‘Nature-based Solutions’ and the Biodiversity and Climate Crises
A vague and mitigation-focussed interpretation of NbS has dominated climate change discourse. Whilst the aim of NbS is to highlight the interdependencies between people and nature, the ambiguity of the term has enabled its appropriation…
Nature-based solutions or nature-based seductions
“Nature-based solutions” (NbS) is a wiThe use of NbS by predominantly corporate actors in the fossil fuel industry allows these actors to continue ‘business as usual’ through ‘carbon off-setting’. This has resulted in ‘carbon colonialism’-…
‘Nature-based Solutions’ (NbS) and claims about their mitigation potential
This paper examines and challenges assumptions made about claims of nature’s mitigation potential. The term “nature-based solutions’ (NbS) is increasingly attracting attention and use, with particular emphasis placed on how nature can “solve” climate change.…