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Investigating the biodiversity, social and sustainable development outcomes of achieving net-zero in the UK
This project explores the climatic, environmental and wider consequences of greenhouse gas removal (GGR) methods. GGR is expected to form an integral part in achieving a climatically sustainable future, and features prominently (sometimes at enormous scale) in domestic and international pathways that successfully reach ‘net-zero’ emissions. The diversity of different practices and relative lack of […]
Alexandre Chausson
Alex is now a senior associate, having moved to WWF UK in November 2022, but will continue to collaborate with the NbSI. Interests and expertise I managed and collaborated on the delivery of research and knowledge-exchange outputs. This included conducting applied research for policy on Nature-based Solutions, with a focus on climate change adaptation, development, […]
Susan Chomba
Susan is the Director of Vital Landscapes at the World Resources Institute (WRI) Africa, based in Nairobi. She leads WRI’s work on forest protection and conservation, food systems transformation and governance in Africa. She is a scientist with extensive research and development experience in Africa. Susan is a global ambassador for the Race to zero […]
Scaling-up nature-based solutions in the UK
An 18 month research ‘Sprint’ - part of the Agile Initiative at the Oxford Martin School - worked with stakeholders to identify and tackle key cultural, scientific and governance barriers to the implementation of high-quality NbS in the UK
Nature-based solutions to address climate risks in the UK
We are investigating the potential of NbS to support climate change adaptation in the UK.
Nicole Chabaneix
Interests & background I am a biologist, specialized in ecology and conservation (BA) and in social-ecological resilience (MSc). I have 6 years of professional experience working on climate change and sustainable development research, policy and project management, with roles at WWF and the Ministry of Environment in my home country of Peru. My current work […]
Cláudia Coleoni
Interests and expertise I am a DPhil student in Geography and the Environment at the University of Oxford and a Research Assistant with the Oxford Martin School’s Agile Initiative, contributing to the sprint on deforestation and the UK food system. My research focuses on transboundary water governance in the Amazon Basin, examining how water—understood as […]
Interactive global map of good practice nature-based solutions
To enhance awareness and understanding of NbS, and showcase good practice, we are developing an interactive online global map.
Elvina Crowe
Interests and Expertise At the NbSI, my work is supported by the Royal College of Art’s Ecological Citizen(s) Network+ and developed in collaboration with the non-profit I Stand Beside. Together, we are co-creating a participatory digital platform and hosting interspecies assemblies (inspired by Joanna Macy’s Council of All Beings). I am evaluating how these forms […]
Guidelines for sustainable, successful nature-based solutions
We led the development of four guidelines for successful, sustainable NbS in February 2020 by a consortium of 20 UK-based organisations, as a letter to the then incoming President of CoP26, Alok Sharma.
Helene Kohnen
Interests and expertise I am an MSc student in Biodiversity, Conservation, and Management in the Geography and Environment Department at the University of Oxford. For my master’s dissertation, I am supervised by Dr. William Thompson, researching the climate suitability of cocoa in West Africa and refining this analysis using microclimatic data. I have developed a […]
Can nature-based solutions deliver a win-win for biodiversity and climate change adaptation?
The potential of NbS to tackle both the climate and biodiversity crises depends on whether they enhance the health of an ecosystem, including its biodiversity, the condition of its soil and water, and its ability to maintain its functions despite environmental change.
Caitlin Hafferty
Interests and expertise My research focuses on the governance and equity dimensions of nature-based solutions. I am particularly interested in exploring how knowledge is constructed and used by diverse actors in research, policy, and practice, and the role of key institutions in shaping how land use is governed. I provide social science expertise as part […]
Exploring the role of nature-based solutions for social-ecological resilience
This project developed a two-part conceptual framework linking social-ecological resilience to adaptation outcomes in NbS.
Robyn Haggis
Interest and Expertise I am a DPhil Student in the School of Geography and the Environment at the University of Oxford, under the supervision of Professor Jim Hall and Professor Nathalie Seddon. My interests span climate, sustainable development and nature, and I am bringing these together through a focus on nature-based solutions (NbS). My research […]
Role of nature-based solutions for development
This project collated and synthesized evidence on the development outcomes of investments in nature (protection, restoration, management, creation of ecosystem, and nature-based food production).
Reducing people’s vulnerability to climate change in the rural Global South using Nature-based Solutions
Although evidence for the effectiveness of NbS for adaptation is growing, there is scant information on whether and how NbS reduce vulnerability to climate change in the Global South.
Jim Hall
Jonna Halonen
Interests and expertise I am a fifth-year MSc student in Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Infrastructure at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. I am currently writing my master thesis under the supervision of William Thompson (NbSI) and Ulla Mörtberg (KTH) within sustainable cocoa agroforestry in West Africa. The project aims to evaluate climate […]
Nature-based solutions for economic recovery in the global south
he aim of this project is to unpack the contribution of NbS to short term economic recovery potential (ERP), and how this relates to long term development gain.
Jonathan Harper
Interests and expertise I am a fourth year student studying Biology (MBiol) at the University of Oxford and conducting Master’s research under the supervision of Dr Emily Warner. My research concerns evaluating the impacts of natural forest regeneration on the woodland ecosystem. Particularly, my interests focus on how natural tree establishment alters soil carbon levels, […]
Mapping the effectiveness of nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation
This systematic evidence mapping exercise consolidated the large dispersed evidence-base on the effectiveness of NbS for addressing climatic impacts.
Role of nature-based solutions in mitigating climate change
Projects that manage, protect and restore ecosystems are widely viewed critical to mitigating climate change. In this project we modelled the potential of nature-based solutions on land to help to reduce peak warming. Our analysis shows that if scaled up the maximum extent possible, NbS can reduce global warming by 0.1°C if warming peaks mid-century […]
Alifa Bintha Haque
Interests and expertise I am a marine biologist focusing on conserving sharks and rays in the global south context. In a nutshell, my doctoral research- i) address the dearth of critical data for the understanding of elasmobranch fisheries in Bangladesh; ii) assesses the vulnerability of existing species and sustainability of elasmobranch fishery against contemporary fishing […]
Andy Hector
Andy is Professor of Ecology in the Department of Plant Science at the University of Oxford. He is a community ecologist interested in biodiversity loss and its consequences for the stability and functioning of ecosystems and the provision of ecological services.