RT Report T1 Nature-based Solutions: Opportunities and Challenges for Scaling Up A1 United Nations Environment Programme, A2 Hicks, Charlotte A2 Chambi, Carolina A2 Tripathi, Hemant A2 Dawkins, Katie A2 Salvaterra, Tania A2 Tokpah, Kollie A2 Kapos, Valerie A2 Zaman, Hashim K1 nature-based solution K1 ecosystem management K1 nature conservation K1 nature protection K1 stakeholder engagement K1 financing SN 978-92-807-3966-4 YR 2022 FD 2022-10 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/40783 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/40783 NO This report aims to inform NbS-related initiatives and discussions on NbS at global, regional, and national levels, with a focus on how NbS can be scaled up to more effectively address social, economic, and environmental challenges. The report i) outlines recent developments on NbS, with a focus on global, regional and national commitments, and key issues and concerns, ii) builds on the new multilaterally agreed definitionof NbS to set out key elements in the concept, provides examples of NbS, and discusses related approaches, and iii) provides recommendations for actions by governments, civil society and the private sector to substantially scale up the use of NbS. DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 17, 2026