Nature-Based Solutions platform

🌍 Mainstreaming Nature-Based Solutions is possible by creating accessibility to solutions, practices and projects all around the globe. By showcasing your NBS project(s) at our platform, knowledge exchange and collaborations between projects, organizations and individuals are stimulated. 📝 Read the conditions and submit your project: https://lnkd.in/eCTjMJw4 #NatureBasedSolutions

What is the difference between climate mitigation and climate adaptation❔ Climate mitigation is the human intervention that reduces the emission of greenhouse gas to prevent the planet from warming to more extreme temperatures.🌡 Climate adaptation is the process of adjusting to the current and future effects of climate change.🌍 Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) have an important part to play in adapting to the impacts of climate change and in sequestering and avoiding emissions. Nature-Based Solutions include: 🏞 Avoiding emissions through protecting landscapes 🌱 Restoring ecosystems such as drained peatlands 🕊 Bringing ecological diversity into landscapes dominated by singular species 💧 Creating more room for water to reduce flood risk 🏡 Better integrating nature into urban areas and agricultural landscapes For practical examples, visit our website: https://lnkd.in/gJ87h-B #NatureBasedSolutions

🌍 While the term Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) has been popularized in the Global North over the last few years, researchers note that communities in many parts of the world have engaged in these practices for centuries. In the study 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 𝗔 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 the different forms of NBS currently practiced in informal settlements in Southeast Asia and the Pacific were quantified and analyzed. 37 implemented NBS in the region were identified, initiated by governments, institutions, NGOs, and communities themselves. They varied in complexity and took many different forms: 🦢 Constructed wetlands 👩🌾 Community gardens 🏞 Open green spaces 🌾 Restoration of riparian vegetation 🌳 Street trees 💧 Infiltration devices like trenches and rain gardens to manage stormwater runoff. Community gardens were the most popular intervention, followed by waterfront vegetation restoration. For more information, visit: https://lnkd.in/g9R4w3cb Or contact Erich Wolff #NatureBasedSolutions

How are countries integrating Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) and Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) in their National Adaptation Plans (NAPs)? 🌿 📘 The report 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 (𝗡𝗯𝗦) 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺-𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗘𝗯𝗔) 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗔𝗣 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 developed by NAP Global Network & International Institute for Sustainable Development assesses the extent to which countries have integrated NBS, EbA, and biodiversity considerations into their NAP documents.  The findings are based on a review of 57 NAP documents: ▶ 40 / 57 countries include information and data about the climate risks and vulnerabilities that their ecosystems face from climate change. ▶ 44 / 57 countries made explicit reference to NBS & EbA. ▶ 49 / 57 countries identify at least one priority sector related to ecosystems, biodiversity, or the environment. ▶ 49 / 57 countries refer to the links between climate change and biodiversity loss. Find out more about all the findings and insights in the blog: https://lnkd.in/eNZkTQ2p 📸 NAP Global Network #NatureBasedSolutions

📘 The new Nordic NBS policy handbook 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲-𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘀 provides advice and suggestions for approaches to develop policies aiming at mainstreaming and upscaling the use of NBS. The handbook and advice build on findings from previous projects in the Nordic NBS programme as well as other studies and examples of relevant policies in the Nordics and the project partners’ knowledge and experience. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/dUefyAnD Via Netherlands Agricultural Network in Scandinavia #NatureBasedSolutions

Nature-Based Solutions for reducing disaster risk. What is the evidence? 🌿 A collection of 11 articles highlights evidence of the effectiveness of ecosystems for Disaster Risk Reduction and presents implementation best practices. Themes: ▶Conceptual framing ▶Decision-making tools ▶Case studies including several cost-benefit analysis papers   📗 Check out the special issue of the journal about Nature-Based Solutions here: https://lnkd.in/eNg3yvTe Via Marta Vicarelli #NatureBasedSolutions

💰🌿 Investing in Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) could create up to 32 million new jobs by 2030 on top of the estimated 60.5–62 million people currently in NBS-related employment. 📗 The report 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗷𝗼𝗯𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 demonstrates that job creation and the improvement of livelihoods are important benefits of NBS: benefits that can be influential for the political economy of NBS investment. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/egyRTV2V Developed by the International Labour Organization, the UN Environment Programme and IUCN. 📸 United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) #NatureBasedSolutions

📘🌾 The publication 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 by IUCN focuses on the relationship between sustainable agricultural practices and the concept of Nature-Based Solutions. The aim is to outline a potential path to a more sustainable future for the agricultural sector. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/dveWWPeE #NatureBasedSolutions

🏙🌿 Nature-Based Solutions can solve pressing climate change and pollution challenges. So why are not more cities Building with Nature? Find out more in the blog by Jasper Leuven and Juliette Eulderink: https://lnkd.in/dVaYkdsA 📸 Royal HaskoningDHV #NatureBasedSolutions

🕊 Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) are powerful tools for resilience and sustainable development. The policy brief 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲: 𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 developed by UNEP-WCMC explores how NBS can contribute to peacebuilding and conflict resolution in fragile and conflict-affected areas. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/dR4rgAGV #NatureBasedSolutions