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City Networks as Change Catalyzers: Strategies to Drive Action Around Nature-based Solutions in Municipalities

City networks play a crucial role in promoting and supporting local authorities in the implementation of nature-based solutions (NbS). By facilitating knowledge-sharing, peer-to-peer learning, and collective efforts, city networks enable local authorities to exchange insights, build capacities, and

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TELEPÜLÉSI KLÍMAADAPTÁCIÓ: Útmutató a klímaváltozáshoz való alkalmazkodáshoz

A Berlin-Budapest klímaadaptációs projekt keretén belül elkészült útmutató, amely az önkormányzatokat támogatja az ember által okozott éghajlatváltozáshoz való alkalmazkodást lokálisan. A szöveg rávilágít arra, hogy helyi szinten is mennyire fontos a stratégia tervezés ahhoz, hogy egy település

Hungarian

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GreenSpaceHack

Emerging evidence suggests that greenspace, whether used for recreation or physical activity (i.e. ‘green exercise’), can improve mental health and wellbeing. Indeed, individuals who use greenspaces or engage in green exercise have less mental distress, less anxiety and depression and healthier

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Uforest Training Needs’ Assessment and Stakeholder Analysis

This report provides an overview of the existing demand on training needs to promote innovation and entrepreneurship in urban forestry and Nature Based Solutions (NbS). The information collected through this study will be the basis for the design of the Uforest learning opportunities. The

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Blueprint for Innovation in Urban Forestry

Blueprint for Innovation in Urban Forestry: a review of urban forestry’s potential for a healthier and more sustainable future Urbanisation is a global trend: according to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), today 55.5% of the world’s population lives in urban

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Technical guidance on the climate proofing of infrastructure in the period 2021-2027

The new technical guidance on climate-proofing of infrastructure projects has been developed by the Commission in close cooperation with potential implementing partners for InvestEU along with the EIB Group. It is primarily intended for project promoters and experts involved in the preparation

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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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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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Nature-based Solutions Learning Activities for Ages 3 and Above

This set of Learning activities is designed to help educators, instructors and trainers in Youth Centers, Youth Camps, NBS and/or STEM Camps and other forms of non-formal instruction, bring the topic of nature-based solutions (NBS) to children and youth across Europe through structured and

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Transform your street!

Youth voices need a platform to express their views on questions impacting their daily lives. Focusing on mobility and public space in cities, this campaign includes a creative competition in which young people can reimagine the design of a local street through the creation of collages and visual

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The ARCHI method: a tool for diagnosing the vitality of trees

ARCHI method is focused on the architecture of a tree, as a real biological signature of its vitality, that must constantly be evaluated with different physiological states

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GoGreenRoutes Flyer

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

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Nature-based solutions definition infographics II

The adoption of the globally agreed definition of nature-based solutions by the UN Environment Assembly in March 2022 was a great boost to international collaboration. It placed the focus sharply on accelerating the implementation of nature-based solutions to tackle societal challenges. To help

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Climate Action through Regeneration: Unlocking the Power of Communities and Nature through Tourism

This white paper, “Climate Action through Regeneration: Unlocking the Power of Communities and Nature through Tourism” surveyed 30 tourism operators globally using the IUCN NbS Global Standard to assess how NbS are enabling destinations to take proactive climate action. The paper outlines 5

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DELIVERABLE 6.1 REPORT Data on SDG/NUA impacts/potentials linked with investment propositions uploaded to OPPLA

This deliverable report presents the finding of T6.1’s research, demonstrating the yet untapped potential of NBS as policy instruments to localise sustainable development commitments and address intertwined societal challenges, from the climate and biodiversity crises to rising inequalities and

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A Framework for Measuring and Reporting of Climate-related Physical Risks to Built Assets

In August 2021, UKGBC launched the Measuring and Reporting Climate-related Physical Risks task group in response to the upcoming mandatory disclosure of climate-related risks. For large organisations and financial institutions within the UK, this comes into force from April 2022 in line with the

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Ten research findings about Nature-Based Enterprises

The first results from the Connecting Nature research survey of nature-based enterprises!

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Innovative tool to reduce the arduousness of technical planting operations: the redesigned planting pickaxe

Develop plantation management methods that meet the social and environmental expectations : characteristics of the planting tool to improve ergonomics and optimise the efficiency of the actions carried out by the operator

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