Nature Based Solutions

Confusing guidelines, the lack of standardized metrics, and little funding has left one of our most valuable climate mitigation tools untapped.

Without question, nature is an even bigger issue than climate change. After all, climate change accelerates as nature is harmed.

Our demands on nature far exceed its capacity to supply them, putting biodiversity under huge pressure and society at "extreme risk."

The grass has a bad rap in the U.S. as an invasive nuisance, but the plant can quickly sequester at least double the amount of carbon as a similar stand of trees.

It's the second Super Year for Nature. Here's what businesses looking to advance biodiversity protection and ecosystem restoration should be thinking about.

Sponsored: Dow and Restore the Earth Foundation explore how science, shared values and nature-based solutions can unlock environmental and economic value in climate partnerships.

Until recently, the concept of blue carbon attracted little attention outside academic and think-tank circles. We may be at a turning point, thanks to the actions of some forward-thinking businesses.

These examples show tried-and-tested alternatives that are ready to scale up with the support of climate finance.

The wisdom that emerged from a rather iconic convergence of science and spirituality is as simple as it is profound.

Absorbing heat and carbon dioxide, the ocean has so far lessened the effects of climate change caused by greenhouse gas emissions.