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Conexus key learning factsheet series - Nature-based Solutions in Latin American and European countries: Trends and perspectives
The conceptual development and practical implementation of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) has rapidly advanced in the European Union (EU) and Latin American (CELAC) cities. A 2000-2020 literature review on NbS and related concepts shows advances, gaps, and insights, generating a valuable reference on
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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 for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) in the frame of a research and development project on
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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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GLOBAL YOUTH NATURE-BASED POSITION STATEMENT ON SOLUTIONS
This statement represents the first-ever, globally representative and collectively crafted position from young people on “Nature-based Solutions”. We are addressing decision-makers and key stakeholders, to present our own views, priorities, and demands from the NbS conversation which,
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Can ‘nature-based solutions’ help address climate change?
These so-called “nature-based solutions” are key to many countries’ and companies’ plans to achieve net-zero in the coming decades. Nature-based solutions also featured more prominently than before at the UN’s COP26 climate summit in Glasgow last month. The term briefly made an appearance in a
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Science-based ecosystem restoration for the 2020s and beyond: Science Task Force for the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
To move the goals of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration forward, the Science Task Force of the Decade presents this think piece, which addresses four fundamental questions, presents five key messages to bring effective and long-term action, and provides recommendations on how
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Design Brief 2- Biodiversity-positive Design in Urban Areas with NbS: Wildlife-friendly Areas, Conservation Sites, the Public Realm
This NetworkNature design brief series, the first of its kind, comprises three design briefs on biodiversity-positive design recommendations for urban and peri-urban areas with nature-based solutions. The series, developed with support of IFLA Europe, presents simple design suggestions for
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Seedbed Intervention: Umeå
The Cultivating City of Umeå carried out its seedbed intervention. Bölevägen is the name of the street that will be reconstructed over the next two years, along four green spaces that will be designed and developed. The seedbed intervention site, Aspgärdan, was an empty area close to an English
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CONEXUS Policy Brief 5 - Green corridors to connect urban ecosystems
This policy brief presents contributions from the city of São Paulo, Brazil. The city is pursuing the establishment of green corridors as a strategy to reverse the negative effects of urbanisation processes. This brief presents the Municipal Plan for Protected Areas, Green Areas and Open Spaces (
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CASTANIBUS
Partnership to define and exchange "guidelines for the study, conservation and evaluation of chestnuts and the best type of management to obtain a quality product" thus to revitalize the "culture of chestnut cultivation" and the role of chestnut growers as "guardian of the
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Report on the Launch Event of TeAM HUb - the Hungarian Network Nature Hub for Nature-based solutions
This report covers the launch event of TeAM HUb1 - the Hungarian Network Nature Hub for Nature-based solutions took place at the Budapest Congress Centre on 18 October 2022.
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My building is green Nature-Based Solutions for Adapting Buildings to Climate Change
In the following video, different people involved in and/or affected by the LIFE-myBUILDINGisGREEN project explain the characteristics and benefits derived from the Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) implemented by the project in the Gabriela Mistral school from Solana de los Barros, province of Badajoz
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Governance innovation for nature-based solutions - PBF Workshop Summary 24 March 2020
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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Biomass accounting for Sustainable Forest Managment Plans using UAV data
Forest biomass and carbon are pivotal for multi-objective forest management, aiding in carbon sequestration and balance assessments.
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NetworkNature Factsheet: Seizing opportunities for ecosystem restoration to tackle societal challenges
This factsheet explores the potential of ecosystem restoration actions to halt and reverse the degradation of ecosystems. Building on the outcomes of the last NetworkNature semester theme on Nature-based solutions for Ecosystem Restoration, the factsheet provides an analysis of several restoration
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EmissionFactors.com
EmissionFactors.com taps into the most powerful environmental database in the world, powered by Ecometrica. Over the years, we've spent thousands of hours searching for and cataloguing emission and conversion factors and still do it on a regular basis. The accuracy of our data is very
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Nature-based Solutions in Action: Lessons from the Frontline
The 13 case studies in this report have been contributed by environment, development and local community organisations. They show NbS in action in a wide range of contexts, from a Farmers’ Seed Network in China that supports agroecology by conserving traditional seeds, to large-scale watershed
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GrowGreen visit to Campinas: how linear parks can make a difference for people, nature and the economy
In order to strengthen engagement from political decision-makers and to create opportunities for the replication of Nature-Based Solutions (NbS), the political representatives of the GrowGreen cities were invited to participate in a virtual visit to the city of Campinas, Brazil. With more than 1
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GrowGreen Report: Intervention Conclusions: Valencia
Within the EU-funded GrowGreen project, this report presents the challenges and results from the work in Valencia, focused on Benicalap, an area located in the north west of the city, chosen for the need for regeneration and investment. The aim of this report is to demonstrate how NbS can help
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The Isar Restoration in Munich - A participatory climate change adaptation measure
The Isar river concept case is a 'retrospective case' focusing on NbS practices along the river Isar in Bavaria, Germany. Measures to reduce flood risk and improve the ecological state of the river and its immediate surroundings were taken several years ago and the previous Isar
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