The State of the Blue Carbon Market report highlights the potential of coastal ecosystems (mangroves, seagrasses, salt marshes) in climate mitigation. Published by Ecosystem Marketplace in October 2024, it says that despite challenges like high costs and regulatory hurdles, the market for blue carbon credits is growing. Scaling up through better financing and policy support is key to unlocking their potential.

The World Wildlife Fund released a report in March 2025 based on research from Wild Business. It finds that the world must nearly triple its annual spending on nature-based solutions from US$200 billion to US$542 billion by 2030 to mitigate the climate crisis and biodiversity loss. It includes real-life examples of nature-based solutions in action to show how these projects can transform landscapes and create profits.

The State of the Blue Carbon Market report highlights the potential of coastal ecosystems (mangroves, seagrasses, salt marshes) in climate mitigation. Published by Ecosystem Marketplace in October 2024, it says that despite challenges like high costs and regulatory hurdles, the market for blue carbon credits is growing. Scaling up through better financing and policy support is key to unlocking their potential.

Serena Capital and Nature4Climate partnered to produce the VC Funding Trends in Nature Tech report in April 2025. It highlights how nature tech startups experienced a 16 percent rise in venture capital investments compared to 2023, with the total investment reaching $2.1 billion in 2024. Early-stage funding is growing, with the U.S. and Europe leading investment trends in nature tech. Key sectors include food and agriculture, biodiversity credits, and water management.

The World Wildlife Fund released a report in March 2025 based on research from Wild Business. It finds that the world must nearly triple its annual spending on nature-based solutions from US$200 billion to US$542 billion by 2030 to mitigate the climate crisis and biodiversity loss. It includes real-life examples of nature-based solutions in action to show how these projects can transform landscapes and create profits.

This report, published by the World Resources Institute in February 2025, considers the potential of nature-based solutions to deliver for Sub-Saharan Africa. It considers different funding strategies to scale up investments in nature-based solutions, including voluntary carbon markets, debt-for-nature swaps and risk-sharing instruments.

Nature-based solutions produce better outcomes than tech-based solutions in the livestock sector, a report by FAIRR has found. Published in January 2025, this study compares the effectiveness of 22 nature and tech climate solutions that are commonly used to mitigate the impacts of livestock farming across the nine planetary boundaries within which humans can live safely. The study found nature-based solutions had more of a positive impact on six of the boundaries, including GHG reductions and removals, biodiversity and freshwater use. Tech-based solutions performed better on only three.

In January 2025, BirdLife International released a report considering the carbon storage potential of Europe’s ecosystems. If these ecosystems were fully restored, they could collectively restore 13.22 billion tonnes of carbon. It explains how the successful restoration of Europe’s natural carbon sinks could allow the bloc to meet its 2030 sequestration target.

Published in January 2025, weADAPT has conducted a systematic review of 66 reviews on the economic impacts of nature-based solutions. It suggests that despite the myriad co-benefits nature-based projects offer, including recovering from natural disasters, these projects are not typically factored into economic recovery plans. It acknowledges that the current data is skewed towards projects based in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.