Contents below:
· Institutions
~ International organizations & initiatives
~ Research
~ Alliances
~ NGOs
· Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA)
· Nature-based solutions (NBS)
· Natural climate solutions (NCS)
See also Forests & climate change
Institutions
~ International organizations (IOs) & initiatives ~
IUCN
Commission on Ecosystem Management
Contributions for Nature Platform
· Enhancing Nature-based Solutions for an Accelerated Climate Transformation
Global Program on Nature-Based Solutions
~ Research
Ecological Forecasting Lab @ BU
~ Alliances ~
· “...a collaborative of foundations that believe forests and sustainable land use are an
essential part of the global response to climate change.”
Climate Land Ambition and Rights Alliance (CLARA)
~ NGOs ~
· Additional NGOs are listed below in various categories.
Biodiversity for a Livable Climate
International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC)
· Natural Capital Factory [Spain]
Natural Climate Solutions World Atlas
Nature for Climate Adaptation Initiative (NCAI)
· “...a resource for the nature-based solutions community, creating opportunities for local, regional
and international cooperation to maximise the impact and spread of nature-based solutions. The
project is funded by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 programme.”
~ Companies ~
Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA)
Friends of Ecosystem-based Adaptation (FEBA)
Nature-based solutions (NbS)
NbS @ Wikipedia
IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions self-assessment tool
Nature-Based Infrastructure Global Resource Centre
Nature-Based Solutions Coalition
Nature-based Solutions Initiative
Natural climate solutions (NCS)
· "We are four people working on this project in our free time to direct public
attention towards this issue and champion the work of others."
· Natural Climate Solutions Accelerator Grant Program
What are Natural Climate Solutions? @ World Economic Forum
Ecosystem approach
Definitions
The term "ecosystem approach" is used here as a catch-all for a wide range of concepts:
· Ecological restoration: “...the process of assisting the
recovery of a native ecosystem that has been
degraded, damaged, or destroyed” (SER)
· Ecosystem management (EM): “...a holistic approach
focused on sustaining and restoring ecosystem health
while balancing ecological, economic, and social
needs...” (UNEP)
· Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA): “...a strategy for
adapting to climate change that harnesses nature-
based solutions and ecosystem services” (UNEP)
· Ecosystem-based mitigation: “...the mitigation of
impacts at a landscape or ecosystem scale.It enables
the protection of ecological functions, values, and
processes that are believed to be most important for
the regional ecosystem” (FHWA)
· Natural Climate Solutions (NCS): “...actions to
protect, better manage and
restore nature to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and
store carbon” (TNC)
· Nature-based solutions (NBS): “actions that work with
and enhance nature to help address societal
challenges" (NbS Initiative)
· Nature-based climate solutions (NBCS): “...conserva-
tion, restoration and improved management strategies
(pathways) in natural and working ecosystems with
the primary motivation to mitigate GHG emissions and