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Getting the message right on nature-based solutions
The role of nature-based solutions (NbS) in tackling the climate and nature crises has gained the world’s attention. They were high on the agenda at the World Economic Forum and the Climate Adaptation Summit last week, and will continue to be a central topic of discussion in the wake of COVID-19 and in the run-up […] -
We are hiring a Senior Research Fellow in Nature-based Climate Solutions
We are seeking a Senior Research Fellow to lead on Oxford Net Zero which is a new initiative drawing on the University’s world-leading expertise in climate science and policy. The initiative will provide research and resources for policymakers and businesses at this critical juncture for international action on climate change. We seek an innovative and […] -
NbSI talk: Value & limits of working with nature to address climate change
Professor Nathalie Seddon, Director of the NbSI, and Dr Cécile Girardin, Technical Director of the NbSI, gave an overview of the value and limits of working with nature to address climate change, as part of the Oxford Martin School series on Net Zero. Key messages: 1. NbS can make significant contributions to both climate change […] -
Climate Adaptation Summit: NbS session & Adaptation Action Agenda launch
The global Climate Adaptation Summit was held on 25-26th January 2021. This was the first ever global summit focusing solely on climate change adaptation, and brought together local stakeholders and global leaders to share knowledge and discuss future action for adaptation and resilience. When countries signed the Paris Agreement in 2015, they committed to balancing finance […] -
Youth4Nature online dialogue on nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation
Youth4Nature hosted an online dialogue on nature-based solutions (NbS) for climate change adaptation on 21st Jan 2021. The event started with a Land Acknowledgement – a formal statement to recognise and respect Indigenous Peoples as traditional stewards of land. This is an important reminder to as all that local and Indigenous People are natural land […] -
NbS at Gobeshona Global Conference-1
The International Centre for Climate Change and Development hosted a session at Gobeshona Global Conference 1 on building capacity for nature-based solutions (NbS). The session focused on how to enhance understanding of how to successfully implement NbS, and how to increase their implementation, especially with respect to climate change adaptation, mitigation, and sustainable development. Key […] -
NbS at the Climate Adaptation Summit
The Climate Adaptation Summit 2021 will be held on 25-26 January online. Global leaders and local stakeholders will come together to launch an Adaptation Action Agenda, laying out commitments to new projects and partnerships for climate change adaptation. There will be a session focusing on nature-based solutions at 16:30-18:30 CET on Monday 25th Jan. Many […] -
NbS session of the Gobeshona conference, Bangladesh
Join the discussion on nature-based solutions at the Gobeshona conference on Tuesday 19th Jan, 12:00-13:30 GMT. We will hear from experts on NbS research, policy and practice from Bangladesh, Peru and the UK; members of the core NbSI team as well as NbS Peru and NbS Bangladesh will be speaking. Register for free by filling […] -
£3bn of UK’s international climate finance committed to nature
The UK has pledged £3 billion to protect and restore ecosystems abroad over the next five years. The funding comes from the existing commitment of £11.6 billion for international climate finance. Actions will include a range of nature-based solutions such as protection, restoration and management of biodiverse habitats on land and in the sea, and […] -
COP26 coalition session on the role of Nature-based Solutions
This session was held as part of the COP26 Coalition gathering (12-16 Nov, 2020), and aimed to foster dialogue among coalition members and come to broad agreement on the role of nature in addressing the climate crisis at COP26. Specifically, the session focused on the nature-based solutions (NbS) concept, potential risks & benefits of NbS, […] -
Role of NbS for Climate Change Adaptation in UK Policy
Just ahead of tomorrow’s Climate Ambition Summit, this report considers the important role of nature-based solutions (NbS) in climate change adaptation policy for the UK and its fourteen overseas territories. The report was written by NbSI, in collaboration with WWF and RSPB; together we will work with the UK government over the coming months to […] -
The economic costs of planting, preserving, and managing the world’s forests to mitigate climate change
