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Enhancing smallholder climate resilience in banana and cocoa global food value chains
The global food system is a complex socio-ecological system performing the critical service (with varying degrees of success) of nourishing humanity’s food and nutrition needs. This system is under threat from, amongst others, a range of climate related shocks, including extreme weather events as well as more gradual stressors. -
We are hiring a Research Coordinator
We are seeking a Research Coordinator with communications experience to support work on evidence synthesis and dissemination, communications and outreach. The post holder will work closely with the NbSI team to support a wide range of ongoing projects, with a focus on helping to synthesise and communicate evidence on the socioeconomic effectiveness of NbS, coordinating […] -
Liberty Market forest: an urban forest in Pakistan
A densely planted urban forest in the centre of the second-largest city in Pakistan has been designed to be inclusive of marginalised local people, creating a safe place to socialise, enjoy nature and harvest fruit. In just two years the mini forest has become a haven for biodiversity, as well as filtering air pollution and […] -
On the misuse of nature-based carbon ‘offsets’
Nature-based solutions (NbS*) are being misused for greenwashing. Promoting NbS as carbon ‘offsets’ while continuing business as usual in fossil fuel use is not a solution to climate change. In fact, it can encourage continued or even increased fossil fuel consumption leading to more emissions overall and can distract from the need for systemic change […] -
WRI report: Consideration of NbS as offsets in corporate climate change mitigation strategies
This report from the World Resources Institute addresses urgent questions about how NbS may be used as carbon offsets as part of corporate climate change mitigation strategies. The authors give an overview of how NbS are currently being used as offsets, the risks associated with nature-based offsets, and methods for mitigating those risks. They provide […] -
Why efforts to address climate change through nature-based solutions must support both biodiversity and people
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. […] -
NbS in Peru: Vanguard Country for Global Commission on Adaptation & National Climate Change Strategy update
Two important events in the past month have highlighted Peru’s commitment, ambition and leadership on climate action and NbS. First, as a “Vanguard Country” for the Natural Environment Action Track of the Global Commission on Adaptation, Peru played a key role in the Climate Adaptation Summit on January 2021. In this global event, Peru shared […] -
Conference postponed to 5-7 July 2022 due to COVID-19
In close consultation with our Steering Committee, we have had to take the decision to postpone the Nature-based Solutions in a Changing Climate conference for another year, to Tuesday 5th – Thursday 7th July 2022. Whilst this is a disappointment, the committee unanimously agreed that it is the correct choice. In a hopefully post-pandemic world, […] -
World Economic Forum: Building a net-zero, nature-positive economy
The World Economic Forum was held in the last week of January, with its online format transforming it into an event accessible to everyone. Here we summarise the session on ‘Building a net-zero, nature-positive economy’, which featured a range of high-profile speakers from all the major societal sectors. Key messages: – Making peace with nature […] -
Dhaka Climate Tribune issue on NbS
The Dhaka Tribune is a national daily newspaper published in Dhaka, Bangladesh; each month one of the issues is dedicated to climate change – the monthly Climate Tribune, published by the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD). The January 2021 Climate Tribune was dedicated to Nature-based Solutions, with articles encouraged and collated by […] -
World Economic Forum consultation on Nature and Net Zero
This report from the World Economic Forum and McKinsey explores the potential and challenges of natural climate solutions (NCS) i.e. nature-based solutions for climate change mitigation. The report builds on the Taskforce on Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets, which together aim to provide guidance on the role on NCS in decarbonisation of the private sector. The […] -
Building a resilient economy: analysing options for systemic change to transform the world’s economic and financial systems after the pandemic
This report, from WWF in collaboration with ZOE, Wellbeing Economy Alliance and the New Economic Foundation, tackles the question of how the UK can ‘support a fundamental transformation of its economic system towards a resilient economy’. It outlines a set of policies that could be implemented by the UK government to enable long-term systemic change, […] -
One World, One Health: Recommendations to harness the power of landscapes
The Global Landscape Forum (GLF) Biodiversity Conference in October 2020 focused on the relationship between biodiversity and health, and highlighted the power of landscapes for transformative change towards inclusivity and sustainability. The GLF together with the Youth in Landscapes Initiative created the One World, One Health report which synthesises perspectives from the session at the […] -
