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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=500 height=428 style='width:5.2083in;height:4.4583in' src="https://ymlpmail2.net/imgz/09yp_CatskillsWikipedia500.jpg" align=right v:shapes="_x0000_s1026"><![endif]>safer, more prosperous and resilient.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/research/environment/index.cfm?pg=nbs">Nature Based Solutions</a> is a relatively new term meaning the use of natural ecosystems – and Ecosystem Services they produce - to address climate change, natural disasters and other threats to people and the planet. As climate change and other threats accelerate, the world community increasingly is embracing the conservation and restoration of native ecosystems as vital to an effective response.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>In particular, forest restoration to absorb greenhouse gases is expanding all over the world. Mangroves, salt marshes, floodplains and other costal and interior wetlands are being conserved and restored to absorb floodwaters, reduce erosion and buffer hurricanes and severe storms. Native plant communities are being conserved and restored in watersheds around many urban areas to provide cheap, reliable water purification services (see links below for more details).<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Already in 2019, a number of significant new reports and initiatives have been launched to expand and promote such Nature Based Solutions:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On March 1, the <a href="https://www.unenvironment.org/news-and-stories/press-release/new-un-decade-ecosystem-restoration-offers-unparalleled-opportunity">United Nations declared a decade of Ecosystem Restoration</a>. They set a goal of restoring 350 million hectares of degraded land by 2030, leading to the production of $9 trillion in Ecosystem Services including the removal of up to 26 gigatons of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. Read more in <a href="https://tinyurl.com/y4rwuvf6">the March 6 NPCC News</a>.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On April 10, the World Bank released <a href="https://reliefweb.int/report/world/nature-based-solutions-cost-effective-approach-disaster-risk-and-water-resource">Nature-based Solutions: a Cost-effective Approach for Disaster Risk and Water Resource Management</a>. The report documents the Bank’s work to harness native plant communities, Nature Based Solutions and Ecosystem Services to address environmental hazards such as floods, landslides and water pollution.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>A study <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01026-8#ref-CR8">published April 2 in the journal Nature</a> once again confirmed that restoration and conservation of native forests and other plant communities has tremendous potential to absorb greenhouse gases. <em><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>The authors also show that native forests are much more effective than plantations in combatting climate change. </span></em><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The study examined proposals around the world to plant trees to remove CO<sub>2</sub> from the atmosphere. Unfortunately, It found that almost half of the area pledged to new forests are to be commercial tree plantations. The article demonstrates that this approach is flawed, because plantations are not as effective CO<sub>2</sub> repositories as conserved and restored native forests. For example, the authors note, plantations hold little more carbon, on average, than the land cleared to plant them. Further, plantations are periodically harvested, stopping CO<sub>2 </sub>absorption and creating logging slash which releases CO<sub>2 </sub>as it decomposes.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The authors also remind us that restoring native forests is not only relatively inexpensive but also has other benefits, such as protecting wildlife, stabilizing water quality and supply, reducing erosion, buffering local climates and creating jobs. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Learn More!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Read the study in the journal Nature: <a href="https://one.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=61395be520ece110ee8a94cf7&id=8f05efbc6b&e=2393aab395">Restoring natural forests is the best way to remove atmospheric carbon</a> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Read tthe press release for the <a href="https://www.unenvironment.org/news-and-stories/press-release/new-un-decade-ecosystem-restoration-offers-unparalleled-opportunity">United Nations Decade of Ecosystem Restoration</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Read <a href="http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/disasterriskmanagement/brief/nature-based-solutions-cost-effective-approach-for-disaster-risk-and-water-resource-management">The World Bank</a> Nature Based Solutions Report<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_s1027" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;width:337.5pt;height:253.5pt;z-index:251659264;mso-wrap-distance-left:0;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:0;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:left;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical-relative:line' o:allowoverlap="f">
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Learn more about Ecosystem Services at the <a href="http://nativeplantsocietyofus.org/ecosystem-services-resources/"> NEW ECOSYSTEM SERVICES SECTION OF THE NPCC WEBSITE. </a> It offers tools and information to help understand ecosystem services such as: </span></strong><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><a href="http://nativeplantsocietyofus.org/ecosystem-services-resources/water-storage-purification/">WATER STORAGE AND PURIFICATION</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><a href="http://nativeplantsocietyofus.org/ecosystem-services-resources/storm-protection/">STORM PROTECTION | FLOOD CONTROL</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><a href="http://nativeplantsocietyofus.org/ecosystem-services-resources/soil-fertility/">SOIL FERTILITY AND NUTRIENT CYCLING</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><a href="http://nativeplantsocietyofus.org/ecosystem-services-resources/pest-control/">PEST CONTROL AND WASTE DISPOSAL</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><a href="http://nativeplantsocietyofus.org/ecosystem-services-resources/wildlife-habitat/">WILDLIFE HABITAT</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><a href="http://nativeplantsocietyofus.org/ecosystem-services-resources/air-quality-weather-moderation-capture-of-greenhouse-gasses-buffer-climate-change/">AIR, WEATHER, CLIMATE</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><a href="http://nativeplantsocietyofus.org/ecosystem-services-resources/health/">HEALTH, WELL BEING, MEDICINE</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><a href="http://nativeplantsocietyofus.org/ecosystem-services-resources/food-security/">FOOD SECURITY | POLLINATOR HABITAT</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><a href="http://nativeplantsocietyofus.org/ecosystem-services-resources/economic-impacts/">ECONOMIC IMPACTS: JOBS, PROPERTY VALUES</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>We hope that these resources will be useful in persuading elected officials, the media and the pubic that we should conserve native plants and use Nature Based Solutions to SAVE PLANTS, SAVE THE PLANET and SAVE OURSELVES.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Photos:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Protected Watersheds in Catskill Mountains protect water quality for 9 million New Yorkers (c) public domain<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Mangrove restoration in Mexico (c) Emily B. Roberson<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Emily B. Roberson, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://plantsocieties.cnps.org/">Native Plant Conservation Campaign</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>415 531 4439<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:emilyr@plantsocieties.org">emilyr@</a><a href="mailto:emilyr@plantsocieties.org">plantsocieties.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><em><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>The mission of the Native Plant Conservation Campaign is to promote the conservation of native plants and their habitats through collaboration, research, education, and advocacy.</span></em><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><a href="http://signup.ymlpmail2.net/xghwwhjjgmgb">Sign up for NPCC News</a>! </b> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/plantsocieties"><b>Like us on Facebook!</b></a> <b><a href="http://plantsocieties.cnps.org/index.php/action-main/donate-to-campaign">Donate</a>!</b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Please forward this message to any interested individuals or organizations. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><hr size=1 width="50%" noshade style='color:black' align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://ymlpmail2.net/ughwwhjjgsgbegywjbggwebbq"><span style='color:black'>Unsubscribe / Change Profile</span></a> <br><a href="https://ymlpmail2.net/m/"><span style='color:black'>Powered by YMLP</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=1 height=1 style='width:.0119in;height:.0119in' id="_x0000_i1027" src="https://ymlpmail2.net/57f04nbeddhjubyfebsk/footer.gif" alt=" "><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>