​This guidance note offers practical guidance on a set of methods for UNDP's nature-based solutions (NBS) portfolio to enable the measurement of socioeconomic results by identifying relevant indicators and the instruments to attain the data and derive the required baselines.

Second, it allows NBS portfolio to evaluate whether the implementation approaches adopted have generated positive socioeconomic results.

Third, having demonstrated socioeconomic impact, the approach will allow UNDP to make a stronger case for increased investments in NBS.