Date: Tuesday, 17^th September, 2019

Time: 11:00-12:00 AM (CET)

Venue: World Business Council for Sustainable Development - Chemin Eugène-Rigot 2, 1202 Geneva (Switzerland)

This is your opportunity to learn more about Nature-based Solutions and provide input to the emerging global standard, as part of the ongoing public consultation this month.

The LIVE consultation session will provide an opportunity to discuss:

•What is a Nature-based Solution?

•How can we inform the NbS standard through our experiences

•How can this global standard mainstream Nature-based Solutions in your work?

Speakers

Provide your input here: NbS Global Standard Consultation

Below are some of the images from today's (Tues, 17th Sept) event in Geneva

Stewart Maginins:

"Nature-based solutions don't replace conventional approaches, they are complementary "

"The IUCN Global NbS Standard is being developed as a the reference framework to be used beyond our conservation community"

"Natural and Green infrastructures are embraced by Nature-based Solutions"

"What we are answering with the Standard is: what are the key criteria that are required to have a successful NbS”

Gerard Bos:

"The IUCN Global NbS Standard helps us to know if we are selecting solutions that are viable for the future"

"The Standard is a guide to users to understand what are the broad areas they need to work at, when delivering a NbS"

"The IUCN Global NbS Standard helps us to see that can we can continue to have productive areas while protecting ecosystems"