Nature based solutions for Climate Change

Resource type: 
Policy
EU project stamp: 
No
Main entity: 
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
Type of entity: 
NGO
Key themes: 
Climate change
Societal challenges: 
Climate Resilience
Scope: 
Global
Description: 

For WWF, Nature-based Solutions for climate change are: “Ecosystem conservation, management and/or restoration interventions intentionally planned to deliver measurable positive climate adaptation and /or mitigation benefits that have human development and biodiversity co-benefits managing anticipated climate risks to nature that can undermine their long-term effectiveness.”
This document includes the definition and principles of NbS for climate-change, synergistic vision, and barriers for implementation of NbS for climate change.

Date: 
2020
Language: 
EN