
Nathalie Seddon, Director of the NbSI, conversed with Cameron Hepburn, Professor of Environmental Economics, for the last in a series of Oxford Martin School webinars on the Dasgupta Review on the Economics of Biodiversity. Nathalie starts by explaining why we should be concerned by current extinction rates, and why the diversity of life – rather […] -
Coral Reef Restorations Can Be Optimized to Reduce Coastal Flooding Hazards
Roelvink et al. 2021 A new study published in Frontiers in Marine Science evaluates of how coral restoration can reduce coastal flooding for various types of reefs. Coral reefs are effective natural coastal flood barriers that protect adjacent communities. Coral degradation compromises the coastal protection value of reefs while also reducing their other ecosystem services, […] -
Investing in nature for development: do nature-based interventions deliver local development outcomes?
Does investing in nature actually deliver development at the local level? In a recent report undertaken in collaboration with IIED we provide insights into the types of direct, site-based interventions that can help or hinder the achievement of development outcomes for local people and, ultimately, the delivery of the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework and Sustainable […] -
IPBES-IPCC report on the interactions between biodiversity and climate change
A new report has been published by IPBES and the IPCC, titled: Spotlighting the Interactions of the Science of Biodiversity and Climate Change. The report examines the synergies and trade-offs between biodiversity conservation and climate change adaptation and mitigation. It is the product of a four-day workshop held in December 2020 for 50 biodiversity and […] -
BES Report on Nature-based Solutions for Climate Change
The British Ecological Society’s 2021 report on nature-based solutions for climate change found that nature has enormous potential to fight climate change and biodiversity loss in the UK. The report undertook a complete assessment of the potential of nature-based solutions (NbS) to mitigate climate change and benefit biodiversity in the UK. Incorporating contributions from over […] -
Nature-based solutions can help cool the planet — if we act now
Analysis suggests that to limit global temperature rise, we must slash emissions and invest now to protect, manage and restore ecosystems and land for the future. -
Conserving the Cerrado and Amazon biomes of Brazil protects the soy economy from damaging warming
In tropical regions, widespread loss of native forest and savanna vegetation is increasing extreme heat, particularly in agricultural regions. Using the case of rising extreme heat from lost forest and savanna vegetation in Brazilian Amazon and Cerrado regions, we modeled losses to soy production, the region’s principal economic activity. -
Nature-based Solutions can help cool the planet – if we act now
This publication in Nature clarifies the role of NbS in climate change mitigation by presenting the projected effect of worldwide implementation of NbS on global temperatures. This approach differs from previous calculations of the climate change mitigation potential of NbS, which have focused solely on the amount of carbon that NbS could remove from the […] -
Panel discussion on Working with Nature for Sustainable Development
NbSI Director, Nathalie Seddon, spoke on the role of nature-based solutions in biodiversity conservation and sustainable development, in a rich discussion with two world-leading scientists. Dr Susan Chomba leads the World Resources Institute’s work on forest landscape restoration, nature-based solutions, sustainable agriculture and rural livelihoods in Africa, and is Director of Vital Landscapes. Sir Robert […] -
Seagrass Seeds of Recovery
We are thrilled to be partaking in a new project – Seagrass Seeds of Recovery – which will set up the first seagrass nursery in the UK and initiate a seagrass restoration project on the east coast. Our role will be developing a carbon code for seagrass in the UK, which will allow carbon credits […] -
Artist in Residence
The Oxford Art Biodiversity and Climate (ABC) Network is facilitating an artist in residence programme across biodiversity and climate research groups at the university. We are thrilled to be partnered with Alice Hackney, a student at the Ruskin School of Art. Alice is a concept-driven artist, with a particular interest in human relationships with the […] -
NbS Peru to be hosted by the Instituto de Montaña
Exciting news! We are pleased to announce that the Nature-based Solutions Initiative in Peru (NbsI Peru) will hereafter be hosted by the Instituto de Montaña (IdM), a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of mountains through the affirmation of its cultures and communities since 1995. IdM supports men and women in Andean communities to thrive […] -
Net Zero tool library
Oxford Net Zero have launched an online library allowing you to search and filter hundreds of free tools designed to help businesses, policy makers and organisations to achieve net zero emissions. Tools range from those for measuring greenhouse gas emissions and developing net zero strategies, to identifying quality offset projects and reporting progress. Explore the […] -
What is transdisciplinarity, and how can we achieve it?
Alexandre Chausson, NbSI Researcher, co-authored a blog with Lydia Cole (University of St Andrews) exploring how transdisciplinary teams can achieve research impact. Transdisciplinarity differs from interdisciplinarity in that it involves bringing together different knowledge systems beyond academia, such as practitioner knowledge or local and indigenous knowledge, to co-produce knowledge for impact. Drawing from a workshop […] -
NbS Bangladesh update
Dr Haseeb Irfanullah, a member of NbS Bangladesh, has recently published two news articles on NbS. The first explores opportunities for NbS in urban areas in Bangladesh. The second acknowledges that there can be confusion as to what counts as an NbS, and explains how to know when an intervention is an NbS or not. […] -
Peru’s Environment Minister highlights NbS at Leaders’ Summit
On the 22nd and 23rd of April, the US hosted the 2021 Leaders’ Summit on Climate. In this event, the Peruvian Minister of Environment Gabriel Quijandría shared key actions that Peru is taking on nature-based solutions (NbS). Speaking from Machu Picchu, a place recognized as the peak of development for Andean civilization, he highlighted the […]