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Seedbed Intervention: Tallinn

The City of Tallinn’s seedbed intervention took place on the 10th September 2022 at Vormsi park’s green area in Lasnamäe district. There were guided walks organised in two languages - Estonian and Russian, in order to engage residents with different nationalities. Both walks were guided by two

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The uptake of new concepts in urban greening: Insights from Poland

The idea of nature having multiple benefits for urban management and planning is gaining prominence alongside the rise of climate change awareness. It is expressed through concepts such as nature-based solutions (NbS), ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA), and blue-green infrastructure (BGI). Despite

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Stakeholder Engagement Guide - Nature Based Solutions in Cities

What is this guide? Guidance and a set of tools to establish a strong and consistent foundation for outreach and engagement when undertaking City projects in Nature Based Solutions, Regeneration, Housing etc. Who is it for? Any City Official carrying out a natural or built environment project that

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NBS EduWORLD Flipbook - Nature-based Solutions-Learning from NBS EduSystems inspiring initiatives

Nature-based solutions (NBS) have gained solid ground in urban planning and design over the last decade. However, NBS education is still in a nascent stage and thus there is a gap in knowledge, skills and awareness of younger generations to be prepared to support mainstreaming NBS in all sectors

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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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Naturaleza Transformativa

Naturaleza Transformativa: soluciones para la biodiversidad y las personas en Latinoamérica y el Caribe, emerge como una plataforma digital de conocimiento e innovación para la comunidad científica y de práctica en la región. Está diseñada como un repositorio dinámico de información y experiencias

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Seedbed Intervention Images

Do you want to feel the full experience of our recent Seedbed Interventions in the Seed Cities of Burgas, Limerick, Lahti, Umea, Tallinn and Versailles? Fear not. You can see for yourself in this gallery of imagery from the interventions. Publication Date: 03 Feb 2023 Author(s): City of

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Carbon accounting for PES

The economic aspect of sustainable forest management is crucial for preserving rural areas, highlighting the need to develop methods for quantifying its ecosystem services.

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Editorial Article on Human-Nature Interactions: Perspectives on Conceptual and Methodological Issues

Frontiers in Psychology editorial article. Publication Date: 19 Nov 2020 Author(s): Tadhg E. MacIntyre, Juergen Beckmann, Giovanna Calogiuri, Aoife A. Donnell, Marc V. Jones, Christopher R. Madan, Mike Rogerson, Noel E. Brick, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen and Christopher James Gidlow

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DELIVERABLE 4.2b REPORT ON ASSESSMENT OF NBS PROCESSES, TRIPARTITE PROTOCOL AND OUTCOMES FROM LIFE LABS (LEARNING CYCLE 3)

This report is the third report of three, analyzing how NbS are implemented and assessed through indicators in a variety of European and Latin American Cities, which are partners in the CONEXUS project. Analysis was done based on the results of learning cycle 3 but also reflecting of the overall

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Why is nature restoration critical to sustain jobs and economic benefits from healthy ecosystem services?

Nature restoration leads to job creation and maintenance and is particularly important for local communities. It is estimated that the investment needs of the Natura 2000 network can support as many as 500,000 additional jobs. Restoration activities are both directly and indirectly linked to job

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Conexus Life-Lab Factsheet Series: Co-producing NbS in the “Remodelación Panamericana Norte”

The regeneration of the “Remodelación Panamericana Norte” neighborhood, facilitated by the program “Quiero Mi Barrio,” enabled the improvement of the neighborhood by bringing in Nature-based Solutions (NbS). The accompanying five-step collaborative process supported improving social security and

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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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Co-Creation and Awareness Workshops for the Region of Murcia: "Reflecting on the implementation of nature-based solutions in schoolyards in the municipality of Puerto Lumbreras"

The Directorate-General of Housing and Architecture of Murcia participates in the GO GREEN ROUTES European project which consists of a multidisciplinary consortium of 40 partners. In this project, nature-based solutions (hereinafter NBS) are implemented in urban spaces in six laboratory cities, the

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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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Science at ISGlobal

The 1000 cities ranking is a project of the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), one of the centres in the PRBB. It’s aim is to estimate the impact of air quality, noise, temperature and proximity to green spaces on the health of people living in Europe's largest cities. Learn

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Design Brief 1- Biodiversity-positive Design in Urban Areas with NbS: Approaches

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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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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NbS Hubs site visits Posters

During spring 2024, Hubs organised local site visits in their regions for a wide range of stakeholders. 10 NbS hubs represented their experiences of the site visit to a local NbS in a poster. These posters summarise the main outcomes from these site visit, including a short description of the NbS

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Voices from the NetworkNature Nature-based Solutions Hubs - A booklet of success stories

NetworkNature is working to expand the nature-based solutions (NbS) community and provide support for implementing and amplifying NbS. One way we do this is by investing in relationships and working with local partners to grow locally-based networks. This booklet, produced in collaboration with the

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