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NBS EduWORLD booklet: The School as NBS Living Lab
The NBS Living Labs create the right conditions to integrate actions that promote skills development and sustainability education, to innovate and open the schools to society.
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CONEXUS key learning factsheet series - Cost-benefit analysis (CBA) for valuing NbS in CONEXUS pilot projects
This factsheet summarizes the results of a Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) undertaken to evaluate the Social Return on Investment (SRI) through the Net Present Value (NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR) of three CONEXUS pilot projects: the Urban Allotment Network (Barcelona, Spain), Francia Street
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Viridian modelling of nature-based solutions
We use sophisticated modelling to identify, rank and prioritise Nature-based Solutions to multiple problems such as flooding, water resource supply, river pollution, soil loss, poor farm management and biodiversity loss. Our engaging communications show best bang for buck actions, with many
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The environmental health citizen interview tool: towards an inclusive qualitative environmental wellbeing approach in support of planetary health
Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are vital for addressing climate change and biodiversity loss, yet their benefits are often unequally distributed. This study introduces the Environmental Health Citizen Interview Tool, aiming to inclusively capture diverse perspectives on environmental wellbeing using
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Phusicos NbS Governance Game
The newly developed PHUSICOS simulation is a serious game. It was developed as part of Work Package 6 on learning innovation and aims to simulate the complex governance setting of stakeholders. Serious games owe their name to the fact that they are designed with a purpose that goes beyond the
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FSC Ecosystem Services Procedure
The FSC Ecosystem Services Procedure provides new tools to strengthen incentives for the protection of ecosystem services: - Impact verification: The procedure provides a global approach that FSC certificate holders can use to demonstrate the impact of their forest management activities on
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The World Cities Report 2020: The Value of Sustainable Urbanisation
The World Cities Report 2020 shows that the intrinsic value of sustainable urbanisation can and should be harnessed for the wellbeing of all. The Report provides evidence and policy analysis of the value of urbanisation from an economic, social and environmental perspective, including the
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Nature-based Solutions Made Easy
About this guide: Have you heard about nature-based solutions and want to know more? Then read on as NetworkNature helps you understand what nature-based solutions (NbS) are. You will also be able to identify those solutions that claim to be NbS but are not. We will introduce you to quality
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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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GoGreenRoutes Report on Co-creation
Primarily based on literature review, this report explores the concept of co-creation in practice-based research (including key definitions; benefits and limitations; obstacles and enablers; and supporting tools and methodologies), in connection with the project themes of nature-based solutions,
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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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Conservación de la biodiversidad en el ciclo integral del agua.
La finalidad de esta guía es fomentar el desarrollo de iniciativas que favorezcan la conservación y la restauración de la biodiversidad en instalaciones del ciclo del agua y su entorno. Estas se componen de estaciones de depuración, de potabilización y otras infraestructuras vinculadas al ciclo del
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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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NetworkNature Factsheet 3: Shifting the water paradigm - managing water through nature
This Factsheet explores common water-related challenges, such as water availability, quality, and management, their associated risks, and relevant policies, while proposing nature-based solutions as a paradigm shift. By outlining key benefits of using nature for an integrated and ecosystem-based
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Conexus Life-Lab factsheet series - Urban Agriculture Observatory: Social and Ecosystem services
The Urban Agriculture Observatory is a partnership aiming to establish a database of environmental and social aspects of urban allotments and their benefits. Based on the database, a public web platform is created to share collected data and bring urban agriculture closer to citizens. It is
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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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Making Ecosystem-based Adaptation Effective A Framework for Defining Qualification Criteria and Quality Standards
Many organizations, including members of the Friends of EbA network (FEBA) 11 have gained both conceptual and practical experience in designing and implementing EbA measures in various regions, ecosystems, and levels of governance. These experiences provide a rich source of lessons and are a good
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Visionary and integrated solutions to improve well-being and health in cities: Clustering Activities - Joint Manifesto
Report The following is a joint manifesto from four sister projects which calls on European cities to launch initiatives that offer visionary and integrated solutions at the intersection of social, cultural, digital and nature-based solutions (NBS) to increase the health and well-being of
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GUÍA DE LA INFRAESTRUCTURA VERDE MUNICIPAL
Esta Guía se redacta con el objetivo de dar respuesta a las necesidades que los responsables municipales tienen a la hora de gestionar de forma adecuada la infraestructura verde situada en su ámbito municipal. Está destinada principalmente a apoyar a los técnicos municipales y a los cargos
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NbS EduWORLD State of the Art Report
This report aims to provide an overview and detailed analysis of the state of the art in nature-based solutions (NBS) education across the European region and at different education levels. Based on desk research and interviews, it highlights the gaps and opportunities in NBS education. It finds
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