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Revealing the widespread potential of forests to increase low level cloud cover
Duveiller et al. 2021 A recent study published in Nature Communications presents the first global assessment of forest restoration via satellite observations. As forests are a key carbon sink due to their capacity to sequester carbon, they play a crucial role in efforts to mitigate climate change. Protection and restoration of forested areas is therefore […] -
Nature Conservancy Biodiversity Action Guide released
A new Biodiversity Action Guide has been released by The Nature Conservancy, containing case studies, tools and resources to aid nations in realising their commitments under the Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the UN Sustainable Development Goals and other global agreements. The guide warns that this is the last […] -
Investing in Nature for Development
We need to put the protection and restoration of nature at the heart of the healing and recovery of human society from the ravages of the pandemic -
Using ecosystem services to measure the degree to which a solution is nature-based
White et al. 2021 A recent study in Ecosystem Services highlights the need to better define the relative contribution of nature to Nature-based Solutions (NbS), which varies widely given that the concept covers the intersection of ecology, engineering, sociology and economics. NbS can play a role in resilience and adaption to many aspects of current […] -
World Bank report on the Economic Case for Nature
A new Economic Case for Nature report has been released by the World Bank, presenting a ‘Global Earth-Economy Model to Assess Development Policy Pathways’. The first of its kind, the global integrated ecosystem-economy modelling exercise assesses economic policy responses to the global biodiversity crisis. The report highlights the reliance of economies on nature, with the […] -
New Oxfam report warns of reforestation risks for cropland in low-income countries
A new briefing paper by Oxfam, Tightening the Net: Net zero climate targets – implications for land and food equity, has warned that current net zero climate targets risk reliance on large areas of land in low-income countries to capture carbon emissions, and therefore allowing the avoidance of emissions reductions by the biggest emitters of […] -
New NbS Case Study Report from BirdLife International Partnership
A new case study brochure released by BirdLife International Partnership showcases examples of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) being delivered around the world and across a range of ecosystems, including mangroves, coasts, forests, marshes and wetlands. BirdLife International is the world’s largest nature conservation partnership, with 115 national NGO partners. To ensure NbS deliver positive outcomes for […] -
Nature-based Solutions in Latin America and the Caribbean
A new Nature-based Solutions (NbS) Valuation Report by Northeastern University and UNDP on climate-informed cost-benefit analysis in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region has recently been released. Over the last decade, UNDP has worked with countries to deploy NbS as an approach to meeting the multiple interconnected challenges of climate change disruption to local […] -
NbSI director discusses Nature-based Solutions for disaster risk reduction
NbSI Director Nathalie Seddon recently joined Mami Mizutori, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), and Dr. Krishna S. Vatsu, member of India’s National Disaster Management Authority, to discuss the importance of nature-based solutions for disaster and climate resilience. Part of the ‘conversation with Mami’ podcast series, the discussion supported […] -
A trade-off between plant and soil carbon storage under elevated CO2
Terrer et al. 2021 A recent study in Nature revealed that there’s a push and pull between sequestering of carbon dioxide by plants and soil in response to greenhouse gas emissions. Such a trade-off may mean that current climate models overestimate the removal of atmospheric CO₂ by forests. By analysing over 100 experiments that exposed […] -
Framing “nature-based” solutions to climate change
Osaka et al. 2021 This paper explores the framing, definitions, and context of “nature-based” or “natural” solutions in the protection, conservation, restoration, management, enhancement, or imitation of natural ecosystems, and in both mitigating and adapting to climate change. The framing of particular solutions as “natural” or “unnatural” has far-reaching implications for climate policy, but has […] -
Climate Action Network UK “Nature-based Solutions in Action” report released
The new Bond Nature-based Solutions (NbS) report “Nature-based Solutions in Action: Lessons from the Frontline. Harnessing nature to address the triple emergency of poverty, climate change, and biodiversity loss”, from the Climate Action Network UK (CAN-UK) Nature-based Solutions Working Group, launched on 27 July 2021. The report highlights successful best-practice examples of NbS in different […] -
New Community Forest in the North East of England
A new Community Forest in the North East of England has been announced by Defra, England Community Forests and local councils, to bring people closer to nature in the region. The initiative will bring together six local authorities – including Newcastle City Countil, Durham County Council, Gateshead Council, North and South Tyneside Council, and Sunderland City Council […] -
New £12.5m pilot programme on NbS for Climate Change at the Landscape Scale in the UK
A new Defra – BEIS project on Nature-based Solutions for Climate Change at the Landscape Scale has been announced, supported by the UK Treasury’s Shared Outcomes Fund and led by Natural England, the Environment Agency, the Forestry Commission and RBG Kew. Natural England will manage the project, including identifying the pilot study areas, establishing relationships […] -
New biodiversity algorithm risks devaluing valuable wildlife habitat
A recent Guardian article has outlined the warnings from academics and conservationists that the biodiversity net gain (BNG) metric 3.0, recently published by Natural England, must be urgently improved to avoid penalising rewilding and letting valuable wildlife habitat be classed as ‘degraded’ land. The BNG 3.0 metric outlines how new roads, houses and other building […] -
IUCN launches Nature-based Solutions professional certificate
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is launching its first professional certificate in Nature-based Solutions. This programme will provide individuals with IUCN-certified credentials, covering the necessary skills and knowledge to assess and start designing Nature-based Solutions. As knowledge and adoption of NbS continues to gain momentum around the world, efforts are needed […] -
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 […]