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GrowGreen NbS Co-design Guide

The “GrowGreen NbS co-design Guide”, made by Bipolaire, could be materialised as a tool that guides the NbS co-design process through questions. It is structured similarly as the GCF (Green Cities Framework), based on three main pillars: Planning, Mobilising, and Evaluating. Municipalities that

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Seedbed Intervention: Limerick

In one of our Cultivating Cities, in Limerick, the Seedbed Intervention took place on the Castletroy greenway, which is the target area for the GoGreenRoutes project as it provides connectivity between Castletroy College secondary school (students 12-18 years of age) and Castletroy Gaelscoil (

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Tackling the climate and biodiversity crises in Europe through Urban Greening Plans: Recommendations for avoiding the implementation gap

To systematically bring nature back to cities, the EU Biodiversity Strategy calls upon cities with over 20,000 inhabitants to develop Urban Greening Plans (UGP) by the end of 2021. UGP present a unique opportunity for the systematic integration of urban green infrastructures in urban planning

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Repository of NbS guidance material

The NbS Guidance Repository is a collection of guides, handbooks, manuals, toolboxes, and other guidance materials. These resources are specifically designed to facilitate knowledge brokering and capacity-building on Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for a diverse group of non-academic actors. The

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CONEXUS: Skills Gaps for Naturebased Solutions uptake in Europe and Latin America

Skill gaps hindering the implementation of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are often pointed out as a challenge to larger scale NbS uptake. This factsheet presents the findings and key messages of an explorative study on skills and competence gaps among NbS professionals. Moreover, it introduces the

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Why is Nature Restoration Critical for River Connectivity?

The EU Commission published its proposal for a new Nature Restoration Regulation in June 2022. In this context, IEEP and Ecologic Institute – as part of the Think Sustainable Europe network – published a series of thematic policy briefs to inform Members of the European Parliament and other

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Ready 4 Climate Change

Quick check tool to activate stakeholders and their knowledge on climate change adaptation.

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Urban Nature Atlas

The Urban Nature Atlas is a repository that contains 1000 examples of Nature-Based Solutions from across 100 European cities. You can use the Search icon to identify the projects fitting your interests. A map will be updated to display the results of your search, and a list of all relevant projects

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GoGreenRoutes Introduction Video

Learn about GoGreenRoutes' core approaches and meet the project's partner cities in this short introduction video.

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KPI analysis process for cities

When planning for nature-based solutions, it is important to map and analyse how they would fit within the wider strategy. Connecting Nature front runner cities Poznan, Glasgow and Genk have mapped their cities' nature-based solution exemplar against their cities strategic development

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Lahti Health Forest Informational Brochure

Curious about the lay of the land at Lahti's new health forest? Then check out this new brochure which tells you what you will discover there and the many benefits of a guided experience in nature. Publication Date: 06 Sep 2023 Author(s): Suutari Taru

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Connecting Nature Framework: SAINT TRINITY PARK CITY OF BURGAS

The development and maintenance of the green system on the territory of the municipality of Burgas is a main task and priority of the local administration. Over the years, most of the main green areas in the city have been renovated, incl. the sea garden, parks in the residential complexes, under

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The SPIRAL Project Handbook on Effective interfaces between science, policy and society

This handbook provides a manual for projects and individuals interested in designing or improving interfaces between science, policy and society. It is challenging – but important – to establish appropriate connections between the diverse insights and perspectives of scientists and other

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Hedonic property pricing

Hedonic pricing is the study of multi-correlation between environmental characteristics of a good and its sales price. The Hedonic property pricing (HPP) method can be used to estimate monetary values for ecosystem services that directly affect amenities of properties which in turn are reflected in

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Transition Towards Sustainable and Liveable Urban Futures – JPI Urban Europe Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda

Strategic Research and Innovation agenda (SRIA) Launched in 2015, the SRIA describes the long-term strategy and programme for JPI Urban Europe’s from 2015 – 2020. The SRIA responds to the urgent need for ambitious, sustained and truly inter- and transdisciplinary research to radically improve

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Barriers and Enablers for Scaling NbS to the Landscape Level [Socio-Ecological Resilience: ‘Weaving’ to scale Nature-based Solutions (Master Thesis)]

Thus far, little research has been conducted on barriers and enablers for scaling NbS to the landscape level. In collaboration with the Bioregional Weaving Labs collective (aiming to restore, protect, and regenerate at least one million hectares of Europe’s land and sea by 2030), a student research

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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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Climate crisis, cities, and health

More than ever, the climate crisis is becoming a health crisis. An estimated 5 million people globally die each year because of suboptimal temperatures,1 with a large proportion of heat-related mortality (37%) attributable to human-induced climate change.2 Cities have an important role in climate

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NetworkNature report on practical, research and innovation needs

This report on practical, research and innovation needs was prepared in the context of NetworkNature Work Package 3. The aim was to compile an evidence base for Nature-based Solutions (NbS), to be used to support the uptake and proliferation of NbS in planning, strengthening the practical

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Nature-based Placemaking in High-Density Cities

Ecostack Innovations has just released a new publication with recommendations for Nature-Based Placemaking in High-Density Cities. Through this document, they are sharing some of the learning experiences from the implementation of nature-based placemaking in high-density cities based on our work

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