Summary Drawing on her experiences at the Pew Charitable Trusts, USAID, and in strategic consulting, Annette Labiano argues that public policy advocates can achieve lasting environmental wins by embracing the same operational discipline that drives business success. Through rigorous measurement, transparent accountability, continuous iteration, based on regularly renewed written strategies, advocates
Part 3 of 4: Resilience for Nature-Based Solutions: Insights from People and Nature One of the key reasons why humans are so successful at driving progress is our capacity to share knowledge and innovations with others – ideas which live on and are passed down to new generations, shaping the
Part 2 of 4: Resilience for Nature-Based Solutions: Insights from People and Nature Resilience is often talked about as something that can be measured, compared, and tracked. But for the farmers living with climate volatility, market shocks, and political instability, resilience is not a score – it is a set
Part 1 of 4: Resilience for Nature-Based Solutions: Insights from People and Nature The term ‘resilience’ has become a cornerstone of global conversations on climate adaptation, sustainable development, and social justice. It is the quality we seek to build into our economies, infrastructures, food systems and ecosystems. Yet, for a
Five years ago, we founded Nature For Justice (N4J) to answer a simple but urgent question: How can frontline communities most affected by climate change benefit directly from the billions flowing into nature-based solutions (NbS)? What began as an exploration of carbon markets quickly became a deeper lesson: carbon credits
By Nicci Mander and Hank Cauley Climate-impacted communities can harness nature to build resilience and enhance well-being alongside contributing to global climate mitigation objectives. This use of nature-based solutions to advance social justice lies at the heart of Nature For Justice’s (N4J) global mission. But for external stakeholders supporting such
Terra Global Capital’s paper Best Practices for Delivering a Just Transition through NbS Climate Finance describes the historical origins of the “Just Transition” and how, especially since COP28, Just Transition is being interpreted and applied to our global actions. Terra Global Capital asserts that while there is an impetus for
In the realm of Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) carbon projects, I’m still relatively green, having only started my journey in 2016. While I’ve successfully led and grown teams in implementing high-quality and globally-recognized carbon projects, particularly in Africa, this experience pales in comparison to my decades-long engagement across various sectors including
This blog described a field visit by Nature for Justice’s Khulile Lamula to the project site led by Lima in Tanzania. It is an important part of the co-creation and FPIC documentation process as noted in our recent blog on What’s Needed for More Shovel Ready Carbon Projects. Pilot Project:
Despite the recent press slamming certain types of carbon credit projects, demand for high quality Nature-based Solution (NbS) voluntary carbon credits continues to grow. Independent groups like the Integrity Council for Voluntary Carbon Markets (ICVCM) are defining integrity through their Core Carbon Principles (CCPs) and we strongly endorse them. As
