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Have you ever thought about nature in cities? Even in cities, nature is all around us and there are scientists who are studying questions about urban nature and people!

As the world hurtles towards climate devastation, countries like The Gambia, Costa Rica and Morocco may have a fix — if others help them.

Economic growth is often seen as incompatible with conservation. It doesn’t have to be that way, economists say.

A new study shows that current trends in environmental degradation will lead to large economic losses in the coming decades

What if there could be a way to grow fresh food where it's most needed, create more green spaces for communities and tackle climate change all at the same time?

Some academics affirm that the capitalist system is responsible for the climate crisis and that the only way to avoid further global warming is to change the economic system.

NASA Earth observations help decision makers protect the planet and public health

Belize’s pursuit of evidence-based climate targets accounts for carbon storage and sequestration, tourism, fisheries, and coastal protection benefits of mangroves.

A new report on urban agriculture in San Antonio suggested the placement of urban farms and food forests on underutilized public land would increase high-quality food access

Bringing together a collection of global good practices in investing in natural capital, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) recently held its Serendipity Knowledge Program.

Urban agriculture offers an opportunity to provide cross-cutting benefits to alleviate effects of food insecurity, urban heat, and flooding all at once.

Nature-based approaches, such as using the potential of mangroves, seagrasses, or salt marshes to sequester carbon provide a promising solution

Nature-based approaches, such as using the potential of mangroves, seagrasses, or salt marshes to sequester carbon could help nations reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.

Manila based Asian Development Bank has picked Sri Lanka as a priority country to pilot a new financing approach to conserve and build ‘natural capital’.

Following a collaboration with the Natural Capital Project, Belize pledged to protect an additional 12,000 hectares of mangroves and restore an additional 4,000 hectares by 2030.

The importance of mangrove forests in Belize for carbon sequestration, tourism, fisheries, and coastal protection is quantified and used for conservation n and restoration

San Antonio’s work to spur urban agriculture and food forests comes amid growing interest in how nature can be used to build more climate-resilient, equitable communities.

Depending on how the land is cultivated, the crop yield could feed hundreds of thousands of households.