14 Nov 2023

On the eve of COP28 analysis shows a growing inclusion of coastal and marine ecosystems in climate strategies.  Ocean & Climate Platform, alongside its partners Conservation International, IUCN, Rare, The Nature Conservancy, Wetlands International and WWF, unveil the final version of its report on Coastal and marine ecosystems as Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in new or updated […]

01 Jun 2022

The report reveals the many benefits that nature-based solutions can deliver across developments and communities as well as guidance to support built environment stakeholders to overcome current barriers with communicating the value of nature based solutions. Read more and download the report here

03 Mar 2022

In advance of the IPCC report, the House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee produced a report, ‘Nature-based solutions: rhetoric or reality? The potential contribution of nature-based solutions to net zero in the UK’. The report states that: The term “nature-based solutions” is used to mean working with the grain of nature to achieve […]

18 Nov 2021

Infographic – Powerpoint slides – a resource to explain working with natural processes to reduce flood and coastal erosion risk Environment Agency ‘What is it? Working with Natural Processes (WWNP) to reduce flood and coastal erosion risk (FCRM) involves implementing measures that help to protect, restore and emulate the natural functions of catchments, floodplains, rivers […]

03 Nov 2021

Defra: Natural Flood Management Programme: initial findings This report explains the benefits of the Natural Flood Management Programme and celebrates its successes. Natural flood management uses nature-based solutions to manage the risk of flooding and coastal erosion.  The Natural Flood Management Programme had 60 pilot projects across England. It received £15 million of funding from […]

20 Apr 2021

Building with Nature (BwN) works: the time is ripe for its definitive scale-up in Dutch water management. This paper discusses the essential findings that emerge from more than a decade of EcoShape experience in BwN knowledge development, projects and dialogue with key Dutch stakeholders. BwN is an approach that makes active use of natural forces […]