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Conexus key learning factsheet series - Supporting Nature-based Solutions via Nature-Based Thinking

In response to critiques of Nature-based Solutions (NbS), we propose a holistic and systemic approach: Nature-Based Thinking (NBT). NBT emphasizes the inspiration from nature to foster sustainable urban development and conceives nature to be intertwined with people. NBT will engage local actors,

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Financing and Business Models Guidebook

This guidebook introduces the topic of financing and business models for nature-based solutions, identifies some common challenges and enablers to financing and presents a step-by-step guide to securing financing.

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Protocol on cultural, gender and ethics-related considerations

This guidance supports INTERLACE project partners who are implementing project activities and need to ensure inclusive, transparent and fair stakeholder participation, whose task is to establish monitoring of cultural, gender and ethical issues within the project. The document offers clear guidance

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Nature-based solutions-EU-funded NbS research projects tackle the climate and biodiversity crisis

Nature-based solutions (NbS) are inspired and supported by nature, they are cost-effective, simultaneously provide environmental, social and economic benefits and help build resilience; such solutions bring more, and more diverse, nature and natural features and processes into cities, landscapes

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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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Mapping of forest roads to support touristic activities

OG SURF has mapped the existing roads in its test areas using GNSS receivers and classified them based on their functionality, and identifying any maintenance issues, a prerequisite for identifying additional roads/trials to be opened in the forest.

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  • Policy Brief
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MEZŐGAZDASÁG: Tudástár a természetkímélő gazdálkodás témakörében

A közzétett tudásanyagokat a Natura 2000 hálózat égisze alatt publikálta a Magyar Madártani és Természetvédő Egyesület (MME) a természetkímélő gazdálkodás témakörében. Az MME célja a madarak védelmével hozzájárulni az emberi életminőség és a biológiai sokféleség megőrzéséhez Magyarországon.

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Unlocking the Potential of Urban Forests: Developing a Local Urban Forestry Action Plan

In recent years, there has been increasing interest about urban forestry as efficient nature-based approach to tackle many challenges connected to urbanisation and climate change. Faced with these challenges, cities need to build resilience through adaptation, mitigation and disaster risk reduction

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  • Web platform

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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Conexus Life-Lab factsheet series - Nature-based Solutions to restore urban hydro-social systems

The Bogotá Life-Lab focuses on restoration actions and capacity-building activities to support peri-urban communities. These activities aim to protect forest and wetland ecosystems, while strengthening communities in border territories, and social acceptance of NbS. Community participation and co-

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Using UAV photogrammetric data to support multi-objective forest management plans

In Italy and Europe, there is a growing demand for forest and agroforestry companies to prioritize multifunctionality and certification. The first step involves obtaining spatial data to derive multifunctionality indicators for developing multi-objective management plans.

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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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INTERLACE Transversal City Impulse Paper

This brief highlights nine key findings emerging from the INTERLACE project based on conducted research and the partner cities’ experiences as a basis for policy- and decision-makers, as well as administrative staff. The lessons learned around enhancing policy coherence in urban ecosystem

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NetworkNature Knowledge Brief 3 - Leaving no one behind: Towards inclusive nature-based solutions

This Knowledge Brief produced by NetworkNature provides an overview of the concept of inclusion in the nature-based solutions context, including its relevance to the EU and international policy landscape and the just transition. By raising awareness on the importance of inclusive nature-based

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  • Guidance

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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Use of Bite technology for tree infusion in chestnut groves

Endotherapy offers an efficient alternative for treatments application in chestnut groves

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IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions: A user-friendly framework for the verification, design and scaling up of NbS

NbS are considered by a wide range of stakeholders as an essential mechanism for achieving sustainable development. The IUCN Global Standard on Nature-based Solutions aims to ensure the application of this approach is credible, and its uptake tracked and measured for adaptive management so that its

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NetworkNature Knowledge Brief

The brief provides an overview of the NbS knowledge gaps resulting from an analysis conducted by NetworkNature of a large number of publications, online consultations and dialogues with stakeholders. To reflect the potential of NbS from an environmental, economic and societal perspective, this

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NetworkNature and NetZeroCities join forces to address interconnected challenges of climate and biodiversity in cities

Find out how Nature-based Solutions (NbS) can contribute to your transition to climate neutrality and biodiversity resilience by 2030. In the dynamic landscape of climate and biodiversityaction, cities play a crucial role. Collaboration and networking are essential for (re)integrating nature into

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  • Report

EXISTING STANDARDS AND STANDARDIZATION ACTIVITIES REPORT

The aim of this report is to disseminate knowledge about relevant existing standards and standardization activities amongst project partners and to support the awareness raising of possible missing standards. Thus this document will show the current resilience and Smart City standardization

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