This standard aims to equip users with a robust framework for designing and verifying nature-based solutions (NbS) that yield the outcomes desired in solving one or several societal challenges.
It also serves as a mechanism for developing a consistent approach to designing and verifying concrete solutions-orientated outcomes. By using this standard and deploying NbS in a systematic way, the design and execution quality is accounted for and the results can be tracked and linked to global goals as well as research narratives.
IUCN envisions that national governments, city and local governments, planners, businesses, donors, financial institutions including development banks and non-profit organizations will all be primary users of the standard, which can be used by stakeholders working in a range of settings - from protected areas to productive landscapes to urban areas, and across different regions and in modified or intact ecosystems.