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Designing for planetary boundary cities

The planetary boundaries signify the Earth’s capacity to tolerate change and set out the science-based limits that must not be surpassed if the Earth is to remain hospitable for future generations. This timely report explores how we can design the built environment within the ‘safety rails’

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NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS: HARNESSING THE POTENTIAL FOR AMBITIOUS POST-2020 BIODIVERSITY OUTCOMES

Nature-based solutions offer the transformative, whole-of-society approach needed to achieve the protection, restoration, and sustainable use of biodiversity. The post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework now has a unique opportunity to show the leadership required to ensure that nature-based

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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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Blue Carbon Mapping tool

The Blue Carbon Toolkit integrates both online and offline (tablet-based) technology for assessing and validating coastal 'blue carbon' habitats (mangroves, saltmarsh, seagrass etc). The tool allows habitat validations to be completed in the field using an offline, tablet-based validation

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Measures to increase ecosystem resilience and avoid tipping points

The "Measures to increase ecosystem resilience and avoid tipping points" brief presents how the results from the BiodivERsA-funded TipTree, TIPPINGPOND and EC21C projects allow characterization of tipping points for two types of European ecosystems, forests and ponds. It also proposes

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VEG-GAP Information Platform

The VEG-GAP Information Platform is a web-based multi-purpose information platform exploiting the final results of the project. The platform uses Atmospheric Modelling Systems outputs. It is a collaborative framework among end-users (which can interact with data analytics), governance (facilitating

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Guiding Principles for Co-learning - Framework

This practical framework introduces five principles for co-learning within international transdisciplinary (TD) research for sustainable development in cities: (i) Mutual learning (ii) Context-based learning (local knowledge) (iii) Citizen involvement/ownership (iv) Gender equality (v)

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Natura 2000 and Europe’s forests

The “Natura 2000 and Europe’s forests” policy brief derives from the BiodivERsA-funded BeFoFu project lead by Dr. Georg Winkel, that investigated both ecological challenges related to the management of protected forests and governance challenges related to the implementation of Natura 2000. This

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Urban agriculture - URBES Facthseet #7

This factsheet will explain the importance of urban agriculture: the ecosystem services that urban agriculture provides for human wellbeing, food security and urban resilience; and the need for integrated planning across sectors to ensure that the ecosystem services that urban agriculture provides

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Supporting climate resilience of communities in and around protected areas

This manual outlines a practical and pragmatic community-based resilience and adaptation planning process, offering step-by-step guidance on initiating the planning process, engaging the community in it and refining and implementing action plans. It is aimed at practitioners from non-governmental

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INTERLACE MOOC on Nature-based Solutions: (2) CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT as a tool to build local awareness and participation around NbS

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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Nature-based solutions Triple Win Toolkit

This Toolkit offers guidance to achieve, through Nature-based Solutions (NbS), a 'triple win' to enhance biodiversity, address climate change, and reduce poverty in the context of Official Development Assistance (ODA) spend, especially for the International Climate Finance (ICF) programme

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European Roadmap to 2030 for Research and Innovation on Nature-based Solutions

This Roadmap to 2030, facilitated by NetworkNature, identifies core action areas for European research and innovation on Nature-based solutions (NbS) that are essential to achieve EU goals for NbS development and deployment. It offers a holistic view of the efforts made thus far, identifies

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Reflexive Monitoring Guidebook

Reflexive monitoring is an evaluation method that gives urban practitioners insight into the progress of their project in real time. It helps them evaluate day- to-day activities and to respond to them while considering the bigger picture.This is especially helpful when addressing the complex

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Scaling Investments in Nature

This report, published by the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Nature-Based Solutions, takes a practical look at the investment landscape for nature and nature-based solutions. In doing so, it charts out two complementary pathways for private-sector stakeholders: one, to mainstream

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Nature-Based Solutions Business Model Canvas

Connecting Nature has customised the well-known business model canvas tool specifically to help plan the business models for nature-based solutions. The Nature-Based Solutions Business Model Canvas is an easy-to-use tool to help you capture in a visual format the business model of your Nature-Based

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Technical Solutions Guidebook

This Guidebook introduces the technical components that go into the planning, delivery, and long-term stewardship of nature-based solutions. It provides examples of technical aspects of nature-based solutions and shows why this is important to consider to be able to get NbS benefits (for example,

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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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UNDRR Website: Nature-based solutions for disaster risk reduction

UNDRR developed the website Words into Action: Nature-based Solutions for Disaster Risk Reduction that offers practical, expert-informed guidance on setting up and implementing nature-based solutions, for disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation. Explore the website with reports

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