Nature Based Climate Solutions Advisory Committee

The Nature Based Climate Solutions Advisory Committee was established to provide expert advice to Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) as they implemented programs under the Natural Climate Solutions Fund (NCSF).

The committee was created with a balanced representation of external experts on nature-based solutions, including Indigenous expertise, allowing for insightful discussions. Experts provide advice in their personal capacity and not as representatives of organizations.

NCSF programs also benefit from the perspectives and advice of external experts, whether through external review panels for projects, Canada’s Nature Advisory Committee, or regular program engagement with federal and external experts and scientists, as policy issues arise.

Impact

Based on its collective experience and knowledge, the Nature Based Climate Solutions Advisory Committee has made recommendations on the permanency of nature-based actions, agricultural beneficial management practises, maximizing co-benefits, including considerations for human well-being outcomes, and opportunities for adaptation and mitigation-focussed actions. For example, advice on how the NCSF programs could maximize co-benefits for supported projects included emphasizing the need for capacity building, enhanced collaboration across programs, and the inclusion of diverse and holistic views on values and benefits for Indigenous Peoples.

Please see the discussion papers below for more information.

Discussion Papers

Co-benefits

• Priority Question #1 – maximizing co-benefits
• Co-benefits Recommendations

Permanency

• Priority Question #2 – co-creating a narrative addressing permanency of actions
• Permanency Recommendations

Beneficial Management Practices

• Priority Question #3 – advancing climate-focused Beneficial Management Practices in agricultural areas
• Beneficial Management Practices Recommendations