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Seedbed Intervention: Versailles

The seedbed intervention in Versailles took place in the Square Blaise Pascal which will be the site of the NBS interventions and is currently composed of 3 sections: 1300sqm park for children with many play facilities, 1730sqm park intensive green space with cherry trees and ping pong tables and a

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PONDERFUL INFORMATION SYSTEM

The Information Platform of the PONDERFUL and the AQUACROSS projects seeks to advance the implementation of Nature-based solutions using aquatic ecosystems for the delivery of ecosystem services, biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation and adaptation.

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BS 8631: Adaptation to climate change - Using adaptation pathways for decision making

The climate is changing and making the right decisions around adaption and resilience is increasingly importa​nt. BSI is taking a lead in supporting organizations with good practice in this area. With an introduction from the Adaptation sub-Committee of the UK’s Climate Change Committee, the

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Conexus key learning factsheet series - Reflections for establishing Urban Life-Labs for governance of Nature-based Solutions

This factsheet presents the key learnings and strategies from the establishment processes of seven Urban Life-Labs located in seven major cities across Latin America: São Paulo, Bogotá, Santiago, and Buenos Aires; and across Europe: Lisbon, Barcelona, and Turin. Each Urban Life-Lab represents

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Sustainable Infrastructure Tool Navigator

The Sustainable Infrastructure Tool Navigator was designed to help users identify the most relevant tools for their needs and goals. You can search our database by keyword or filter by types of tools, sectors and infrastructure lifecycle phases, amongst other things. Detailed information on each

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INTERLACE MOOC on Nature-based Solutions: (4) SPATIAL PLANNING and prioritising NbS to address urban challenges

Urban areas across the globe are facing unprecedented challenges—pollution, climate change, urban sprawl—and traditional solutions are falling short. The INTERLACE project’s Massive Open Online Course showcases how nature-based solutions offer a promising approach to help create resilient,

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Urban Nature Gateway

A catalogue of tools and resources designed to help tackle some of the most pressing shared challenges around urban nature-based solutions (NbS). It provides practical insights and resources for addressing six key challenge areas: NbS assessment; co-governance; citizen engagement; inclusion and

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INTERLACE MOOC on Nature-based Solutions: (7) POLICY INSTRUMENTS for mainstreaming NbS in urban governance processes

Urban areas across the globe are facing unprecedented challenges—pollution, climate change, urban sprawl—and traditional solutions are falling short. The INTERLACE project’s Massive Open Online Course showcases how nature-based solutions offer a promising approach to help create resilient,

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  • Guidance

Repository of NbS guidance material

The NbS Guidance Repository is a collection of guides, handbooks, manuals, toolboxes, and other guidance materials. These resources are specifically designed to facilitate knowledge brokering and capacity-building on Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for a diverse group of non-academic actors. The

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Natural environments, psychosocial health, and health behaviors in a crisis – A scoping review of the literature in the COVID-19 context

The COVID-19 outbreak led to major restrictions globally, affecting people’s psychosocial health and their health behaviors. Thus, the purpose of this scoping review was to summarize the available research regarding nature and health in the COVID-19 context. Overall, the findings indicate that

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Characterisation of the genetic diversity of the chestnut heritage, soil biodiversity and biofertility Emilia-Romagna

Collective effort tostudy the genetic variability of chestnut germplasm and to enhance and promote the role of the chestnut grower as a 'guardian' of biodiversity and land protection.

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Implementing Nature-Based Solutions in Rural Landscapes: Barriers Experienced in the PHUSICOS Project

Article published in Sustainability. From the published abstract: Nature-based solutions (NbS) are becoming increasingly important in both the EU and individual countries’ political agendas, as a sustainable means to reduce the risk posed by hydrometeorological hazards. However, as the use of NbS

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  • Guidance

Anti-Corruption Guide for Payment for Ecosystem Services

Sustainable livelihood projects can create significant opportunities for illicit private gains, along with the power and enabling conditions to pursue those gains. In other words, these projects are subject to corruption risks that may partially or completely sabotage the project or, in the worse

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  • Policy Brief

How Much Will the Implementation of the Nature Restoration Law Cost and How Much Funding is Available?

The EU Commission published its proposal for a new Nature Restoration Regulation in June 2022. In this context, IEEP and Ecologic Institute – as part of the Think Sustainable Europe network – published a series of thematic policy briefs to inform Members of the European Parliament and other

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Guía para la Implementación de SbN en Quito

The application of NbS requires the involvement of a wide range of city agents: the policy makers, NGOs and residents They must be accompanied and involved along the way towards a greener city. We can not afford dispense with all existing local knowledge in our local communities. At the same time,

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GoGreenRoutes Flyer

Download our flyer for a quick overview of the GoGreenRoutes project.

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INTERLACE Stakeholder Engagement Strategy

Stakeholder engagement is a central element of the INTERLACE project as it aims to co-produce tools, governance instruments and other project deliverables with local stakeholders, as well as facilitate knowledge exchange between local, regional and global stakeholders, to inform and support the

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The role of public and private sectors in mainstreaming nature-based solutions - PBF 19 April 2021

The Policy Business Forum (PBF) consists of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) experts and knowledgeable stakeholders at the international, European, and national scale. The main aim of the PBF is to explore innovative ways to strengthen the science-policy-business nexus in order to exploit opportunities

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