Nature-based Solutions Conference

Over three days between 18-20 June, the Nature-based Solutions Conference brought together interdisciplinary researchers with practitioners and decision makers from the public and private sectors, as well as Indigenous voices from around the world, to discuss and co-create an action plan to support positive social-environmental change. The conference examined the benefits of nature-based solutions for human and ecological health, climate change adaptation, humanitarian crises and food security, and tackle the role of adaptive management in resilience. It also explored how to ensure that governance, markets and finance can act together, discussing how we might transform the economy so that it enhances rather than weakens the web of life. Finally, the conference explored how we can rekindle a deeper human connection with nature, through ceremony, art, music and immersive experiences.

Day 1 – Holistic Values of Nature-based Solutions – 18th June

The first day of the conference focused on three themes:

• Scaling Nature-based Solutions with Integrity
• Nature-based Solutions for Health and Wellbeing
• Nature-based Solutions for Adaptation and Humanitarian Crises
  
  

Day 2 – Making the Current System Work for Nature – 19th June

The second day of the conference focused on the following themes:

• Addressing Uncertainty and Building the Evidence
• Balancing Resilience Concerns around Nature-based Solutions
• Governance, Markets and Finance for Nature
  

Global Canopy’s Executive Director Niki Mardas will wrapped up the Governance, Markets and Finance for Nature session with a look ahead at 5:05 pm.

Day 3 – Reimagining the Future with Nature-based Solutions – 20th June

The final day of the conference focused on the following themes:

• Remembering Our Profound Interconnectedness With Nature
• The Role of Nature in Redefining our Economic Model
• Restoring Relationship with Nature-based Solutions