Assess the performance of Nature-based Solutions in a systemic way

Led by INRAE and co-led by the CNRS, this action will support the study of the effectiveness of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in terms of both scientific and socio-economic outcomes. It will focus in particular on the synergies and trade-offs between these objectives. The SOLU-BIOD program will work on the mechanisms that support the implementation of networks of local NbS (“scaling out”) and their integration into larger-scale policies (“scaling up”), by analyzing the complementarities among different NbS at broader scales.

This SOLU-BIOD action will be supported and guided by a group of experts – composed of researchers (in ecology, geography, economics, etc.) and societal actors. They will help identify priority research questions to assess the performance of NbS and the conditions for their large-scale deployment. These research questions will inform the program’s governance, which will prepare in 2025 a call for projects addressing this scientific challenge. They will also lead to the establishment of a dedicated working group, a knowledge hub, which will focus on syntheses and meta-analyses on these topics.

Analyze the mechanisms that enable or constrain their scaling up and deployment