Scottish Highlands landscape restoration at Bunloit
This landscape-scale programme will restore 1200 acres of land to boost biodiversity, enhance carbon stores, and provide sustainable livelihoods for local people. Sustainable businesses will provide employment and affordable zero-carbon housing will be constructed from local materials; this will contribute to COVID recovery and set an example of how to deliver a rural green new […] -
Nature-based solutions on Radio 4
NbSI Director Nathalie Seddon talked to Tom Fielden of the BBC in Wytham woods, Oxfordshire, about the critical importance of getting the message right on nature-based solutions to climate change in this pivotal year for addressing biodiversity loss and climate change. Listen to the clip here: -
Park for water purification, flood mitigation & recreation
A three hectare park near Milan, Italy, which aims to contribute to flood protection, water quality, biodiversity enhancement and provide a place for recreation. When sewers overflow during heavy rains, the water first flows into reed beds in the park which remove some of the pollutants, it then flows into a constructed wetland (acting as […] -
Restoring degraded land in Kenya
Regreening Kenya is a project aiming to bring over 150,000 hectares of degraded land into restoration by 2022 and improve the livelihoods of 50,000 smallholders. The project has a community-centred approach, by which farmers are given individual support in transitioning to agroforestry. This gives direct benefits by providing a greater and more stable source of […] -
Cairngorms Connect – large-scale restoration in Scotland
This is an ambitious project with a 200-year vision to manage 600 square kilometres of the Cairngorms National Park in Scotland for biodiversity whilst providing other benefits such as carbon storage and livelihoods for local people. It is the largest habitat restoration project in the UK, with an unparalleled time frame including goals for 2065 […] -
UK Nationally Determined Contribution to the Paris Agreement
The UK submitted an updated NDC in December and committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 68% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels. This equates to per capita emissions falling from around 14 tCO2e/person in 1990 to 4 tCO2e/person in 2030. This is more ambitious than the UK’s previous contribution, which was a […] -
UK Adaptation Communication to the UNFCCC 2020
The UK submitted its first Adaptation Communication to the UNFCCC in December 2020, setting out its plans to prepare for the impacts of climate change in the UK and to support climate change adaptation overseas. The Adaptation Communication provides the following: An outline of the impacts of climate change in the UK, and the consequent […] -
USA re-joins the Paris Agreement: what does this mean for the future of the climate and nature-based solutions?
Donald Trump announced that the US would be leaving the Paris Agreement back in 2017, with the official withdrawal taking place in November 2020. This was part of a wider effort to dismantle US environmental policy, including loosening regulations on air pollution and endangered species protection. On Biden’s first day in office on January 20th […] -
Evaluating nature-based solutions for climate mitigation and conservation requires comprehensive carbon accounting
Keith et al. 2021 Whilst the science is clear that nature-based solutions have high potential for contributing to climate change mitigation, there remains uncertainty and confusion as to how to estimate this potential for a given project. This paper highlights that carbon accounting has often missed important aspects of the carbon cycle, and has predominantly […] -
Transdisciplinary science for improved conservation outcomes
Margules et al. 2020 Although the goals of conservation are clear, there is still much progress to be made on how to achieve those goals, balancing local aspirations with environmental values. One of the overarching reasons has been that conservation has often overlooked the complex social, economic, and political context in which conservation actions take […] -
Ten golden rules for reforestation to optimize carbon sequestration, biodiversity recovery and livelihood benefits
Di Sacco and Hardwick et al. 2021 Over the past year a growing number of tree planting pledges have been made and projects initiated, most often motivated by contributing to climate change mitigation. Such investments in nature are welcomed by the nature-based solutions community, and if well designed and implemented they should contribute significantly to […] -
NbSI talk: role of local people and communities in fostering successful NbS
Alexandre Chausson spoke at the Fringe Climate Action Space on the role of local people and communities in fostering successful NbS. The Climate Fringe is providing a diversity of events in the run-up to and during COP26, as well as connecting people and projects to enhance collaboration around COP26. In his talk, Alexandre emphasised the […]