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Mainstreaming nature-based solutions to deliver greater value for society and the environment.

Mainstreaming Nature-based Solutions (MNbS) is a programme funded by the Ofwat Innovation Fund.

Bringing together 23 multi-disciplinary partners, the programme is working to deliver greater value for society and the environment by enabling implementation of nature-based solutions as common practice.

Programme work at a glance

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Ofwat Innovation funded programme

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Multi-disciplinary partners

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Collaborating with five workstreams, creating enablers to overcome barriers

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Real-life to tests across eight regions

Our team and partners

Discover what the programme is delivering to support landscape-wide adoption of Nature-based Solutions and meet the team working to achieve this.

 

Regional Tests

Discover the eight programme tests, taking place across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Allowing us to test recommendations in different areas and identify geographical differences, and learnings.

 

Watch the recordings from our new programme webinar series

The programme is pleased to introduce our new webinar series. Throughout September and October, we have planed some lunchtime sessions that will bring anyone new to the programme or wanting to know more, up to speed with our progress in phase 1, ready for the start of phase 2 next month.

Our first two webinars are now available to watch via the link and you also can register for future our webinars.

Keep up to date with the rest of our latest news and content

16 / 09 / 2025 Events & Conferences

Introducing our new programme webinar series

Written by Lorna Mann - Comms Lead

21 / 08 / 2025 Advocacy

MNbS comment: The Independent Water Commission’s (AKA The Cunliffe Review’s) final report.

Written by Granville Davies - Programme Manager

7 / 08 / 2025 Workstream Outputs

Common Value Framework Consultation – Capturing and valuing the benefits of NbS in a robust, consistent and comparable way  

Written by Written by the MNbS Programme CVF Team