Natural Climate Solutions Handbook

The Nature Conservancy and partners have conducted a range of Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) analyses accross the globe over the last five years. In this guide they outline basic parameters for getting started with an NCS assessment, flag key decision points, and explain the factors to consider when making those decisions for a local situation. This guide is structured to match the order of steps generally followed when conducting an NCS assessment — from identifying purpose and audience, to prioritizing and defining locally relevant pathways, to identifying the extent of opportunity and relevant GHG fluxes for each pathway, to estimating mitigation potential and costs – noting that many of the steps are iterative, requiring refinement after another step has been conducted. There are also brief case studies from Canada, China, Colombia, Indonesia, and the United States, that demonstrate how teams have adapted the global NCS framework to their needs, including the lessons learned in the process. Appendices provide a range of additional resources to dig deeper into some of the factors needed to realize NCS opportunities. This guide is available in Bahasa Indonesia, English, French, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swahili.