Professor Nathalie Seddon

Professor of Biodiversity

Nathalie Seddon is Professor of Biodiversity in the Department of Biology at the University of Oxford.

She has broad interests in understanding the origins and maintenance of biodiversity and its relationship with global change. Nathalie trained as an evolutionary ecologist at the University of Cambridge and has over 20 years of field experience in tropical forests. Her research now focusses on determining the ecological and socioeconomic effectiveness of nature-based solutions to societal challenges, and how best to increase the influence of robust biodiversity and ecosystem science on the design and implementation of climate and development policy.

In 2017, she founded the Nature-based Solutions Initiative (www.naturebasedsolutionsinitiative.org), a programme of interdisciplinary research, policy advice, and education aimed at bringing the equitable protection of nature to the centre of the sustainable development agenda.

She is a Senior Associate of the International Institute for Environment and Development and a Senior Fellow of the Oxford Martin School.

Blogs

How can business achieve a “nature-positive economy”

The World Economic Forum (WEF) is calling for a shift towards “nature-positive economy”, but will it own the role of big business in the climate and nature crisis and ensure the radical economic transformation needed?

Making the case for nature-based solutions to climate change

Videos

Prof Nathalie Seddon & Prof Cameron Hepburn in conversation: 'Evaluating and investing in Nature-based Solutions'

Prof Nathalie Seddon, Dr Cécile Girardin & Dr Steve Smith in conversation: "Value and limits of working with nature to address climate change"

"Biodiversity and climate change: what happens when we turn up the heat on nature?" with Dr Nathalie Seddon

Creating a climate for change: counting down to the 2015 UN climate negotiations

Publications

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Nature-based solutions are critical for putting Brazil on track towards net-zero emissions by 2050

Going beyond market-based mechanisms to finance nature-based solutions and foster sustainable futures

Biodiversity outcomes of nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation: Characterising the evidence base

Harnessing the potential of nature-based solutions for mitigating and adapting to climate change

Getting the message right on nature‐based solutions to climate change

Species coexistence and the dynamics of phenotypic evolution in adaptive radiation