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How can we monitor soil health for NbS?

How can we monitor soil health for NbS?

Soil health is critical for the success of nature-based solutions (NbS), underpinning ecosystem multifunctionality and resilience by supporting biodiversity, improving carbon sequestration and storage, regulating water flow, and enhancing plant productivity. Yet many projects fail to monitor soil health. 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.

December 10, 2024
Brazil's flag

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.

November 28, 2024
Balancing land use for biodiversity and climate

Balancing land use for biodiversity and climate

Interdisciplinary researchers and practitioners from across the globe recently convened in Oaxaca, Mexico, to explore pathways to sustainable and just land systems at the 2024 Global Land Programme Open Science Meeting. NbSI researchers Aline Soterroni and John Lynch presented new research offering solutions for uniting biodiversity and climate objectives, from broadening the definition of ‘forest’ in the new European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), to recognising the value of peatland restoration for climate change mitigation.

November 22, 2024
The imperative of aligning policy on climate and biodiversity

The imperative of aligning policy on climate and biodiversity

In a new article published yesterday in The Conversation, NbSI’s Nathalie Seddon and Audrey Wagner explain why aligning climate and biodiversity policy is essential. The message is clear: healthy ecosystems are crucial for climate resilience and a stable climate is essential to protecting biodiversity. Climate action must not come at the expense of biodiversity or human rights.

November 19, 2024
Do we have enough information to scale up carbon removals sustainably?

Do we have enough information to scale up carbon removals sustainably?

As COP29 of the UNFCCC commences in Azerbaijan, the need for effective and sustainable strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is more critical than ever. However, most global scenarios also rely heavily on carbon dioxide removals (CDRs) to keep within the Paris Agreement temperature targets, and many ‘net-zero’ pathways indicated by governments contain a significant amount of CDR. But do we know what the wider effects of these CDR practices will be, or which approaches might be more or less sustainable? A new study assesses the current state of the evidence by reviewing the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) literature on CDR.

November 13, 2024
Delegates at COP

What just happened at COP16? NbSI reports from Colombia

What just happened in Cali? Quite a lot. The COP16 agenda was enormous—restoring the health of the biosphere in the face of an economy hell bent on destroying it is a deeply complex challenge. It was a monumental task for a small team to cover it all! Here, we reflect on some of the key takeaways on the big ticket agenda items as well as on the key the issues we tracked over the past two weeks.

November 3, 2024
Director Seddon at COP16

Nature-based solutions for transformative change at COP16

At the halfway point of COP16 in Cali, our Director, Nathalie Seddon, joined fellow academics and researchers to discuss how nature-based solutions (NbS) can drive the transformative change urgently needed to restore balance between people, nature and climate.

November 1, 2024
Rainforest canopy

Update from COP16: Signs that Latin America is stepping up on climate and nature leadership

As hosts of the COP16 Biodiversity summit and the upcoming COP30 Climate, Colombia and Brazil are showing signs of leadership on how the crises of biodiversity loss and climate change are closely linked and must be tackled together. An open letter from over 70 global leaders – representing business, finance, civil society, Indigenous Peoples and youth – calls on President Petro of Colombia and President Lula of Brazil, to drive ‘one year of united action on climate, nature and food.’

October 29, 2024
A white bridge in a green forest

Supporting the economy with nature-based solutions

Our new research just out in PLOS Climate shows how NbS have the potential to drive job creation, boost income, whilst also supporting climate and sustainable development goals.

October 29, 2024
Part of the Team at COP16

NbSI at COP16: What we’re doing, what’s happening, and what outcomes we’re hoping for

As global leaders gather for COP16, it is time to turn commitments into action for nature, climate, and equity. From the ground in Cali, the NbSI team brings insights and updates as we lead Oxford’s delegation, co-coordinate the Academic & Research caucus, contribute to side events, and advocate for high-integrity nature-based solutions, rights-based approaches and biodiversity-climate synergies.

October 28, 2024
Front cover of the report

Growing positive change – NbS Conference 2024 insights, report and recordings

With COP16 commencing in Cali this week, we are happy to announce our NbS Conference 2024 report and recordings, highlighting critical actions for the nature-based solutions community

October 22, 2024
wildfire burning

The cost-effectiveness of nature-based solutions for reducing disaster risk

New study finds nature-based solutions to be more cost-effective than conventional engineering solutions for disaster risk reduction

October 4, 2024