An integrated one-stop resource to guide users through the process of governance, designing and funding Nature-based Solutions (NbS), and monitoring the outcomes. The hub is aimed at those involved with NbS in the UK, though much of the guidance would also be applicable in other locations.
The NbS Hub is a living resource and will continue to evolve, in partnership with the Nature-based Solutions Initiative and the Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery.
The governance of NbS includes the structures that guide decisions about people and nature, shaping the success or failure of NbS implementation. Understanding these governance processes relies on robust, interdisciplinary social science evidence.
Engagement is a key part of governance and is essential for fostering more collaborative, participatory and democratic solutions for nature recovery and NbS. Effective engagement is a dynamic force that can bring diverse groups and individuals together to deliver more effective environmental outcomes. It can be harnessed to develop the decision-making processes that are needed to help deliver multiple, integrated benefits for nature, people and climate.
To help practitioners harness the power of engagement for environmental governance and decision-making, we have co-designed the Recipe for Engagement (RfE), a new flexible guide which can be applied to different types of nature recovery and NbS projects. Although there is a range of existing guidance on engagement, we found that there is a lack of specific knowledge and support for how to leverage evidence-led, best practice engagement for governing NbS.
https://nbshub.naturebasedsolutionsinitiative.org/governance/
