Nature-Based Solutions Initiative

Thank you to all our delegates, speakers, poster and stall presenters, sponsors, donors and supporters. Thank you for your support of the conference, and we look forward to many further discussions on hashtag #naturebasedsolutions. We would love to hear your feedback and reflections. Please take a few minutes to complete our survey here: https://lnkd.in/ebkznqxJ #NbSConferenceOxford #growingpositivechange

**New role** I'm delighted to share a new opportunity in our team for a Research Associate in #NatureFinance - Data and Analytics. Building upon the success of our work on analysing nature-related #financialrisks and #scenarios, we're looking for an excellent new colleague who can help us take the next step in advancing methods for understanding nature-related risks, impacts and opportunities, as part of UKRI Integrating Finance and Biodiversity Greening Finance for Nature initiative. For this position, we're looking for a colleague with strong quantitative skills to contribute to our growing Nature Finance research team in the Environmental Change Institute (ECI), University of Oxford in the areas including nature-climate-economy modelling, supply chain analysis, analysing dependences and impacts, and asset-level geospatial analytics, with opportunities to contribute to a range of initiatives that aim to increase the mobilisation and alignment of finance and #investment for #naturerecovery through the application of world-leading science and analysis. You'll have the opportunity to be part of a growing and dynamic team with strong focus on both impact and research excellence and work with brilliant collaborators across academia, government and the private sector both in the UK and internationally, including with world leading Oxford collaborators across the The Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery, Nature-Based Solutions Initiative, Resilient Planet Finance Lab @UniofOxford and the Oxford Martin School amongst others. For more information and to apply, please see: https://lnkd.in/gs52X5rM The closing date for this opportunity is 30th August.

 📢 Postdoc/Lecturer role: Agro-ecologist for the Flourishing Landscapes Programme conducting ecological research in cocoa agroforestry systems  🇬🇭 🍫 🌳 Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment - University of Oxford Department of Biology, University of Oxford https://lnkd.in/ecT2x82H

🌳 Research reinforces that more #sustainable and efficient agricultural production – especially in cattle ranching practices – will be required to meet large-scale #ecosystem restoration goals in #Brazil. 🌳 According to the World Wildlife Fund, the Atlantic Forest once covered over 350 million acres, but human activity has destroyed almost 90% of it, making it one of the most endangered biomes in the world. Much of what forest is left is highly fragmented. 🌳 A new simulation study, a collaboration between King's College London, University of Oxford Nature-Based Solutions Initiative, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria, and the USP - Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil, compared various restoration policy options and their effects on cropland, pastureland and biodiversity in Brazil, a country whose economy is heavily dependent on agriculture. 🌳 Published in Environmental Research Letters, this research reinforces that more sustainable and efficient agricultural production – especially in cattle ranching practices – will be required to meet large-scale ecosystem restoration goals. 🌳 The study highlights that supporting smallholder farmers to restore native vegetation on their land would be necessary to reach the ambitious target of restoring 15 million hectares by 2050 – with this group currently exempt under Brazil’s Native Vegetation Protection Law, also known as the ‘Forest Code’. 🔗 👇

Researchers at the Resilience and Development Group of Environmental Change Institute (ECI), University of Oxford have contributed to the e-book on sustainable finance policy priorities for the new UK government, published by King's Business School. 32 essays from thought-leaders across the sustainable finance ecosystem laid out steps for climate finance policies to be taken in the government’s first 100 days. Emma O'Donnell and Dr Jimena Alvarez came forward with a set of recommendations for aligning financial resilience, climate and biodiversity goals, which included: - integrating ecosystem risk assessment in financial supervision and regulation; - promoting mandatory corporate disclosure frameworks for nature-related financial risk; - developing sectoral nature positive pathways for the UK to guide and mobilise investment; - recognising and managing the systemic-level risks of nature degradation to financial resilience; - facilitating international and interdisciplinary cooperation and engagement. Read more in the full version of e-book: https://lnkd.in/eQMidBjs Press release: https://lnkd.in/eMS9M2-w #climate #sustainablefinance #climatefinance #netzero #climaterisk #climatepolicy #uk

I recently attended the Nature-Based Solutions Initiative conference. It was a wonderful few days and inspired me to write this post for my newsletter.

Our research fellow Aline Soterroni will participate in the launch today of the Summary for Policy Makers of the thematic report by BPBES on #Agriculture, #Biodiversity, and #Ecosystem Services. 🌱 The study highlights the importance of an integrated agenda between agricultural production and environmental #conservation in Brazil. It warns about the issues of conventional agriculture and presents solutions to make the sector more competitive and resilient to #climatechange impacts. 💡 With political will, there are viable and effective options for more sustainable agriculture in Brazil, including nature-based solutions. 🎦 The event will be live-streamed at the link below starting at 2 PM (Brazil time): www.youtube.com/@BPBES Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment - University of Oxford Oxford Martin School Oxford Net Zero Department of Biology, University of Oxford

Today marks the start of the #BigButterflyCount! 🌸🦋 This UK-wide survey helps assess the health of our #environment by counting the number of butterflies and individual species we see - simply spend 15 minutes watching for #butterflies in your garden, local park or countryside between Friday 12 July and Sunday 4 August, then send your counts to the Butterfly Conservation via https://lnkd.in/dPwFczn 📸 Special thanks to Neil Hulme - one of the UK's top butterfly experts and #Knepp Purple Emperor Safari guide - for these beautiful photos of Purple Hairstreak, White Admiral, Purple Emperor and Marbled White butterflies

⏰ Apply now for our next #NaturebasedSolutions to Global Challenges foundation course. Join professionals from around the world for this interactive, eight-week course online. 🎓 With subject experts from the University of Oxford WWF-UK Nature-based Insights Lund University University of Cambridge World Resources Institute & more Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment - University of Oxford Department of Biology, University of Oxford Oxford Martin School

1/8 🌟 I recently had the profound honour of hosting people from diverse cultures, histories and disciplines at the Oxford University Museum Of Natural History for the #NbSConferenceOxford 2024: #GrowingPositiveChange. 🌍✨     Over three days, June 18-20, respecting both scientific inquiry and traditional wisdom, blending science and art, we convened over 800 researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and indigenous leaders in person and online to discuss challenges and opportunities for #naturebasedsolutions to global challenges.    We will, over the coming weeks, be sharing a report summarising the discussions and key outcomes of the conference, including an action agenda for the nature-based solutions community. We will also be posting recordings of the session on our YouTube channel. So please stay tuned. In the meantime, I want to express my deep thanks to all the people who worked so hard to make it happen...(see linked posts that follow) With thanks to Matthew Mulholland and Aline Soterroni for most of the photos below