IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions certificate

🌱 NbS greenwashing ends where the IUCN Global Standard begins. The demand for credible, high-integrity Nature-based Solutions has never been greater — and IUCN is the author of the only globally recognised standard that ensures it. Ascent Partners Foundation is proud to bring the IUCN Academy Professional Certificate on the IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions™ (9th Edition) to Hong Kong. This advanced certificate — now updated to the Second Edition of the Standard — equips professionals to design, assess, and improve NbS interventions with full credibility. Over 550 senior professionals worldwide have already completed the certificate, forming a growing global community committed to scaling high-quality NbS. Who should join? Policy professionals · Project managers · Corporate sustainability teams · NGO leaders · Government officials · Anyone whose work touches climate, biodiversity, or land use Why this certificate? ✅ Apply the updated IUCN Global Standard in practice ✅ Evaluate how NbS addresses societal & environmental challenges ✅ Analyse opportunities, limitations, and trade-offs in NbS application ✅ Generate and share practical lessons learned from NbS assessments 📅 Dates: 1 September – 6 October 2026 (5 weeks, online) 💻 Format: Self-paced e-learning + 6 live expert sessions 💰 Fee: CHF 2,950 (non-profit / independent) · CHF 3,950 (for-profit) 📌 Applicants typically hold a bachelor's degree and ~3 years of relevant experience. 🌏 Your learning funds local action. All net proceeds are reinvested into conservation projects led by IUCN's local NGO members in Hong Kong. 🔗 Enrol now → https://lnkd.in/g4qJr-ZJ 📩 Group registrations: Contact Ms Ivy Lee — ivy.lee@ascent.partners Together, we flourish.