Nature-based Solutions
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Nature-based Solutions for people and planet
Solutions for infrastructure
US$ 57 billion
Flooding damages averted by mangroves in China, India, Mexico, US and Viet Nam each year
Solutions for climate
37%
Amount of climate mitigation Nature-based Solutions can contribute to meeting Paris climate goal
Solutions for smart investments
US$ 170 billion
Estimated global benefits in ecosystem services from Nature-based Solutions focused on climate
How we engage
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Nature-based Solutions are actions to protect, sustainably manage, and restore natural and modified ecosystems that address societal challenges effectively and adaptively, simultaneously providing human well-being and biodiversity benefits.
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Request for Proposals (RfP) - Green Climate Fund Concept Note Development within the ADAPT project
02.02.2022Open call for the position of Green Climate Fund Consultant in the frame of ADAPT: Nature-based Solutions for resilient societies in the Western Balkans.
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Mapping: A steppingstone to boots-on-the-ground
10.01.2022Conservation and development projects like the Stabilizing Land Use (PLUS) project work across landscapes to benefit both people and nature. Maps provide vital context to intervention areas, and advanced geospatial analyses can serve as steppingstones to help...
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China launches new guidelines for coastal ecosystems to enhance disaster risk reduction
27.12.2021In 2018, the highest decision-making body on financial and economic issues in China mandated competent authorities to implement coastal conservation and restoration projects through the use of Nature-based Solutions to keep resilient from the risks the...
Publications
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全球社会挑战应对之道：基于自然的解决方案
Cohen-Shacham, E., Janzen, C., Maginnis, Stewart, Walters, Gretchen
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Nature-based solutions for climate change mitigation
Miles, Lera, Agra, Raquel, Sengupta, Sandeep, Vidal, Adriana, Dickson, Barney
Language: En
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ASK AN EXPERT: What is ecosystem restoration? A science-based Outlook
ADD THIS TO YOUR CALENDAR: 1 June at 13:00 CET, hear expert voices from the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration Science Task Force share the fundamentals of the science behind ecosystem restoration. They will walk us through their recommendations for high-quality restoration and focus our...
Quick reads
Aimed at policy-makers and journalists, IUCN Issues Briefs provide key information on selected issues in a two-pager format.
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Post-2020 global biodiversity framework
In October 2021 and April 2022, Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will meet in Kunming, China (COP15) to determine the post-2020 global biodiversity framework (the framework...
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Nature-based recovery
The COVID-19 pandemic caused the global economy to shrink by an estimated 3.5% in 2020. 8.8% of global working hours were lost, equivalent to 255 million full-time jobs, and severe long-term economic...
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Ensuring effective Nature-based Solutions
Nature-based Solutions are actions addressing key societal challenges through the protection, sustainable management and restoration of both natural and modified ecosystems, benefiting both...
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