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Nature-based solutions for business
What are nature-based solutions?
Nature-based solutions address societal challenges by restoring and managing ecosystems to benefit both people and the environment. For businesses, adopting nature-based solutions into their value chain is urgent for tackling climate change, nature loss, and water management and security, and for staying ahead in an evolving policy landscape. These solutions are not only sustainable but also cost-effective, offering long-term financial benefits by reducing risks and enhancing resilience.
Compliance markets like Biodiversity Net Gain and frameworks such as the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) are driving unprecedented investment in these solutions. The Wildlife Trusts work with businesses to meet nature-first objectives and ESG requirements, ensuring maximum impact for nature, climate, and communities.
Nature-based solutions for environmental and societal problems
The Wildlife Trusts steward a remarkable variety of habitats, from wetlands and woodlands to grasslands and coastal areas, all vital for successful nature-based solutions. We focus on restoring, protecting and enhancing these areas to provide essential ecosystem services such as preventing soil erosion, offering recreational spaces for public health and well-being, boosting climate resilience, and supporting biodiversity.
How The Wildlife Trusts deliver nature-based solutions for partners
We partner with businesses both nationally and locally to create positive impact for nature, climate, and communities. Our consultancies, which reinvest their earnings into local conservation efforts, offer expert advice on effectively implementing nature-based solutions.
The Wildlife Trusts have played a crucial role in establishing various "nature markets," such as carbon, biodiversity credits, nutrient neutrality, and natural flood management. These initiatives provide numerous benefits for society and the environment, as well as new revenue streams for rural communities.
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Report: Assessing the multiple benefits of Natural Flood Management
This report, produced in partnership with RSA Insurance, an Intact Company, and Stantec, quantifies the full benefits of selected Wildlife Trust natural flood management projects. It highlights the economic and social value of interventions like woodland planting, river re-meandering, and beaver reintroduction. The analysis examines their impact on communities and draws on wider research to identify key lessons. We set out clear recommendations for the Government to mainstream, standardise, and support natural flood management.
