{"id":385281,"date":"2025-10-13T10:44:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T09:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/?p=385281"},"modified":"2025-11-17T13:50:01","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T12:50:01","slug":"iucn-launches-the-second-edition-of-the-iucn-global-standard-for-nature-based-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/news\/iucn-launches-the-second-edition-of-the-iucn-global-standard-for-nature-based-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"IUCN launches the Second Edition of the IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions\u2122\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">IUCN has officially launched the Second Edition of the IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions\u2122 at the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025, marking a crucial step forward in the Union\u2019s efforts to advance Nature-based Solutions that are effective and robustly rooted in science.&nbsp;<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\">Header photo: \u00a9 Hilda Weges via Getty Images<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>&#8216;<em>Nature-based Solutions are central to tackling climate change, biodiversity loss and sustainable development. They remind us that when we work with nature \u2014 not against it \u2014 we create pathways for resilience, equity, and hope. The updated IUCN Global Standard strengthens this vision, providing clearer guidance, stronger safeguards, and a renewed focus on long-term impact. It empowers our Members and partners to design and deliver solutions that are practical, inclusive, and transformative \u2014 restoring not only ecosystems, but also the well-being of communities that depend on them,<\/em>&#8216; said\u202f<strong>Dr Grethel Aguilar, Director General of IUCN<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>The publication, produced by the IUCN Nature-based Solutions Management Hub and the IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management, was launched during a high-level Forum event organised by the IUCN Secretariat, the IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM), and France\u2019s Agence fran\u00e7aise de d\u00e9veloppement. The paper represents a hallmark publication which underlines the Union\u2019s leadership on advancing Nature-based Solutions (NbS) globally.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/inbs.iucn.org\/understand\/global-standard-for-nature-based-solutions\/\">Read the Second Edition of the IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>IUCN pioneered the concept of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) twenty years ago, first defining Nature-based Solutions as \u2018actions to protect, sustainably use, manage and restore natural or modified ecosystems, which address societal challenges, effectively and adaptively, providing human well-being and biodiversity benefits.\u2019 IUCN has since developed, thanks to the support of the French Development Agency (AFD), as part of a long-standing partnership between France and IUCN, a rigorous standard to inform the design, implementation and evaluation of interventions: the IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions\u2122. The\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/portals.iucn.org\/library\/node\/49070\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">First Edition<\/a>\u202fof the Global Standard was published in 2020.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>The objective of the <a href=\"https:\/\/inbs.iucn.org\/\">IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions\u2122<\/a> is to provide guidance and a global framework for the design, verification and scaling up of NbS. The Global Standard includes globally consistent Criteria and Indicators, supported by the Principles for Nature-based Solutions, to measure the strength of interventions. Structured as a systematic learning and quality assurance tool, the Global Standard ensures that NbS are applied effectively and sustainably, maximizing their potential to address societal challenges while delivering measurable benefits for people and nature.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>The Second Edition includes important updates that strengthen clarity, usability and safeguards. Building on five years of experience, the revised Standard moves beyond a checklist approach to embrace systems thinking, emphasising the interconnections between ecological, social and economic dimensions. It streamlines language and structure for greater clarity, while reinforcing equity and rights by placing Indigenous Peoples and local communities at the centre of decision-making. Safeguards, grievance mechanisms and adaptive management are strengthened to ensure NbS remain effective over time. The update also introduces clearer framing of financial feasibility and long-term viability, and places stronger emphasis on enabling conditions \u2013 such as policy, finance and regulatory frameworks \u2013 to help scale NbS with confidence worldwide.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Revisions and updates to the Global Standard have been reviewed and endorsed by distinguished expert and technical bodies involved in the governance of the Standard, including the core working group within the IUCN NbS Management Hub, the International Standard Committee (ISC), and the IUCN Council.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>The Global Standard for NbS is accompanied by a\u202fguide\u202fand an\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/nbs-sat.iucn.org\/\">online self-assessment tool<\/a>. The\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.org\/our-work\/topic\/nature-based-solutions-standard\/nbs-management-hub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IUCN NbS Management Hub<\/a>\u202fsupports governments to mainstream NbS in national policies and strategic plans and helps communities and non-governmental organisations to improve actions on the ground. \u202fIUCN\u2019s work on Nature-based Solutions is governed by IUCN\u2019s International Standard Committee and is supported by experts from the\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.org\/our-union\/commissions\/commission-ecosystem-management\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM)<\/a>\u202fand its\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/iucn.org\/our-union\/commissions\/group\/iucn-cem-nature-based-solutions-thematic-group\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NbS Thematic Group<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>The Union offers\u202fstakeholders from all sectors the opportunity to learn how to apply Nature-based Solutions in their professional context through a\u202fProfessional Certificate\u202fon NbS. This online course is offered by the\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/iucnacademy.org\/catalogue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IUCN Academy<\/a>.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Since 2017, the development and global roll-out of the IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions have been financially supported by the Agence Fran\u00e7aise de D\u00e9veloppement (AFD), within the framework of the\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/iucn.org\/about-iucn\/partners-and-donors\/framework-partner\/france-iucn-partnership\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">France\u2013IUCN Partnership<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"background background-preset-primary\" id=\"block_c542b621b3ebbdaaa445fc1612113de0\">\n             <div class=\"dark custom-padding-top\">\n    \n\n\n<div class=\"smallteam-members__name12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n\t<div id=\"team-members-block_42d755f8480eee1d78af1014f9fe2fd8\" class=\"team-members team-members-block block\">\n\t\t<span class=\"anchor-id\" id=\"\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"team-members__title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div>Want more information on nature-based solutions? 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