Published by Just Nature NYC – a partnership between NYC-EJA and The Nature Conservancy in New York, this report sought to define nature-based jobs (NBJs) and their roles within the NYC labor market. NBJs are defined as jobs that directly contribute to natural infrastructure and nature-based ecosystems with the goal of enhancing human health and well-being and promoting biodiversity. NBJs fall into four job categories – (1) Conceptualization, (2) Implementation, (3) Functional Maintenance, and (4) Value Maintenance – and include a range of occupations such as Foresters, Gardeners, Conservation Scientists, Landscape Architects, and Construction Laborers. The report also acknowledged a substantial gap between between the size of NYC’s natural environment and its capacity to manage it. The report also noted that while the public sector mainly hires NBJs in Functional Maintenance positions that are more deeply representative of nature-based work, the private sector mainly hires for Implementation positions where nature-based activities are deemphasized in day-to-day activities. While NBJs job are expected to grow in the next five years, the report calls for additional investments and public education to underscore the value of nature-based work, particularly in climate-vulnerable communities.