Action for Nature-based Solutions

In recent years, the use of Indigenous and local knowledge for informing decision-making has received increased attention. Likewise, new approaches have been proposed to address global environmental challenges – such as Nature-based Solutions, Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures, and holistic Convivial Conservation activities.

If new approaches are not to repeat the mistakes of past interventionist-based conservation, they will need to involve community members and their knowledge. The findings from a new study suggest a way forward for those conservation scholars and practitioners who want to connect community members’ knowledge with conservation action.

Want to know more? Read the study findings here and see this news blog from UNEP-WCMC (UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre) in Cambridge.