Nature -based Solutions (NbS)
Networking Event // Innovate 4 Water - Lausanne 2021
"Innovate 4 Water" marketplaces bring together key water nexus stakeholders, such as large and small-scale private and public service providers,…
Panel // Agroecological and Regenerative Solutions for Stronger Communities
A panel series featuring members of the UN Food Systems Champions Network and others moderated by Ruth Richardson and Danielle Nierenberg. The NGO…
Webinar // From Theory to Practice - How the Benefit Accounting of Nature-Based Solutions Method Aligns with Real-World Projects
This webinar is the second in a three-part series on nature-based solutions (NBS) for watersheds. The webinar series is part of the Benefit…
Webinar // Nature at the heart of a global circular bioeconomy
On March 19, the European Forest Institute (EFI), the recently-merged Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and World Agroforestry…
Webinar // Food-Water-Energy: Nexus approaches for sustainable development and improved living standards
This webinar is one of a series organized by ENRICH in LAC and JPI Urban Europe on sustainable urbanization. The aim of this workshop series is to…
Webinar // How to Identify and Account for the Benefits of Nature-Based Solutions for Watersheds
This webinar is the first in a three-part series and aims to inform those looking to invest in NBS on how to identify and account for the NBS…
Report // Investing in nature for development: do nature-based interventions deliver local development outcomes
By Dilys Roe, Beth Turner, Alexandre Chausson, Emma Hemmerle and Nathalie Seddon. This project report shows how interventions that protect, manage,…
Nexus Blog // Virtual meeting of experts on policies of the Water-Food-Energy-Ecosystems Nexus and projects of transboundary relevance in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the…
Vacancy // Research position on the WEF Nexus and nature-based solutions at Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy
The University of Padua is offering a research position for an early stage researcher on 'Policy analysis and assessment of socio-economic impacts of…
White Paper // Scaling Investment in Nature based Solutions along Coasts in Emerging Countries. How to finance and accelerate implementation of nature-based solutions
By Erik van Eekelen , Johan Gauderis, Sien Kok, Boudewijn Jansen , Maurice de Kok , Artur Gleijm. Building with Nature has the potential to preserve…
Nexus Blog // Reunión virtual de expertos sobre políticas del Nexo Agua-Alimentos-Energía-Ecosistemas y proyectos de relevancia transfronteriza en la región de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC)
La Comisión Económica de las Naciones Unidas para Europa (CEPE), la Comisión Económica de las Naciones Unidas para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL)…
Strategies for a Green Economy // Investing in Nature as Water Infrastructure
IUCN's Policy Brief on Water, Food, Energy Nexus and the Dimension of Nature. Clean and regular water supplies are among the most basic human needs,…
Publication // Nature-based solutions in agriculture: Project design for securing investment
By E. Hallstein and T. Iseman. The FAO and the Nature Conservancy have published this paper to assess the environmental and business cases for…
Publication // Nature-based solutions in agriculture: Sustainable management and conservation of land, water and biodiversity
By F. Miralles-Wilhelm. This literature review from the FAO and the Nature Conservancy incorporates the application of NbS in agricultural landscapes…
Publication // The Role of Green Infrastructure in Water, Energy and Food Security in Latin America and the Caribbean: Experiences, Opportunities and Challenges
By Raúl Muñoz Castillo and Thomas L. Crisman. The current paper reviews green infrastructure approaches to the water, energy and agriculture nexus in…