{"id":4653145,"date":"2025-06-10T09:00:58","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T13:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.forest-trends.org\/?post_type=publications&p=4653145"},"modified":"2025-09-11T16:15:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T20:15:08","slug":"doubling-down-on-nature","status":"publish","type":"publications","link":"https:\/\/www.forest-trends.org\/publications\/doubling-down-on-nature\/","title":{"rendered":"Doubling Down on Nature"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":147,"featured_media":4658531,"template":"","categories":[25,21],"tags":[371,1763,559,284],"coauthors":[2133],"class_list":["post-4653145","publications","type-publications","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-finance","category-water","tag-global-water-crisis","tag-natural-infrastructure-for-water-security","tag-nature-based-solutions","tag-water-security","language-english","geography-global"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nDoubling Down on Nature - Forest Trends<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"As the global water crisis accelerates, many people around the world are turning to nature-based solutions (NbS) to mitigate water risk and recover freshwater ecosystems. 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