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Nature-based Infrastructure: How natural infrastructure solutions can address sustainable development challenges and the triple planetary crisis

This report analyzes the potential contribution of nature-based infrastructure (NbI) solutions to the SDGs, Paris Agreement, and Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). It identifies five ‘functions’ through which nature can deliver infrastructure-related benefits, and finds that NbI in eight sectors can influence up to 79% of SDG targets across all 17 goals, which rises to 95% when NbI is combined with built infrastructure.

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United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)