📢 Scholarship applications now open! Nature-based Solutions to Global Challenges Foundation Course October 2026 🎓🌿 Limited places available-check the eligibility criteria and apply here: www.naturebasedsolutionsinitiative.org/nature-based... Please share with your networks! Deadline 15 Sept 2026

Groundswell Regenerative Agriculture festival was a hub for Oxford's agricultural research 🎪 AGRIIH brought together researchers from across University of Oxford working on a diversity of topics all contributing to a common challenge: Building more resilient agricultural systems 🌾

Amidst record-breaking heat, NbSI joined London Climate Action Week to advocate for aligned action on nature, climate and people 🌎 From the legal system to food system resilience and Indigenous & locally-led climate governance... Read more 👉 naturebasedsolutionsinitiative.org/news/london-...

🌱 Oxford at #Groundswell2026! Come find us at Groundswell Regenerative Agriculture Festival! 🎪 Marquee number E13 📍 Groundswell Festival, Lannock Farm 📅 1–2 July 2026 Showcasing research from across @ox.ac.uk, coordinated by the Agricultural Resilience Impact and Innovation Hub (AGRIIH)

🎉 Congratulations to the April 2026 cohort who have just completed the Nature-based Solutions to Global Challenges Foundation Course! 🎓 Over the past 8 weeks we have dived into the science, policy, governance and financing of nature-based solutions in a rapidly changing and uncertain world 🌎

Introducing a new research project on World Environment Day: How can action on deforestation strengthen UK food resilience? 🌎 Halting deforestation is imperative to tackling both the climate & biodiversity crises #NowForClimate www.naturebasedsolutionsinitiative.org/news/defores...

How do you save the Amazon? Gathering some of its defenders in the University of Oxford Natural History Museum, celebrating our wins, reflecting on our losses, & sparking collaborations & support for the road ahead. @morethanadodo.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social @naturebasedsols.bsky.social

How to save the Amazon – Oxford Nature Network

In honour of journalist Dom Philips and indigenista Bruno Pereira, a gathering of Indigenous leaders, human rights and environmental defenders, researchers, and practitioners came together on Earth Da...

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Biodiversity is foundational to Nature-based Solutions 🌱 it is both an outcome and an input for successful NbS Following the theme of #BiodiversityDay 2026: Acting locally for global impact 🌏 Here are some snippets from the NbSI team’s work on the ground 🌱:

The new People’s Emergency Briefing is putting evidence on the climate and nature crises into the hands of the public 📢 Communities are coming together to watch the film with their MPs, and, crucially - discussing how we can respond. ➡️ www.naturebasedsolutionsinitiative.org/news/peoples...

Welcome to the newest cohort of the NbS Foundation Course and congratulations the Scholarship winners! 🌍🎓 In our latest blog, the scholars introduce themselves & share what motivated them to apply ➡️ www.naturebasedsolutionsinitiative.org/news/welcome...

In honour of journalist Dom Philips and indigenista Bruno Pereira, a gathering of Indigenous leaders, human rights and environmental defenders, researchers and practitioners came together on Earth Day to celebrate their lives and build hope for: How to Save the Amazon 🌎

Don't miss out! The #NaturebasedSolutions Symposium June 2026 will focus on 4 crucial questions for enabling NbS to tackle pressing societal and environmental challenges... @britishecologicalsociety.org 📅29-30 June 2026 📍York, UK ➡️Earlybird tickets: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/bes-...

🌏 #EarthDay reminds us of everything we depend on nature for - our food, our water, our climate, our health, our wellbeing... our national security🌿 We can build a world where people & nature thrive together - but the first step is understanding the full picture

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What if the whole country saw the full picture? This is a national emergency. The impacts are already here. But the solutions exist. Communities are watching the People’s Emergency Briefing and discussing what to do next with neighbours and MPs #EarthDay Screenings www.nebriefing.org/screening-map

🌎 International Mother Earth Day 🌎 A reminder that nature underpins a stable climate🌿 Dr Aline Soterroni unpacks why 'Net zero needs Nature' in a 10-minute TED-style talk 👀 Take a look ➡️ youtube.com/watch?si=1W5rYG2cuA4DH6jN&v=qs3xDQjVvME&feature=youtu.be @oxfordnetzero.bsky.social #EarthDay2026

💡 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...

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

How to Save the Amazon

Dom Phillips' unfinished story — now completed as a powerful call to protect the Amazon.

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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

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...

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...

🎉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...

🎤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...

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

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...

⏰ 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

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

Oxford Net Zero Showcase: Net zero and nature

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