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This briefing outlines principles for the ethical engagement of Indigenous Knowledge Holders in nature and climate initiatives, emphasizing the need for reciprocity, transparency, and the respect of Indigenous rights to ensure the success of nature-based solutions and ecosystem-based adaptation.

This Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) assessment evaluates the economic, social, and environmental performance of nature-based solutions (NbS) implemented under the SUNCASA project in Kigali, focusing on cost-benefit analysis and climate resilience.

This report presents a Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) assessment of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) implemented in Kigali, Rwanda, as part of the SUNCASA project. Using an integrated cost-benefit analysis (CBA) for the period 2025–2050, the study quantifies the economic, social, and environmental impacts of interventions such as afforestation, reforestation, agroforestry, and urban tree planting. The assessment finds that these NbS interventions are economically viable, providing significant avoided costs related to flood damage and health, alongside added value from carbon sequestration and employment.

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative, WRI India, and CEEW analyzes the financial and regulatory landscape for Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in Indian cities. It identifies significant gaps in private sector investment, which currently accounts for only 10% of global NbS finance, and provides early recommendations to improve project bankability, diversify funding sources, and strengthen the enabling environment for urban climate resilience in India.

This policy brief, developed by the International Institute for Sustainable Development and partners, provides principles and actions for ethically engaging Indigenous Knowledge Holders in nature and climate initiatives. It emphasizes the need to move beyond colonial extraction of knowledge toward reciprocal, rights-based partnerships that respect Indigenous sovereignty, gender equality, and direct access to funding.

This guide, developed by the International Institute for Sustainable Development in collaboration with Indigenous organizations and Global Affairs Canada, provides principles and actions for ethically engaging Indigenous Knowledge Holders in nature and climate initiatives. It emphasizes a rights-based approach, the necessity of free, prior, and informed consent, and the importance of building long-term, reciprocal relationships to avoid colonial extractive patterns of knowledge acquisition.

The Resilient Coasts – Caribbean Sea project, led by the Stockholm Environment Institute and funded by the Swedish Postcode Lottery Foundation, investigates how protecting and rehabilitating coastal ecosystems can increase the resilience of local communities against climate change and natural hazards.

This fact sheet describes the Varadero Living Lab in Colombia, a real-world testing environment under the Resilient Coasts – Caribbean Sea project aimed at rehabilitating a coral reef through nature-based solutions and community empowerment.

The Stockholm Environment Institute is implementing a 'living lab' in Montecristi, Dominican Republic, as part of the Resilient Coasts – Caribbean Sea project to rehabilitate mangrove and coastal lagoon ecosystems facing degradation and human pressure.

This report by WWF South Africa examines the adoption of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) framework within the South African corporate and financial sectors. It specifically promotes the LEAP (Locate, Evaluate, Assess, and Prepare) approach as a practical methodology for companies to identify nature-related dependencies, impacts, risks, and opportunities, thereby shifting financial flows toward nature-positive outcomes.

This fact sheet from WWF South Africa describes the establishment and purpose of Small-Scale Fisheries Zones (SSFZs) to support coastal communities and marine biodiversity. It outlines the legal framework, the role of the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), and the benefits of co-management for both people and nature.

This report by WWF South Africa assesses the readiness of 20 large Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed companies across the financial, consumer goods, and telecommunications sectors to adopt the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) framework. It finds that while climate-related reporting is mature, nature-related disclosures are in their infancy, with very few companies formally adopting the TNFD recommendations by the end of 2025.

This 2025 report by the Climate Policy Initiative and PUC-Rio evaluates the implementation of Brazil's Forest Code (Law No. 12,651/2012), focusing on the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR) and the Environmental Compliance Program (PRA). It details federal governance improvements to the National Rural Environmental Registry System (SICAR), the impact of Supreme Court rulings on land management integration, and the uneven progress of CAR validation and PRA adoption across Brazilian states.

The report examines the role of the bioeconomy and biobased technologies in climate mitigation and adaptation, highlighting their potential for growth and their ability to operate locally using regional resources.

This report presents a Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) assessment of nature-based solutions (NbS) implemented by the SUNCASA initiative in the Dechatu River catchment in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia. The assessment evaluates the economic, environmental, and social performance of interventions such as afforestation, agroforestry, and urban tree planting, finding that these measures provide significant returns in flood risk reduction, carbon sequestration, and job creation.

This briefing outlines the economic case for investing in natural capital, demonstrating that nature-based solutions in forests, wetlands, and food systems provide returns ranging from 6.8 to 51 times the investment. It highlights that such investments could provide over 50% of the cost-effective mitigation needed for a 2°C pathway and significantly reduce climate-related losses in developing countries, despite current financial flows remaining misaligned and skewed toward harmful environmental subsidies.

A case study on a three-year community-led watershed restoration project in the Minzir 01 micro-watershed of North Mecha, Ethiopia, demonstrating how rehabilitating degraded land can revive groundwater levels, restore seasonal streams, and improve local livelihoods.

This briefing from the International Institute for Sustainable Development examines the capacity of nature-based solutions (NbS) and ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) to drive transformative change and provide multiple co-benefits for biodiversity, climate resilience, and human well-being.

This guide from the Climate Policy Initiative explains debt-for-climate swaps, detailing how debt payments are redirected to fund domestic climate projects to reduce fiscal pressure and sovereign risk.

This guide describes the First and Second Loss Capital Facility, a credit enhancement tool designed to attract investment into high-risk climate sectors by using concessional or donor capital to absorb initial losses.