Nature-Based Solutions and Landscape and Jurisdictional Approaches: Complementary Means to Achieve Lasting Benefits

The document clarifies the distinctions and synergies between Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) and Landscape and Jurisdictional Approaches (LA/JAs). While NbS are typically project-level interventions that leverage nature for societal benefits, LA/JAs are broader socioecological management strategies designed to align multiple stakeholders and goals at a landscape or political scale. The briefing argues that NbS are most effective and durable when embedded within LA/JAs, which provide the necessary governance, long-term planning, and policy alignment to scale impacts and meet global commitments such as the Global Biodiversity Framework and the Paris Agreement.

• Nature-based solutions (NbS) and landscape and jurisdictional approaches (LA/JAs) are distinct but complementary place-based strategies. NbS are generally smaller, project-level interventions focused on specific societal challenges, whereas LA/JAs are broader management strategies that align multiple stakeholders to achieve sustainability at scale.
• Jurisdictional Approaches (JAs) are a specific subset of landscape approaches where the area is defined by a political boundary and involves high levels of government participation, which enhances accountability, policy coordination, and data collection.
• The integration of NbS within LA/JAs creates a synergistic effect: LA/JAs provide the governance and policy framework that makes NbS more durable and transformational, while NbS serve as the specific interventions that deliver the tangible benefits within the broader landscape strategy.
• Combining these approaches helps stakeholders meet specific international and corporate nature commitments, including the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), the Paris Agreement, the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), and the Science Based Targets Network (SBTN).

APA

WWF International (2025). Nature-Based Solutions and Landscape and Jurisdictional Approaches: Complementary Means to Achieve Lasting Benefits. https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/631/1nsjzhwyrw_25_2381_NBS_and_LA_JA_Discussion_Document_FINAL_052025_DD.pdf

Chicago

WWF International. Nature-Based Solutions and Landscape and Jurisdictional Approaches: Complementary Means to Achieve Lasting Benefits. 2025. https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/631/1nsjzhwyrw_25_2381_NBS_and_LA_JA_Discussion_Document_FINAL_052025_DD.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{wwfinternational2025naturebased, author = {{WWF International}}, title = {{Nature-Based Solutions and Landscape and Jurisdictional Approaches: Complementary Means to Achieve Lasting Benefits}}, institution = {WWF International}, year = {2025}, month = jun, url = {https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/631/1nsjzhwyrw_25_2381_NBS_and_LA_JA_Discussion_Document_FINAL_052025_DD.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }