The Nature Futures Framework (NFF) is a flexible tool designed to support the development of scenarios and models of desirable futures for people, nature and Mother Earth.
What is the Nature Futures Framework?
Responding to identified limitations in existing scenario approaches, the Nature Futures Framework fills a gap by providing a heuristic tool for the development of nature-centric scenarios that address the diversity of human-nature relationships.
Representation of the Asia-Pacific session of the 2021 IPBES workshop on Indigenous and local knowledge on scenarios and the Nature Futures Framework, created by Anjali Choudhary; IPBES 2021
Methodological guidance for using and applying the Nature Futures Framework
The Nature Futures Framework is designed as a flexible tool for developing novel scenarios that encompass multiple value perspectives regarding nature, allowing users to develop scenarios in a creative and relevant manner fitting to their context. As such, the methodological guidance offered here can be drawn from as needed to assist users in navigating scenario development.
Examples of use and application of the Nature Futures Framework
The Nature Futures Framework has been applied in a variety of ways: at various scales, in different places, and for diverse purposes. Here we offer more information on the flexible use of the NFF to aid its application and development.
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Resources
The Nature Futures Framework was initiated by the IPBES Expert Group on Scenarios and Models. Here we offer compiled resources on the use and discussion of the Nature Futures Framework authored by these researchers and others.