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NBS is more cost-effective and often better at attenuating climate impacts than conventional engineering solutions

An article published in the October 2024 edition of Science of the Total Environment reviewed studies on NBS between 2000 and 2021. The authors concluded that nature-based solutions are more cost-effective at mitigating climate hazards than conventional engineered solutions. Two thirds of the studies reviewed in the article also found NBS to be more effective than conventional engineering approaches. Read the entire article here

Paradigm shift sees U.S. Army Corps of Engineers consider NBS on par with grey infrastructure

Despite a long history of implementing conventional engineering practices,…

European cities leaning on NBS to address climate threats and add social benefits, including happiness

The European project NBSINFRA is exploring the implementation of NBS to help…

Calgary City Council to debate roadside naturalization plan

A motion by Ward 11 Councilor, Kourtney Penner, for roadside naturalization…