Can nature-based solutions become critical infrastructure for climate resilience?
In this episode of The SCOPE, Graham Munday is joined by professor Neil Entwistle, head of science at Rebalance Earth, and Mike Morris, technical director in our Water business. Together, they explore how nature-based solutions are helping tackle some of society’s biggest challenges.
The discussion examines how restoring peatlands, wetlands, rivers, and catchments can reduce flood risk, improve water quality, strengthen climate resilience, and support long-term infrastructure performance. The guests also discuss the growing role of private finance, pension funds, natural capital investment, and collaborative catchment management in scaling nature-led solutions across the UK.
Topics covered include:
- What nature-based solutions are and how they work
- The role of wetlands, peatland restoration, and catchment management
- How nature infrastructure delivers environmental and financial returns
- Why water companies are increasingly investing in nature-led approaches
- The role of pension funds and private finance in nature restoration
- Evidence, regulation, and scaling nature-based infrastructure
- Community engagement and long-term stewardship
- The future of climate resilience, natural capital, and infrastructure planning
Whether you’re involved in water, infrastructure, environmental management, finance, planning, or sustainability, this episode provides valuable insights into how nature is becoming an essential part of the UK’s infrastructure future.