16 Dec 2020
New WBCSD report helps business accelerate consistent and credible actions for climate and nature. New report aims to remove the hurdles to investment in nature-based solutions by clarifying the scope and definitions of natural climate solutions and nature-based solutions, which have the potential to deliver up to 37% of solutions to achieve the Paris climate […]
09 Dec 2020
FEMA ends policy favouring flood walls over green protections The Federal Emergency Management Agency has taken a dramatic step to encourage communities to use environmentally friendly features such as wetlands for flood protection instead of building sea walls and levees. A new FEMA flood policy released late last month with no public announcement is drawing praise from […]
03 Dec 2020
Ensuring Nature based Solutions actions address global challenges Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are a powerful ally to address societal challenges, such as climate change, biodiversity loss and food security. As the world strives to emerge from the current pandemic and move towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals, it is imperative that future investments in nature reach […]
12 Nov 2020
Flood and coastal resilience innovation programme How to submit an expression of an interest to become part of innovative action on flooding and coastal change. In the 2020 Budget, the government announced a £200 million fund for this programme. The flood and coastal resilience innovation programme will help meet the aims set out in the: […]
29 Sep 2020
Nature – Carbon Management in Shelf Seas ‘Accounting guidelines exist for the recording of carbon flows in terrestrial and coastal ecosystems. Shelf sea sediments, while considered an important carbon store, have yet to receive comparable scrutiny. Here, we explore whether effective management of carbon stocks accumulating in shelf seas could contribute towards a nation’s greenhouse […]
13 Aug 2020
Nature-based solutions towards sustainable communities – Analysis of EU-funded projects Over the past thirty years local communities have remained at the heart of efforts to address sustainable development across the European Union, mobilised by a wide range of policies and initiatives to develop sustainable, smart, low carbon, resilient and eco-cities. This report examines how far […]
06 Aug 2020
The Time is Now: To deal with the climate crisis we must bring back nature back on an ambitious scale The world is starting to take note of the threat of climate catastrophe. In response, the UK government has joined many governments around the world in setting a net zero emissions target in law. Yet […]
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