Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region Research Institute
Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region Research Institute, located at Vancouver Island University, is dedicated to community engagement, relationship building and knowledge sharing.
Field Studies Council (FSC)
Field Studies Council (FSC) is an educational charity based in the UK, which offers opportunities for people to learn about and engage with the outdoors. It aims to create a worl
Natural History Museum
The Natural History Museum in London is a museum that exhibits a vast range of specimens from various segments of natural history.
Buglife
Buglife is a UK-based nature conservation charity. Buglife’s aim is to halt the extinction of invertebrate species and to achieve sustainable populations of invertebrates.
Principles for just and equitable nature-based solutions
Explore the issues that must be addressed to help ensure that the design, governance and implementation of nature-based solutions (NbS) are just and equitable in the second of the SEI NbS briefs. The authors outline five principles to incorporate in NbS to achieve these goals, and present a case study from a semi-informal settlement in Kenya.
Addressing scale in nature-based solutions
Explore the different dimensions of scale that could be better incorporated in the future design of nature-based solutions (NbS), and learn about some of the challenges associated with implementing NbS at scale, in this short SEI discussion brief.
Assessing finance for nature-based solutions to climate change
Explore this assessment of funding for nature-based solutions aimed at developing countries, using data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and learn about the extent to which this funding is being used effectively.
Spotlight on social equity, finance and scale: Promises and pitfalls of nature-based solutions
Explore the equity, financial, and scalar dimensions of nature-based solutions (NbS) in this introductory brief; the first piece in a four-part series that critically analyses NbS and highlights key gaps in the existing literature.
IPBES Values Assessment - Decisions Based on Narrow Set of Market Values of Nature Underpin the Global Biodiversity Crisis
Explore the key findings of the IPBES Assessment Report on the Diverse Values and Valuation of Nature, and learn about the different ways in which nature has been, and is currently being, perceived and valued. To improve peoples' understanding of this, the report introduces a novel and comprehensive typology of nature’s values.
Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) is an independent intergovernmental body established by States to strengthen the science-policy interfac
The Natural Capital Project
The Natural Capital Project pioneers science, technology, and partnerships that enable people and nature to thrive.
National Park Service
The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States federal government headquartered at the Main Interior Building in Washington, D.C. that manages a
Nature Kenya
Nature Kenya—the East Africa Natural History Society (EANHS)—is Africa’s oldest environmental Society.
Human Adaptation to Invasive Species
A framework conceptualising autochthonous human adaptation to invasive species was developed based on the Human Adaptation to Biodiversity Change framework and a case study metasynthesis.
Autochthonous human adaptation to biodiversity change in the Anthropocene
This Special Issue introduces human adaptation to biodiversity change as a science-policy issue, and Autochthonous adaptation as a concept.
Integrating Community and Ecosystem-Based Approaches in Climate Change Adaptation Responses
Two emerging approaches to adaptation have gained currency over the past few years, namely Community-based Adaptation (CBA) and Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EBA). Each has its specific...
Preserving the Velondriake region in Madagascar
Traditional Vezo pirogue boat. Photo by Gareth Cripps.
Building Actors and Leaders for Advancing Community Excellence in Development (BALANCED)Along the southwest...
Fundación Natura Bolivia
Our mission is to conserve critical ecosystems and improve livelihoods of the Bolivian population through the development of financial and non financial mechanisms.
Governance Research Methods
From 2010 to 2011, SEI and WWF worked together on a research project looking at how governmental and civil society organisations can collaborate and learn collectively to address issues....
Palau International Coral Reef Center
The Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) is Palau's leading research institution with a mission to be a self-sustaining center of excellence, whose assets and facilities are directed
Benin Environment and Education Society
The mission of Benin Environment and Education Society is to rehabilitate and improve the indigenous biodiversity of Benin wetlands system to the benefit of local communities and districts, as well
System of Rice Intensification towards CCA
Rice production is and will be affected by changes in the climate. Irregular rainfall, drier spells in the wet season (damaging young plants), drought and floods are all having an effect...
EcoAdapt
The EcoAdapt project centres on watershed ecosystem services to develop climate adaptation strategies in three model forest landscapes in Argentina, Bolivia and Chile.
Social network characteristics
Social network mapping is used to help identify stakeholders in climate adaptation planning.
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