China, Ministry of Natural Resources

As a typical coastal city, Xiamen, Fujian Province, China, faces serious societal challenges such as the impact of climate change, overexploitation of natural resources, and loss of biodiversity. Xiamen is implementing Nature-based Solutions (NbS) by strengthening ecological protection, promoting ecosystem restoration, building sponge city, supporting sustainable community development and green transformation of mines, while encouraging funding and diverse public participation.

The objective of this publication is to assess how well existing interventions in China that incorporate the use and management of ecosystems and ecosystem services align with best practice norms of Nature-based  Solutions (NbS). This is explored through ten case studies of established interventions and retroactively assessing how well they align with the Nature-based Solutions Global Standard.