Nature-based solutions can help cool the planet — if we act now

This publication clarifies the role of NbS in climate change mitigation by presenting the projected effect of worldwide implementation of NbS on global temperatures. This approach differs from previous calculations of the climate change mitigation potential of NbS, which have focused solely on the amount of carbon that NbS could remove from the atmosphere. The analysis shows that although NbS have an important role to play in climate change mitigation up until 2050, their greatest contribution will be in the second half of this century, but to reap such benefits the processes of ecosystem protection, management and restoration must be initiated as soon as possible.