💡 Are you interested in how we can work with nature to build #resilience, tackle #climatechange and address pressing societal challenges?
⏰ Final chance to join the Nature-based Solutions Foundation Course - starting April 2026!
Apply here: www.naturebasedsolutionsinitiative.org/nature-based...
Join the upcoming NbS Foundation Course to explore:
📏 Methods & frameworks for valuing nature with Erin Gray
🔍 Evidence from the landmark paper 'Harnessing NbS for economic recovery' (Chausson et al., 2024) with Alexandre Chausson
From #ecosystemservices to economic recovery, #valuingnature is central to scaling effective nature-based solutions.
Learn more on the NbS Foundation Course👉
www.naturebasedsolutionsinitiative.org/nature-based...
A roadmap for UK pulses: nature, net zero and nutrition 🫛
How can we harness the multiple benefits of beans and pulses in practice - for supporting soil health, enabling lower-carbon diets, & improving human nutrition?
Read more 👉🔗 www.naturebasedsolutionsinitiative.org/news/uk-puls...
More info, and to register for what promises to be a special evening.
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social
Join us on Earth Day for a special event: How to Save the Amazon-Solutions from the Forest.
An evening showcasing Indigenous voices & culture alongside cutting-edge science & data
📅 22 April, 19:00–22:00
📍 Oxford Natural History Museum
With @morethanadodo.bsky.social @globalcanopy.org
🎓 The NbS Foundation Course equips professionals with a fundamental understanding of the science, practice, policy, governance and financing of nature-based solutions
🔊 8-week interactive online programme (Tuesdays & Thursdays, 1-3pm UK time)
🌏 Workshops and case studies
📅 21 April - 18 June 2026
How can we design policy for #NaturebasedSolutions which is effective, equitable and just?🌿✍
Learn more on the April 2026 NbS Foundation Course with Prof Rachael Garrett
Apply here➡️ www.naturebasedsolutionsinitiative.org/nature-based...
You'll join a global cohort of participants to learn the fundamentals of nature-based solutions, from science to policy and financing, grounded in the latest evidence and practitioner insights
🔊Live, interactive sessions (Tues & Thurs, 1-3pm UK time)
🌏Workshops & case studies
📅21 April- 18 June 2026
What is the potential for #NaturebasedSolutions to help us tackle climate change?
🎓 Join us for the April 2026 NbS Foundation Course 🌎
Learn directly from the scientists behind leading papers on NbS for #Mitigation & #Adaptation 👇
Apply now: www.naturebasedsolutionsinitiative.org/nature-based...
🔎 The paper provides a "one-stop shop" for ecological monitoring of NbS - helping practitioners select the best metric and methodology for assessing #biodiversity & #soilhealth outcomes.
🌱 Ecological monitoring is critical to the success of NbS
appliedecologistsblog.com/2026/03/12/g...
🎉Congratulations to Dr Emily Warner whose paper - on ecological monitoring for NbS - has been shortlisted for the Ecological Solutions and Evidence Georgina Mace Prize for Early Career Researchers! @aer-ese-bes.bsky.social
Explore the tool👉 www.naturebasedsolutionsinitiative.org/news/ecologi...
🕒 20–30 minutes | Open until end of April
🔒 Fully anonymous | Results reported in aggregate
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@oxmartinschool.bsky.social
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The Agricultural Resilience Impact and Innovation Hub (AGRIIH) at the University of Oxford is conducting research to better understand stakeholder perspectives on agricultural resilience — including key challenges, priorities, knowledge gaps, and experiences of collaboration across the sector.
🎤Have your say on Agricultural Resilience!
AGRIIH are inviting stakeholders across agriculture & related sectors to share their perspectives on agricultural resilience, sector priorities, & collaboration challenges.
Take the survey here ➡️ app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/oxford/agr...
🎤 Keynotes from NbSI Director Prof Nathalie Seddon, Prof Christian Dunn, Prof Harriet Bulkeley & Prof Nicola Ranger
Join the conversation! Share real-world learning and offer fresh perspectives on how NbS can be implemented more effectively
👉 www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/bes-...
The symposium will bring together ecologists, practitioners, policymakers and green-finance specialists to examine the evidence behind #NaturebasedSolutions (NbS) and the barriers that prevent NbS from becoming the default option in policy and practice.
Do you work on designing, delivering, regulating or funding NbS? The @britishecologicalsociety.org are inviting presentations for the upcoming symposium:
🌱 Nature-based Solutions: Who benefits, who decides, who pays? 🌱
Deadline 25th March 17:00👉
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/bes-...
Last chance for Early Bird discount! NbS to Global Challenges Foundation Course - April 2026 🌎
Early bird rate - offering 15% of course fees - closes this Friday 13 March ⏰
Explore the course and apply here 👉🔗 www.naturebasedsolutionsinitiative.org/nature-based...
#NbS #ExecutiveEducation
Over two lectures we'll unpack:
📉 Nature-related financial risks, how they can be quantified and regulated
🌱 Nature-positive scenarios
💰 Market and non-market approaches to mobilise finance for nature
How can we finance nature-based solutions? Explore on the NbS Foundation Course with Prof Nicola Ranger and Dr Jimena Alvarez this April!
(Early Bird discount closes Fri 13 March ⏰)
Find out more & apply to join the April 2026 course 👉 🔗 www.naturebasedsolutionsinitiative.org/nature-based...
Our Newsletter is live!
➡️ Updates from #IPBES12, #COP30 & the UK's first #NationalEmergencyBriefing
➡️ Live-mural painting by Dr Cécile Girardin & AGRIIH's Showcase
➡️ New research, including the 1st systematic review of NbS for #ClimateAdaptation in SIDS by Zoe Brown
👉🔗 mailchi.mp/37700b439b54...
Deciding whether it's right for you?
🎓 Read insights from past Scholarship award winners: www.naturebasedsolutionsinitiative.org/news/scholar...
⏰ Final week to apply for a scholarship place on the NbS to Global Challenges Foundation Course! 🌎
✍ Check the eligibility criteria and apply here: forms.office.com/e/EBbg2ukWZ2
#Scholarship #NbSEducation #ClimateEducation #NatureEducation
📍 Online, live sessions
📅 21 April - 18 June 2026
⏰ Limited early bird places available - payment must be made before 13 March to receive the early bird rate.
#ExecutiveEducation #SustainabilityLeadership #NbSEducation #ClimateSolutions #NatureFinance
What are #NaturebasedSolutions - and how can they help address climate change, biodiversity loss, food insecurity and social inequality?
Explore the science, policy, governance and financing of NbS on our upcoming course
Find out more & apply:
www.naturebasedsolutionsinitiative.org/nature-based...
It's #WorldWildlifeDay, which means it's the perfect time to check out this recent talk from our Fellow Dr Aline Soterroni on net zero & nature! youtu.be/qs3xDQjVvME?... @naturebasedsols.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
📸 Photo: Tapajós National Forest in Pará, Brazil. © Aline Soterroni
The Soy Moratorium is critical for protecting the Amazon, but recent political choices threaten to undermine it
Dr Aline Soterroni explains why the science supports strengthening - rather than weakening - the #SoyMoratorium
➡️ www.naturebasedsolutionsinitiative.org/news/soy-mor...
Why does net zero need nature? 🌎
In this short TED-style talk Dr Aline Soterroni unpacks the relationship between net zero and nature, drawing on key research findings
The talk was delivered for the @oxfordnetzero.bsky.social showcase.
Watch here ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs3x...