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Date Time Researchers lead policy briefing on Nature-based Solutions for climate and biodiversity crises As societies face the triple challenge of avoiding the worst effects of climate change, protecting remaining biodiversity and improving human wellbeing, there are calls to end siloed thinking and design solutions that address these problems simultaneously. Nature-based Solutions (NbS) – solutions to societal challenges that involve working with nature – are such a solution. Examples include tree planting to sequester atmospheric carbon and restoring coastal habitats to mitigate floods....

Special event G20/UNEP – Resilient, Smart and Sustainable Cities: The Power of Nature-based Solutions April 28th, 2021 The event highlighted the multiple benefits of implementing Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in cities, and particularly their contribution to building resilience to climate change while contributing to climate mitigation. A wealth of urban experiments is underway across G20 countries, demonstrating that NbS – adapted to local circumstances – can work in all contexts. To multiply positive experiences, further quantification of the range of benefits, and increasing progress ...

Special event G20/UNEP – Resilient, Smart and Sustainable Cities: The Power of Nature-based Solutions The event highlighted the multiple benefits of implementing Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in cities, and particularly their contribution to building resilience to climate change while contributing to climate mitigation. A wealth of urban experiments is underway across G20 countries, demonstrating that NbS – adapted to local circumstances – can work in all contexts. To multiply positive experiences, further quantification of the range of benefits, and increasing progress monitoring, are n...

Are we on track for a green recovery? Not Yet March 13, 2021 Share this post: One year from the onset of the pandemic, recovery spending has fallen short of nations’ commitments to build back more sustainably. An analysis of spending by leading economies, led by Oxford’s Economic Recovery Project and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), finds only 18.0% of announced recovery spending can be considered ‘green.’ The report, Are We Building Back Better? Evidence from 2020 and Pathways for Inclusive Green Recovery Spending, calls for governments to invest more sustainably and tackle ine...

Why Are the Next 10 Years So Key for Climate Action? Margaret Kuhlow of the World Wildlife Foundation shares her thoughts. Why Global Citizens Should Care The climate crisis particularly threatens people living in poverty. The United Nations urges countries to invest in mitigation and adaptation measures to avert the worst consequences of climate change. You can join us in taking action on this issue here.  Analysts have warned that the COVID-19 pandemic, no matter how destabilizing, may just be a “dress rehearsal” for the impending climate crisis.  With looming water and food shortage...