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Landscape Analysis for an Agricultural Resilience Impact and Innovation Hub (AGRIIH) at Oxford
Oxford University has a vision for an Agricultural Resilience Impact and Innovation Hub (AGRIIH) to link its own agriculture-related research, connected disciplines, and form external partnerships to increase impact and innovation, resulting in greater resilience in agriculture in the UK and globally. -
Introducing The Agricultural Resilience Impact and Innovation Hub
Oxford is developing a new interdisciplinary initiative: the Agricultural Resilience Impact and Innovation Hub (AGRIIH). AGRIIH will act as a catalyst for agricultural resilience research and innovation at Oxford—bringing together diverse disciplines, external partners, and global stakeholders to drive practical, system-informed solutions. -
NbSI receives RCA grant to work on nature reconnection
On World Environment Day, we’re delighted to share that we’ve been awarded funding from the Royal College of Art’s Ecological Citizens programme to support an exciting new collaboration with nature-connection non-profit I Stand Beside. -
Oxford’s first Citizens’ Jury on people and nature
A first-of-its-kind ‘Citizens’ Jury’ brought together community members to discuss how people and nature can thrive together in Oxford. Guided by experts and facilitators, the jury co-created 8 key recommendations and a shared vision for Oxford city. We hope this experience can inspire others to explore deliberative democracy as a pathway to more inclusive and just environmental governance. -
Updating guidance for effective and just Nature-based Solutions & Ecosystem-based approaches
A three-day expert workshop hosted by the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and UNEP-WCMC was held in Cambridge earlier this month, to develop a supplement to the 2019 Voluntary Guidelines on Ecosystem-based approaches to Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction. NbSI’s Audrey Wagner shares key insights from the discussions. -
A “one-stop shop” for ecological monitoring of NbS
Ecological monitoring is critical to the success of nature-based solutions, ensuring they deliver benefits for biodiversity alongside tackling societal challenges. A new framework by NbSI researchers can help practitioners monitor biodiversity and soil health, including a freely available online database of metrics and methodologies. -
Can we make food production work with nature?
New BES Regenerative Agriculture report finds strong evidence that soil health and biodiversity can improve under regenerative agricultural practices, but risks of greenwashing remain strong. -
Integrated above- and below-ground ecological monitoring for nature-based solutions
Our study provides practitioners with a framework for selecting optimum metrics for assessing above- and below-ground ecological outcomes of NbS relevant to the location in which they are being implemented -
Diverse tropical forests sequester more carbon than monocultures
New research has found that diverse tropical planted forests store 57% more carbon than monoculture forests. -
Introducing the Agricultural Resilience Impact and Innovation Hub (AGRIIH)
A new agricultural research hub seeks to co-develop cutting-edge, industry-relevant research and innovation that supports the transformation of agriculture towards a more sustainable and resilient future. -
Scaling investment in NbS for Climate Resilient Infrastructure
A newly launched Global Tool and Finance Report, developed by the University of Oxford’s Environmental Change Institute (ECI) and the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA), aim to help scale investment in nature-based solutions for climate infrastructure resilience. -
Agricultural Resilience Impact and Innovation Hub
The Agricultural Resilience Impact and Innovation Hub (AGRIIH) aims to generate a transformational shift in the scope of Oxford‘s agricultural research impact, by engaging industry and stakeholders to co- develop novel and industry-relevant research and innovation that transforms our agricultural systems for a sustainable future. -
Making green infrastructure work for nature, climate and people
NbSI's researcher Alison Smith has been working with Natural England to help curate existing standards and guidelines into a comprehensive framework consisting of a ‘Core Menu’ and five ‘Headline Standards’. -
Pathways to a genuinely sustainable future: Insights from the Transformative Change Assessment Report
We welcome the Transformative Change Assessment Report, developed by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). -
NbSI Research in the Spotlight
Getting the message right on nature‐based solutions to climate change was Global Change Biology's most-viewed article of 2024 with an impressive 23,232 views. -
A menu of standards for green infrastructure in England: effective and equitable or a race to the bottom?
This paper draws on original research into the design of a menu of GI standards for England, commissioned by Natural England—a United Kingdom Government agency. It describes the evolution of the standards within the context of United Kingdom government policy initiatives for nature and climate. -
Tree Diversity Increases Carbon Stocks and Fluxes Above—But Not Belowground in a Tropical Forest Experiment
We show that tree diversity significantly increased aboveground C stocks and fluxes, with a 57% higher gain in aboveground tree C in five-species mixtures compared to monocultures 16 years after planting. -
Is the Implementation of Cocoa Companies’ Forest Policies on Track to Effectively and Equitably Address Deforestation in West Africa?
This study examines the design and implementation of forest-focused supply chainpolicies (FSPs) in cocoa supply chains in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, the world's two leading cocoa producers. -
Unpacking the politics of Nature-based Solutions governance: Making space for transformative change
Participatory governance is touted as a driver of transformative change, but often falls short of its promises. Dominant framings can reinforce vested interests and marginalise alternative perspectives. Technoscientific and market-oriented approaches, risk and uncertainty, and “democracy washing” shape transformative NbS. -
Nature-Based Solutions Initiative at the British Ecological Society Annual Meeting 2024
At the British Ecological Society’s Annual Meeting, the Nature-Based Solutions Initiative (NbSI) took centre stage. Professor Nathalie Seddon, Director of NbSI, delivered the prestigious Georgina Mace Lecture, highlighting the need for an eco-centric approach that integrates ecological science with Indigenous and Local Knowledge (ILK) -
Humanity at a crossroads: can stories inspire where data has not?
Humanity is on a perilous path, driving the biosphere—and our shared future—toward collapse. Can stories inspire transformative change where data alone has failed? This pressing question was explored at the latest Oxford Ministry for the Future event, where NbSI’s director Prof Nathalie Seddon joined award-winning author Richard Powers and fellow academics to discuss how storytelling can catalyse meaningful action for a sustainable future. -
The Academia and Research Organisations group: engagement at CBD COP16
The Academia and Research Organisations group (A&R group) provides a collective platform to support meaningful participation and engagement of academics and researchers in CBD processes. -
Fragmented Governance Endangers Biodiversity, Climate, and Human Systems, Warns IPBES Report
A new report from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) highlights the dangers of fragmented governance across biodiversity, climate change, food, water, and health systems. The "Nexus Assessment" emphasizes the interconnectedness of these crises and warns that addressing one issue in isolation risks compounding others. -
How can we monitor soil health for NbS?
New research by NbSI and the University of Aberdeen proposes an integrated approach for monitoring soil heath in NbS, introducing a tool for selecting suitable biodiversity and soil metrics based on context and scale. -
The promise and the challenges of Brazil’s new NDC
At COP29, Brazil was one of the first countries to submit its updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), pledging to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by up to two-thirds by 2035, compared to 2005 levels.