{"id":16398,"date":"2025-07-15T14:30:27","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T18:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conservancy.org\/?page_id=16398"},"modified":"2026-01-22T12:31:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T17:31:47","slug":"nature-based-hybrid-solutions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/conservancy.org\/our-work\/climate-change\/nature-based-hybrid-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Nature-Based and Hybrid Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\n\t<h4><strong>What are nature-based and hybrid solutions?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Nature-based solutions refer to strategies that use natural systems (such as mangrove forests, salt marshes, and beach dunes), or living or natural elements (such as plantings, coconut fiber logs, and other sustainable materials) to address challenges such as flooding, high heat days, and worsening water quality. Hybrid solutions combine these aforementioned elements with hardened engineered options like seawalls, levees, and culverts.<\/p>\n<p>Incorporating these options into local adaptation planning can support our local nature-based economy, provide significant amounts of ecological services our communities depend on, and contribute to a multiple lines of defense approach to managing risk.<\/p>\n\t<h2>Nature-Based Solutions Toolbox<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/conservancy.org\/our-work\/climate-change\/nature-based-hybrid-solutions\/storymap\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Interactive Tool<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This interactive tool provides a high-level overview of nature-based solutions and their benefits, while showcasing examples of how they are being applied in locations across Florida.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/conservancy.org\/our-work\/climate-change\/nature-based-hybrid-solutions\/factsheets\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Fact Sheets <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Each fact sheet features scalable solutions that help support long-term community resilience. Each includes the challenge addressed, project cost, materials used, permitting considerations, performance outcomes, and lessons learned.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/conservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Working-with-Nature-Logo-2.png\" alt=\"Working With Nature Logo (2)\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"392\" width=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Working-with-Nature-Logo-2.png 1920w, https:\/\/conservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Working-with-Nature-Logo-2-1400x286.png 1400w, https:\/\/conservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Working-with-Nature-Logo-2-768x157.png 768w, https:\/\/conservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Working-with-Nature-Logo-2-1536x314.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" title=\"Working With Nature Logo (2)\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<h4>2024 NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS SYMPOSIUM<\/h4>\n<p>On December 3, 2024, the Conservancy of Southwest Florida held a day-long symposium in person and virtually.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL9aCp1uH0mt6NTaGmriI00p-olKwBhb96\"  target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWATCH THE FULL EVENT\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/conservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Nature-Based-Solutions-Symposium-Event-Program-V3.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"    rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tREAD THE PROGRAM\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What are nature-based and hybrid solutions? 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