Financing Nature Based Solutions
Navigating the complexities of financing Nature-Based Solutions presents challenges and opportunities for stakeholders.
Research method
The following approach was used to select stakeholders and conduct the interviews:
Return on investment: how is it to be defined?
Understanding return on investment (ROI) is not only about financial gains.
What are the barriers to financing NbS?
The long-term goals and outcomes of NbS pose challenges for conventional investors. Moreover, investors, donors, and research institutes have encountered various barriers to financing NbS.
Opportunities
Stakeholders see promising opportunities to fund NbS. They suggest promoting NbS benefits clearly and consistently (advocacy), emphasizing general green solutions and not focusing on the term “Nature-Based Solutions”.