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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 […] -
Climate reverses directionality in the richness–abundance relationship across the World’s main forest biomes
Madrigal-González et al. 2020 It is critical that forest restoration is informed by the best possible science, to maximise carbon storage and other benefits over the long term. There are two competing hypotheses about whether the number of tree species or tree abundance is more important for maximising forest carbon storage. This study tested these […] -
The greenhouse gas offset potential from seagrass restoration
Oreska et al. 2020 Seagrass meadows are highly productive systems that bury organic carbon in sediment. This study is the first to quantify net greenhouse gas removal from the atmosphere from seagrass restoration. The authors measured all the necessary greenhouse gas parameters in the 7km2 of restored eelgrass meadow in Virginia, USA, finding that the […] -
Strengthening synergies: how action to achieve post-2020 global biodiversity conservation targets can contribute to mitigating climate change
De Lamo et al. 2020 This report looks at how much climate change mitigation would be achieved if we meet biodiversity conservation targets. It is the first output of ongoing research on this topic, and uses information on carbon stocks in locations that have been identified as priorities for meeting biodiversity targets. The report finds […] -
The role of nature in the UK NDC
This report, from the RSPB and WWF based on analysis by Pete Smith and colleagues at the University of Aberdeen and with inputs from the Nature-based Solutions Initiative, makes science-based recommendations on how to include nature in an updated UK Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). Every Paris Agreement signatory has the chance to submit an updated […] -
Launch of Oxford Net Zero
Oxford Net Zero is a new interdisciplinary research initiative which combines Oxford’s existing research body with research fellows from around the world to advance solutions for reaching net-zero emissions. The online platform will act as a source of equitable climate solutions for businesses, policymakers and professionals across all sectors. The initiative also aims to address […] -
New Taskforce on Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets
The Taskforce on Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets is an initiative aiming to scale an effective and efficient voluntary carbon market. The aim is to bring together key players from across the entire carbon market value chain, to provide recommendations on the most pressing challenges facing the carbon market. The Taskforce is private-sector led, and has […] -
Stephen Woroniecki publishes on overcoming dualistic thinking
Stephen Woroniecki, research associate at NbSI, has recently co-authored a paper in Ecosystems and People which uses ecosystem-based adaptation case studies to suggest how to overcome dualistic thinking between people and nature in sustainability science as a leverage point to facilitate transformative change. -
Race to Zero Dialogues: Nature’s Place in the Race
Professor Nathalie Seddon and Dr Cécile Girardin spoke at the UNFCCC’s Race to Zero Dialogues day dedicated to NbS. Cécile presented an interval session on art and science, focusing on ecosystem restoration, based on a mural designed for the Sumatran Orangutan Society. She also framed the discussion for a session exploring the role of NbS […] -
UNFCCC Race to Zero Dialogues
In place of an in-person conference this year, the UNFCCC hosted a set of online dialogues to discuss how we can ‘race’ to zero greenhouse gas emissions and zero harm to biodiversity, on the route to negative emissions, net biodiversity gain and a restored planet. There was a day of dynamic discussions focused on nature-based […]