Life-sustaining systems

Prosperity relies on healthy ecosystems, a stable climate and resilient relationships between people and nature, yet we face interconnected crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and social inequality.

Our work examines life-sustaining systems and the transformations needed to protect them – regenerating soils, waterways, food systems and biodiversity through approaches based on natural capital accounting and nature-based solutions that prioritise wellbeing over growth. Its aim is to redesign pathways to prosperity through safeguarding the planet’s life support systems.

Publications

Farmer Led Regenerative Agriculture for Africa

Report

Regenerative Agriculture offers the potential to create a new farming future for Africa. In this report we call for a replicable and scalable process for farmers to design and produce Regenerative Agriculture on their own terms with communities and policymakers across ecosystems.

Food in the UK: Addressing Food Insecurity in the 21st Century

Working paper

This working paper examines how UBS, with food as a central pillar, can address the root causes of the broader livelihood crisis by fostering a citizen-led, rather than profit-driven, food system.