COP30 Side Event: Nature-Based Solutions and Beyond
UBA and NCSC invite you to the COP30 Side Event on 17 November 2025 at 15:30 (CET). We will bring together scientists and policy-makers to share case studies and explore perspectives on nature-based solutions and beyond to address environmental degradation and to strengthen the resilience of the biosphere. Join the livestream of the event and engage through Slido.
Recent findings show that halting the rapid decline of our environmental degradation requires not only mitigating GHG emissions and other pressures but also restoring and strengthening the resilience of the biosphere. Stronger action can boost the health of natural and managed ecosystems while supporting the goals of the Rio Conventions and other global agreements. Focusing on Nature-based Solutions and beyond, effective policies should encourage a broader shift toward agroecological approaches, stronger conservation efforts, traditional knowledge, and other proactive ways to protect biodiversity. In the spirit of COP30's emphasis on the biosphere and ambitious climate policies, the results of the Sino-German Track-II Dialogue will be presented. The session brings together scientists and policymakers from China, Germany and other countries to share case studies and explore fresh perspectives.
High-level participation: Mr. Jochen Flasbarth, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN), and a high-level representative from China
The Track-II-Dialogue (T2D) is a bilateral climate policy cooperation between the German Environment Agency (UBA) and the National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation (NCSC), P.R. China. Both are affiliated with the respective environment ministries in Germany and China and provide policy advice on scientific basis.
