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Can decentralised treatment systems address the challenges of wastewater management in the EU at the local level?

Decentralised wastewater treatment systems (DEWATS) and Nature-based Solutions (NbS) improve the resilience of wastewater treatment systems and support EU water policies. This brief provides case studies and recommendations to unlock the full potential of DEWATS across the current regulatory

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ÁLTALÁNOS: Természetalapú Megoldások: Lehetőség a változtatásra - esély a változásra

Az információs füzet közérthetően mutatja be a TAM fogalmát, a kapcsolódó elméleti és szakpolitikai hátteret, emellett jó példákon, bevált gyakorlatokon keresztül inspirációt is nyújt a TAM alkalmazásához. A kiadványt a Külgazdasági és Külügyminisztérium megbízásából az Interreg V-A Románia-

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Sharing-profits methodology for community forest arrangement

The PRI.FOR.MAN Project aimed to refine profit-sharing methodology for community forest management, ensuring fair timber profits for each owner.

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Nature-based solutions: rhetoric or reality? The potential contribution of nature-based solutions to net zero in the UK

While the UK Government’s ambitions for nature-based solutions are admirable, there is a clear and present danger that they will not be achieved, and this could undermine the target of net zero by 2050, as well as the agricultural sector, with a failed transition. The House of Lords recommends that

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Successful scaling of Edible City Solutions to promote food citizenship and sustainability in food system transitions

Sustainable, productive and biodiversity-friendly urban landscapes are a strategic step in transitioning to future-proof, liveable and healthy cities Edible nature-based solutions, otherwise known as “Edible City Solutions”, comprise a wide range of different forms of sustainable urban food

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ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK, INDICATORS AND PARTICIPATORY MONITORING PROCESS

This report presents the CONEXUS participatory assessment framework to maximize co-benefits and ensure local impact of urban nature-based solutions (NBS). The CONEXUS participatory assessment framework consists of: 1) A portfolio of indicators on NBS performance; 2) A comprehensive yet simple

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Guidance on Metrics, Targets, and Transition Plans

Over the past few years, several market and industry initiatives have focused on converging reporting standards that cover climate issues as well as aligning and improving comparability of climate-related metrics. These efforts include work to harmonize greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting methods to

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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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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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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 Roadmap with key actions to consolidate the process towards the decarbonization of the Costa Rican

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ISO 14091:2021 Adaptation to climate change — Guidelines on vulnerability, impacts and risk assessment

This document gives guidelines for assessing the risks related to the potential impacts of climate change. It describes how to understand vulnerability and how to develop and implement a sound risk assessment in the context of climate change. It can be used for assessing both present and future

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GrowGreen Thematic Factsheets

The GrowGreen Partners made a collaborative effort for creating a list of factsheets, in order to summarise the results of the various projects. The factsheets are organised by thematic area, that are biodiversity, economic impacts, heat stress, social benefits, water runoff, and water quality.

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Revealing the determinants of gender inequality in urban cycling with large-scale data

Cycling uptake has gone up, but women still cycle much less than men. What role does the urban environment play in this gender-cycling gap? Check out our new study on EPJ Data Science. Publication Date: 18 Apr 2023 Author(s): Alice Battiston, Ludovico Napoli , Paolo Bajardi , André Panisson

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CONEXUS Policy Brief 6 - Moving towards greener cities: Strategies to develop green spaces in vulnerable neighbourhoods

This policy brief explores the pressing need to address the inequitable distribution of green spaces in cities. The core case study will be the experience of a pilot project in Conchalí, Metropolitan Region of Santiago de Chile, which offers insights on strategies to address the challenges to

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ZeroPollution4Water Cluster: the overview and the inventory of 32 case studies in drinking and groundwater

This report aims to provide an overview about the 32 cases studies of seven ZeroPollution4Water Cluster projects. These seven projects received funding under Horizon Europe Research and Innovation programme in 2022, aiming to prevent groundwater pollution and secure drinking water quality.

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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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IUCN Global Standard for NbS

Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are a powerful ally to address societal challenges, such as climate change, biodiversity loss and food security. As the world strives to emerge from the current pandemic and move towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals, it is imperative that future investments in

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INTERLACE final conference videos

Plenary sessions from the INTERLACE Final Conference: Reimagining Urban Spaces: Nature-Based Solutions for Inclusive Transformations in Europe and Latin America. 1st October 2024, Granollers, Catalonia, Spain.

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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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ClairCity Educational resources

As an educator you are acutely aware that not only are young people our future, they are also one of the groups that are most at risk from air pollution and climate change. Use the resources to inspire young people into action so we can all benefit from a future with clean air!

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