Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are defined by IUCN as “actions to protect, sustainably manage, and restore natural or modified ecosystems, that address societal challenges effectively and adaptively, simultaneously providing human well-being and biodiversity benefits”.

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In our local context, these actions could include:

• Tree planting and woodland creation

• Wildflower meadow and biodiverse grassland creation

• New wetlands and waterways

• Wood meadow creation

• Heathland creation and restoration

• Changes in agricultural practice that enhance soils, purify and store water and reduce carbon emmissions such as the use of cover crops

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For Nature-based solutions to continue to happen, it essential to have an area of land, relevant expertise to design balanced projects, funds to implement projects and the necessary skills to manage the newly created habitat.