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'Thank you Greta': natural solutions to UK flooding climb the agenda →

April 08, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

People are increasingly looking to restore the soil’s ability to retain water, planting trees and hedges, and creating relief channels to tackle the recurring threat of high waters. THE GUARDIAN

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April 08, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
greta thunberg, nature-based solutions, UK, flooding
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Here's what happens to nature when humans get out of the way →

February 14, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

From an irradiated nuclear zone to an overfished reef, nature springs back to life without people. And therein lies a plan to save the planet. HUFFPOST

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February 14, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
rewilding, nature-based solutions, conservation
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Disaster hacks: South American cities harness tech and nature to tackle flooding →

November 29, 2019 by Oliver Gordon

Using sensors, green areas, better planning and more advice from communities, cities are battling growing flood risk. PLACE

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November 29, 2019 /Oliver Gordon
disaster relief, south america, technology, nature-based solutions, flooding
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In rain-short Niger, wasps deployed in war on crop-munching worm →

November 29, 2019 by Oliver Gordon

As millet-destroying worm thrives in drier conditions, farmers learn how to breed wasps that can control the pest damaging their food supplies and incomes. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION

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November 29, 2019 /Oliver Gordon
niger, wasps, pests, nature-based solutions
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Natural solutions as a 'first defence' →

November 01, 2019 by Oliver Gordon

The UK’s Global Centre for Clean Air Research is working with collaborators across Europe as a part of the OPERANDUM project that aims to manage the rising impact of severe weather and climate related hazards across European and non-European territories using nature-based solutions. THE ECOLOGIST

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November 01, 2019 /Oliver Gordon
nature-based solutions, UK, clean air
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China to tackle climate change with 'nature-based solutions' →

September 20, 2019 by Oliver Gordon

China said it will try to persuade other countries to support “nature-based solutions” to tackle the root causes of climate change, the country said in a position paper published ahead of a United Nations summit in New York. REUTERS

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September 20, 2019 /Oliver Gordon
climate change, UN, china, nature-based solutions
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