Forest Trends 382d ago

Watch the webinar recording of the launch of our newest report with The Nature Conservancy, Doubling Down on Nature The State of Investment in Nature-based Solutions for Water Security, 2025. As the global water crisis accelerates, many people around the world are turning to nature-based solutions (NbS) to mitigate water risk and recover freshwater ecosystems. With demand for NbS seemingly on the rise, we couldn’t help but wonder: is all the buzz translating into real investment on the ground? Forest Trends and The Nature Conservancy teamed up to answer that question with our new report. It builds on Forest Trends’ landmark State of Watershed Investment 2016 and offers the most comprehensive global assessment to date of finance explicitly directed toward NbS with water-related objectives—such as mitigating flood risk, improving water quality, and securing supply. This report tracks where finance for these investments is actually flowing, including who is investing, what’s driving growth, and what barriers to scaling remain. Compiled from hundreds of sources globally, including public databases, government reports, survey submissions, and expert interviews, the report shows a growing confidence in nature’s capacity to safeguard freshwater resources and bolster climate adaptation.