Six principles to get natural climate solutions right in Africa

dc.contributor.authorPereira, Laura M.
dc.contributor.authorArchibald, Sally
dc.contributor.authorSelomane, Odirilwe
dc.contributor.authorZoeller, Kim
dc.contributor.authorArmani, Mohammed
dc.contributor.authorKairo, James
dc.contributor.authorKgope, Barney
dc.contributor.authorKimuyu, Duncan M.
dc.contributor.authorLugendo, Blandina R.
dc.contributor.authorNicolau, Denise
dc.contributor.authorOlendo, Mike I.
dc.contributor.authorOrtega-Cisneros, Kelly
dc.contributor.authorShannon, Lynne J.
dc.contributor.authorSumaila, Ussif Rashid
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-28T08:11:39Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractNature-based climate solutions tend to overlook Africa’s diverse contexts and development priorities. We propose six guiding principles centred on the aspirations of African peoples, recognizing the cultural connection of communities to their environments and the role of biodiversity in sustaining livelihoods and identities.
dc.description.departmentAgricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development
dc.description.embargo2026-04-02
dc.description.librarianhj2025
dc.description.sdgSDG-13: Climate action
dc.description.sdgSDG-15: Life on land
dc.description.sdgSDG-14: Life below water
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research was supported by the FEFA programme in partnership with Oppenheimer Generations Research and Conservation and the BAOBAB project at ASCEND, which is jointly funded by UK aid through the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada and by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands as part of the Climate Adaptation and Resilience (CLARE) research programme and Step Change initiative.
dc.description.urihttps://www.nature.com/natsustain
dc.identifier.citationPereira, L.M., Archibald, S., Selomane, O. et al. Six principles to get natural climate solutions right in Africa. Nature Sustainability (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-025-01652-3.
dc.identifier.issn2398-9629 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1038/s41893-025-01652-3
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/105010
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherNature Research
dc.rights© 2025, Springer Nature Limited.
dc.subjectClimate-change mitigation
dc.subjectAfrican people
dc.subjectCultural connection
dc.subjectBiodiversity
dc.subjectDecision making
dc.subjectDeveloping world
dc.subjectEcosystem ecology
dc.subjectMarine biology
dc.subjectComment
dc.titleSix principles to get natural climate solutions right in Africa
dc.typePostprint Article

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