Nature-based solutions

High school (ages 12+)
Environment & Earth

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/nature-based-solutions

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific basis?Utilizes biodiversity and natural processes to address societal and environmental challenges
2. What is the primary objectives?Climate change mitigation and adaptation, disaster risk reduction, water and food security
3. How can restoring wetlands help us?Wetlands can stop floods, soak up extra water, and keep the water clean. They also help animals and can store carbon.
4. Why do green roofs and walls help cities?They cool the city, keep rainwater from flooding, clean the air, and give homes for birds and insects.

Biodiversity: The variety of life on Earth at all its levels, from genes to ecosystems, and the ecological and evolutionary processes that sustain it.
Ecosystem Services: The direct and indirect benefits that humans obtain from ecosystems, such as clean air, water, and climate regulation.
Resilience: The capacity of social, economic, and environmental systems to cope with a hazardous event or trend or disturbance, responding or reorganizing in ways that maintain their essential function, identity, and structure.