Nature-based Solutions

Protecting coast lines

Rising sea levels and increased extreme weather due to the climate crisis threaten coastal communities around the world. Protecting or restoring mangroves, reefs and salt marshes can protect people and property from storm surges and erosion.

These coastal habitats are also good at storing carbon, which would otherwise add to the climate-warming greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

The same goes for forests – for example, plans to support the planting of around 3 million hectares of forest by the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo will remove about 3 million tonnes of CO₂ from the atmosphere.

Bringing nature into cities, for example creating green roofs and walls and planting trees can capture stormwater, abate pollution and moderate the impacts of heatwaves, Green cities can also have positive outcomes for mental and physical health.