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Find here the main information resources offered by the hemispheric Water and Agriculture Initiative.

Nature-Based Solutions NBS

According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) are actions to protect, sustainably manage, and restore natural and modified ecosystems in a way that addresses societal challenges effectively and adaptively, to provide both human well-being and biodiversity benefits.

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Benefits of NbS

  • Increased productivity and food security

  • Improved water efficiency

  • Ecosystem restoration

  • Greater resilience to extreme weather

  • Mitigate climate change by capturing and storing carbon

  • Generate socioeconomic benefits

  • Are cost-effective and sustainable in the long term

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Resources of interest

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