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  Comment on forthcoming changes to Environmental Land Management schemes

  Researchers John Lynch and Alison Smith comment on, DEFRA's updated Agricultural Transition Plan, which outlines changes to agricultural policy.

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  Treading Lightly: Policy Implications of the Restated Evidence on Grazing Livestock and Soil Carbon

  Some claim that enough carbon can be stored in pastures to balance all other emissions from livestock production, whilst others state that the carbon storage potential is minimal and easily reversed.

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  Collaboration for a Thriving Planet: NbSI joins forces with the Oxford Smith School

  The Nature-based Solutions Initiative has partnered with the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, with Professor Nathalie Seddon now leading her interdisciplinary team under both the Smith School (in the Department of Geography) and the Department of Biology.

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  We must Scale-up Action to meet Nature Targets in England

  The Government is largely off-track to meet its legally binding environmental targets in England, and action must be speeded up and scaled up, according to a progress report by the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP).

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  Exciting new leadership role as Deputy Director of the NbSI

  We are looking to appoint a Senior Researcher and Deputy Director in Nature-based Solutions as part of a new collaboration between the Biology and the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment.

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  Welcome to our January NbS Foundation Course Scholars

  We warmly welcome our scholars, who join a diverse cohort of participants from all over the world for our January 2024 executive education course on nature-based solutions.

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  A restatement of the natural science evidence base concerning grassland management, grazing livestock and soil carbon storage

  This paper describes a project that set out to summarise the natural science evidence base relevant to grassland management, grazing livestock and soil carbon storage potential in as policy-neutral terms as possible.

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  Considering the Cross-Boundary Environmental and Social Implications of the EU’s Carbon Dioxide Removal Strategy in Brazil

  This book is a core output from the Horizon Europe project SSH CENTRE: Social Sciences and Humanities for Climate, Energy and Trans- port Research Excellence that includes findings from novel interdisciplinary collaborations which were catalysed and funded by the project.

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  Webinar: Nature-Based Solutions and their Socio-Economic Benefits for Peru

  "Nature-Based Solutions and their Socio-Economic Benefits for Peru": Results Presentation and Report Release Event

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  Hopes for COP28 from Dr Aline Soterroni

  "I hope that governments, including Brazil's, recognise the importance of representing nature-based solutions holistically in climate pledges for achieving both climate mitigation and adaptation goals, as well as curbing biodiversity loss. I also hope to see bolder commitments for Brazil, beyond illegal deforestation control and the alignment between short and long-term ambitions."

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  Young Development Agriculturalist Award

  Caleb Bram, MBiol student at NbSI, was nominated for and won the YDA based on his work on coffee-based agroforestry in Vietnam as a nature-based solution, which contributes to the creation of the, NERC funded, High Agricultural Reforestation Potential (HARP) Toolkit.

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  How natural infrastructure solutions can address Sustainable Development Challenges and the triple planetary crisis

  A new report from the UN Environment Programme, UNOPS and the University of Oxford highlights the contributions of nature-based infrastructure solutions to sustainable development, climate action and biodiversity.

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  NbSI Present at National Conference on Disaster and Climate Resilience in the Philippines

  .From Discourse to Action: Mobilizing the Academe for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation.'

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  NbSI featured in Financial Times

  NbSI researcher John Lynch recently featured in a video for the Financial Times explaining some of the ways agriculture contributes to climate change, and how these might be reduced.

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  Nature-based solutions critical for Brazil’s Net Zero goal

  Although the implementation of Brazil's Forest Code is key for the country to meet and increase the ambition of its short-term NDC targets, it will not be enough to bridge the gap to net-zero GHG emissions by mid-century.

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  Diverse forests can store over 70% more carbon than monocultures

  Multiple tree species are 70% more effective as carbon sinks than monoculture forests

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  Young mixed planted forests store more carbon than monocultures—a meta-analysis

  To determine whether diversification of plantations would enhance aboveground carbon storage, we systematically reviewed over 11,360 publications, and acquired data from a global network of tree diversity experiments. We compiled a maximum dataset of 79 monoculture to mixed comparisons from 21 sites with all variables needed for a meta-analysis.

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  NbS in Climate Change Policy: Guarding Against Greenwashing at COP28

  In this guide we strongly urge Parties and non-state actors at COP28 to establish strong governance for high-integrity nature-based solutions (in line with the IUCN Global Standard[1]) and ensure that they are not misused to justify inaction on ongoing emissions.

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  Contributions of Nature-Based Solutions to Reduce Peoples’ Vulnerabilities to Climate Change across the Rural Global South

  We analyse 85nature-based interventions across the rural Global South, and factors mediating their effectiveness,based on a systematic map of peer-reviewed studies encompassing a wide diversity of ecosystems,climate impacts, and intervention types

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  The role of nature-based solutions in enabling climate-resilient development pathways

  NbS possess the ability to simultaneously address the root causes of climate change, bolster resilience against its impacts, and foster adaptability across social, environmental, and economic domains.

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  Nature-based Infrastructure: How natural infrastructure solutions can address sustainable development challenges and the triple planetary crisis

  The study identifies five functions through which NbI can provide benefits with respect to the provision of infrastructure services.

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  The Future is Indigenous

  "Indigenous peoples, make up 5% of the world's population and protect 82% of the world's biodiversity"- Sônia Guajajara

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  Smallholder Resilience to Extreme Weather Events in Global Food Value Chains

  Integrating satellite, household and trade data, we investigate the cascading impacts after two consecutive hurricanes on smallholder banana farmers in Dominican Republic, and determinants of their recovery.

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  Women are Key Actors in NbS

  In a world where climate change requires collective efforts, acknowledging and addressing gender disparities in climate solutions will be essential for achieving sustainable and equitable outcomes.

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  Study illustrates integrating a wide spectrum of nature’s values into policy formulation and decision processes is crucial for a sustainable future.

  By adopting a holistic valuation of nature, leveraging established valuation methods, and engaging stakeholders, policymakers can reshape the landscape of environmental management.