Primary Functions
- Explore evidence on how effective different nature-based interventions are for addressing climate change impacts.
- Compare social, economic, and environmental effects of different nature-based interventions.
Detailed Description
The Nature-based Solutions Initiative is an interdisciplinary programme of research, policy advice and education based at the University of Oxford. It brings together natural, physical and social scientists with economists, governance and finance experts from across the University and beyond. Its mission is to enhance understanding of the potential of Nature-based Solutions to address global challenges and increase their sustainable implementation worldwide.
Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are actions that work with and enhance nature to help address societal challenges. The concept is grounded in the knowledge that healthy natural and managed ecosystems produce a diverse range of services on which human wellbeing depends.
NbS is an ‘umbrella concept’ for other established nature-based approaches such as ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) and mitigation (EbM), eco-disaster risk reduction (eco-DRR), Green Infrastructure (GI) and natural climate solutions (NCS).
This is an interactive map linking nature-based solutions to climate change adaptation outcomes based on a systematic review of the peer-reviewed literature.
With this tool you can
- Explore evidence on how effective different nature-based interventions are for addressing climate change impacts
- Compare social, economic, and environmental effects of different nature-based interventions
- Filter by region, country, habitat, intervention type, or type of outcome
- Generate maps, graphs and download data
- Directly link from science to national climate policy
