Environment and ecosystems

A new global assessment of scientific literature led by researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst finds that nature-based solutions (NbS) are an economically effective method to mitigate risks.

The city's approach to conservation, involving robust policy enforcement and community engagement, illustrates how urban areas can successfully integrate significant ecological habitats, reversing ecological decline in vulnerable delta regions.

Researchers from around the world to examine what factors play a role in creating flash drought conditions. While their study used South Asia as a model, the findings can be applied to Texas and other areas that experience flash droughts.

To effectively rebuild from this disaster, Kenya will need to intentionally take measures to strengthen its resilience to the impacts of future floods and other weather-related disasters, which are projected to be exacerbated by climate change.

Increasing the availability of common “warrior” or “workhorse” plants through farm- or orchard-based production will relieve wild harvest pressure and provide the capacity to scale up risk reduction and restoration efforts.

The toolkit aims to support countries in making nature-based solutions an integral part of planning under the comprehensive disaster and climate risk management approach considering both disaster risk reduction and climate change

According to data from Brazil's National Institute for Space Research, the Amazon saw 13,489 wildfires in the first half of the year — up more than 61% compared to the same period last year.

This report synthesises the current state of the evidence concerning the role of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) and community empowerment tools (ET) in addressing coastal challenges such as climate change across Europe.