Le concept de solutions basées sur la nature : UN LOUP DÉGUISÉ EN AGNEAU

Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) rejects Nature-based Solutions (NbS), characterizing the term as a 'wolf in sheep's clothing.' The organization contends that NbS is too vague, allowing harmful practices like industrial monoculture plantations to be labeled as 'natural.' FoEI argues that NbS serves as a greenwashing tool for fossil fuel and agro-industrial companies to justify 'net zero' claims through carbon offsetting rather than actual emission reductions. The document warns that the scale of land required for these projects leads to land grabbing and violates the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities, particularly in the Global South. Instead of NbS, FoEI advocates for systemic change through agroecology, community forest management, and a coordinated phase-out of fossil fuels.

• The concept of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) is criticized for being intentionally vague, which allows it to encompass both beneficial ecosystem restoration and harmful industrial activities such as monoculture plantations.
• NbS is used by multinational corporations, particularly in the fossil fuel and agro-industrial sectors, as a greenwashing strategy to maintain their business models while claiming 'net zero' emissions through offsets.
• The document asserts that the land requirements for NbS to achieve significant carbon mitigation—such as the 37% reduction cited by some sources—would necessitate land areas comparable to the size of Australia or double the size of India, likely leading to widespread land grabbing.
• NbS is viewed as a mechanism for the 'financialization of nature,' transforming ecosystems into market assets and carbon credits, which FoEI argues is a continuation of the discredited REDD+ model.
• In the agricultural sector, NbS is accused of promoting 'sustainable intensification'—which maintains industrial productivity and capital intensity—and 'fake' versions of agroecology that preserve corporate control.
• The implementation of NbS is seen as a threat to the sovereignty and rights of indigenous peoples and local communities, as voluntary standards for land rights are often insufficient to prevent dispossession.
• FoEI proposes systemic alternatives to NbS, specifically community forest management (GCF) and agroecology, which are based on traditional knowledge and local governance rather than market mechanisms.

APA

Chandrasekaran, K., Mariën, N., Rojas, I., & Shaw, S. (2021). Le concept de solutions basées sur la nature : UN LOUP DÉGUISÉ EN AGNEAU. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Le-concept-de-solutions-basees-sur-la-nature_Un-loup-deguise-en-agneau.pdf

Chicago

Chandrasekaran, Kirtana, Nele Mariën, Isaac Rojas, and Sara Shaw. Le concept de solutions basées sur la nature : UN LOUP DÉGUISÉ EN AGNEAU. Friends of the Earth International, 2021. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Le-concept-de-solutions-basees-sur-la-nature_Un-loup-deguise-en-agneau.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{chandrasekaran2021concept, author = {Chandrasekaran, Kirtana and Mariën, Nele and Rojas, Isaac and Shaw, Sara}, title = {{Le concept de solutions basées sur la nature : UN LOUP DÉGUISÉ EN AGNEAU}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2021}, month = oct, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Le-concept-de-solutions-basees-sur-la-nature_Un-loup-deguise-en-agneau.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }