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The Green City Accord: one step closer to a cleaner, healthier urban future
21 June 2021
The Green City Accord is an ambitious movement of European cities committed to safeguarding the environment. Launched in October 2020 by the...
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Nature-based solutions take centre stage in the health arena
18 June 2021
During the NetworkNature semester ‘Nature-based solutions in light of the pandemic’ we have explored how these solutions affect health and well-being. There is increasing research and findings...
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European Commission to invest €14.7 billion from Horizon Europe for a healthier, greener and more digital Europe
16 June 2021
The main work programme of Horizon Europe for the period 2021-2022 has been adopted by the European Commission. The programme outlines the objectives and specific topic areas that will receive a...
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Natural Capital User Guide for Greater Manchester
16 June 2021
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority and Natural Course have created a Natural Capital User Guide, a resource for urban planners, businessess, funders, project developers, partnerships,...
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Metropolia Krakowska
Poland
Metropolia Krakowska (Kraków Metropolis) in Poland was created in 2014. Kraków has a population of 800,000 spanning an area of 324 km2. The...
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Granollers
Spain
The City of Granollers in Spain is located in the metropolitan area of Barcelona. The City has an area of 15 km2 and a population of 60,000....
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Portoviejo
Ecuador
The city of Portoviejo, Ecuador is the capital of the coastal region of Manabi, with a population of around 250,000 and size of 54 km2. The city has...
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Events
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European Research and Innovation Days
Wednesday, 23 June 2021 to Thursday, 24 June 2021
Bringing stakeholders together to shape future research and innovation policy. European Research...
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IUCN World Conservation Congress
Friday, 3 September 2021 to Saturday, 11 September 2021
The IUCN World Conservation Congress has grown to be the world’s largest and most democratic...
Marseille, France
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Oh Boy – multifunctional urban greening in Malmö, Sweden
The main purpose of the roof is to offer an unique green environment to the residents in the house. In the project every surface, also on the ground below, is maximized with greenery. The greenery...
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Portoviejo’s Linear Park
Las Vegas Park in the city of Portoviejo, Ecuador can be considered as an example of the Build Back Better* concept on an urban scale. After the 2016 earthquake struck, the city allocated a part of...
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Protected Areas and Resilient Landscapes – Project Finance for Permanence in Colombia, Perú and Bhutan.
Managing socio-ecological landscapes as natural carbon sinks and resources for adaptation is increasingly recognized as a necessary, efficient and relatively cost-effective strategy. Protected areas...
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Nature-based solutions to climate change mitigation and adaptation in urban areas
This report summarises much of the work done by the German Federal Agency of Nature Conservation (BfN) in cooperation with the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ and the German Centre...
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SOLUCIONES BASADAS EN LA NATURALEZA PARA LA GESTIÓN DEL AGUA
Las SbN apoyan una economía circular, restauradora y regeneradora por diseño, y fomentan una mayor productividad de los recursos para reducir su desperdicio y evitar la contaminación, incluso a...
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National decarbonisation plan: Government of Costa Rica
The National Decarbonization Plan is a response to the request of the President of the Republic of Costa Rica, Mr. Carlos Alvarado Quesada, to prepare a strategic document that would offer a...
Spanish
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