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SUMMARY:Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Change: Good stewardship in the
  20th century - Prof. Mike Morecroft
DTSTART:20251021T120000Z
DTEND:20251021T130000Z
UID:TALK236302@talks.cam.ac.uk
CONTACT:118591
DESCRIPTION:The concept of nature-based solutions refers to approaches to 
 societal problems that benefit both people and nature. It is widely advoca
 ted in addressing climate change\, both in terms of creating and restoring
  natural ecosystems to take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and in re
 ducing the impacts of climate change\, such as heatwaves\, floods and drou
 ghts on people\, for example by creating cool shady places in systems and 
 using wetlands to soak up and store flood waters. Planting trees is the mo
 st widely cited example of a potential nature-based solution to climate ch
 ange: as trees grow they take up carbon and store it in wood and in soils.
  This is a good approach in principle and can work well in practice\, but 
 it needs to be implemented in a way that draws on good science\, together 
 with local knowledge and is sensitive to the needs and wishes of local com
 munities\; there have been examples where this has not happened and more h
 arm than good has been done. Nature-based solutions make a lot of sense in
  a country like Britain where there are multiple demands on limited land a
 rea but they still need to be reconciled with the need to produce food for
  people. Globally it remains a challenge to protect large areas of natural
  ecosystems both for the sake of biodiversity and wider ecosystem health.\
 n\nI will talk about the scientific evidence on nature-based solutions for
  climate change\, drawing both on my own work and reviews I lead for the I
 ntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. I will then move on to reflect o
 n what we have learnt from science and practical experience that can help 
 to test and develop the concept of Christian environmental stewardship in 
 the context of the climate and nature crises.
LOCATION:Shasha Suite\, Woolf Building\, Westminster College
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