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Nature-based Solutions (NbS)


Definition

Nature-based ways to mitigate climate change meanwhile providing additional benefits for human wellbeing, biodiversity, and climate adaptation.

Further reading
What are nature-based solutions to climate change? - Grantham Research Institute at LSE (Mercer et al., 2022) [website]
The principles of natural climate solutions (Ellis et al., 2024) [journal article]
IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions : a user-friendly framework for the verification, design and scaling up of NbS : first edition - International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) [report]
Related

nature based solutions; rewilding

See also
Adaptation
Biodiversity
Natural Climate Solutions (NCS)
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Drafted by
Chris Graham
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