This book presents new research on innovative financial instruments and approaches available to implement nature-based solutions (NBS) at various scales and in different contexts. Despite knowledge of the multiple benefits NBS provide, a key barrier to their wide-spread adoption is a lack of knowledge over their financing, in particular, who should pay for an NBS and how it can be financed. The book explores a variety of public, private, and blended finance models and their applicability in developing NBS across terrestrial and marine ecosystems, involving multiple stakeholders, and in jurisdictions of varying climates and income levels. Furthermore, the book provides case studies of the innovative financing of NBS with best practices identified. This book is of interest to environmental planners, resource conservation managers, policymakers, international companies and organizations, environmental NGOs, researchers, and graduate and undergraduate students interested in NBS.

Robert C. Brearsis an international sectoral expert (water) consultant with the Green Climate Fund. He is Editor-in-Chief of thePalgrave Handbook of ClimateResilient Societiesand thePalgrave Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Futures. Robert is an author of several Springer Nature titles, includingThe Green Economyand the Water-Energy-Food Nexus,Blue and Green Cities: The Role of Blue-GreenInfrastructure in Managing Urban Water Resources, andDeveloping the CircularWater Economy. He is the Founder of Our Future Water.

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Nature-Based Solutions.- Chapter 3: Financing Nature-Based Solutions.- Chapter 4: Debt-for-Nature Swaps Financing Nature-based Solutions.- Chapter 5: Market-based Instruments Financing Nature-based Solutions.- Chapter 6: Green Bonds, Loans, Credit Lines, and Microfinance Financing Nature-based Solutions.- Chapter 7: Payments for Ecosystem Services Financing Nature-based Solutions.- Chapter 8: Biodiversity Offsets Financing Nature-based Solutions.- Chapter 9: Public-Private Partnerships Financing Nature-based Solutions.- Chapter 10: Voluntary Carbon Offsets Financing Nature-based Solutions.- Chapter 11: Extended Case Studies of Financing Nature-based Solutions.- Chapter 12: Best Practices and Conclusion.