Austin et al. 2020 It is now well established that forest protection, restoration, management and creation play a crucial role in mitigating climate change. This paper estimates the costs of such actions, and the amount of forest-based climate change mitigation that could be funded by different carbon prices. They find that a carbon price of […] -
Anthropogenic modification of forests means only 40% of remaining forests have high ecosystem integrity
Grantham et al. 2020 The effects of human activities on forests goes beyond deforestation – forests that are still standing are often disturbed by humans as well. This study generated a global map of forest condition, using an index of forest integrity on a continuous scale from 0 to 1. The forest integrity index acts […] -
Getting the message right on nature-based solutions to climate change
Here, we discuss the promise and pitfalls of the NbS framing and its current political traction, and we present recommendations on how to get the message right. -
The role of nature in a UK NDC
The 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. -
The Role of Nature-based Solutions for Climate Change Adaptation in UK Policy
If 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. -
NbS Digital Dialogues – panel session summaries
Earlier in 2020 we held a series of talks and panel sessions – NbS Digital Dialogues – bringing together experts from science, policy and practice to discuss the implementation of sustainable NbS. Over 750 people tuned into the conference live, and recordings of all the sessions are available to view for free online. We are […] -
NbS Bangladesh News: perspective piece on nature & the SDGs; NbS roadmap policy brief; community-based adaptation conference; Gobeshona7 conference
NbS Bangladesh is a platform to gather evidence from science and practice on the effectiveness of existing nature-based solutions projects from across Bangladesh. Here we are highlighting three recent news items from NbS Bangladesh: A perspective piece on NbS and the sustainable development goals A policy brief – A Roadmap for Nature-based Solutions in Bangladesh: […] -
Recent talks from Nathalie Seddon
Nathalie has given numerous talks to leaders in NGOs, policy and business, including an opening keynote alongside Christiana Figueres and Johan Rockström at the Climate and Business Conference in New Zealand, a panel discussion on NbS during Wales Climate Week, a talk on coastal resilience at the WWF Fuller Symposium, a talk on NbS (with […] -
Join the NbS Bangladesh Network
We believe that it is imperative to bring together relevant stakeholders in Bangladesh – working on and/or interested in NbS – to join in the discussion and participate in the NbS Bangladesh Network to take this initiative forward. With the Network we seek to build a community of researchers, practitioners and policymakers working at the […] -
Beth Turner starts PhD on NbS and resilience
Beth will be exploring how forest landscape restoration can contribute to socio-ecological resilience to global changes. She will investigate this approach in sites in Bolivia and Canada where wildfires, climate change, and land-use change are increasing the vulnerability of forests and the communities who depend on them. She will be based out of the Université […] -
NbS in a Changing Climate Conference – date confirmation in January
We will be holding an online-in person hybrid conference at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, bringing researchers together with policymakers, civil society actors and business leaders to discuss the potential of NbS to meet societal goals in a warming world. We aim to confirm in January whether the conference will proceed 6-8 July […] -
Landscape restoration in the Lake District UK
Working in collaboration with United Utilities, the RSPB is managing the Haweswater watershed in the Lake District National Park to achieve the joint aims of boosting biodiversity, supporting local enterprise and improving water quality. So far this has involved planting over 100,000 trees and encouraging natural regeneration of woodland by reducing the number of grazing […] -
Rewilding UK farmland to address nitrate pollution
Mudflats, saltmarshes and seagrass on the south coast of the UK have received high loads of nitrogen and phosphorus for decades, from wastewater pollution, urban runoff and agricultural discharge. This has led to habitats being covered with mats of green algae, starving animals and plants of oxygen and hindering birds from reaching invertebrate prey. The […] -
UK Nature Recovery Network launch
The beginning of November saw the launch of the new Nature Recovery Network (NRN), which aims to expand, improve and connect wildlife-rich places across towns, cities and the countryside in the UK. There is an emphasis on increasing connectivity between habitat patches, and planning land management to enhance other ecosystem services, such as carbon storage […]