Welcome to the IUCN online Self-assessment tool

The IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions self-assessment is an online tool that consists of eight criteria and associated indicators, which address the pillars of sustainable development (biodiversity, economy and society) and resilient project management. The online tool itself is made up of the Standard and the associated guidance which will instruct users how to perform a self-assessment to:

• Design new Nature-based Solutions;

• Upscale pilots by identifying gaps and;

• Verify past projects and future proposals.

The NbS online self-assessment tool is managed by IUCN and it replaces the excel tool that has been used until now. At no point, IUCN is engaged in the assessment process, which remains a self-ranking process.

How does the online tool work?

Once you have created an account and followed the registration process, you will access the online tool where you will be able to create as many self-assessment as you wish. The online tool allows you to evaluate how well your project matches NbS indicators. As part of the exercise, you will have to justify the way your score yourself and to provide specific information on what kind of tools and documentation you use(d) for the design, implementation, and impact measurement of your project.

What is the output of the self-assessment process?

Once the self-assessment completed, the system generates a PDF summary report with your results. The output comes in the form of a percentage match compared against good practices, with a traffic light system to identify areas for further work and adherence to the IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions.

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