Advancing Biodiversity-Positive Nature-Based Climate Solutions

Addressing vulnerability and promoting security
Oct 10, 2023 | International Institute for Sustainable Development

Climate change serves as a threat multiplier, amplifying biodiversityloss and ecosystem degradation globally. As a result, advancing climate solutionsthat preserve and restore ecosystems is critical, warn Veronica Lo and AnyaKnechtel in their report for the International Institute forSustainable Development. Nature-based solutions (NbS) for climate change adaptation can be acost-effective way to increase resilience while generating multiple benefitsfor nature and society, the authors suggest. They provide recommendations tohelp plan, design, and implement NbS for adaptation that enhance biodiversityand ecosystem integrity.

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