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Nature-based solutions for creating circular cities Course

This course provides knowledge on how to create such cities by using nature-based solutions (nbs). It comprises knowledge on resources flows and management of these flows in cities, appropriate nature- based solutions for managing resources, implementation aspects and number of worked examples to

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GrowGreen visit to Campinas: how linear parks can make a difference for people, nature and the economy

In order to strengthen engagement from political decision-makers and to create opportunities for the replication of Nature-Based Solutions (NbS), the political representatives of the GrowGreen cities were invited to participate in a virtual visit to the city of Campinas, Brazil. With more than 1

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Implementation of the NbS Framework in Front Runner Cities

This Deliverable reports on the implementation of the Connecting Nature Framework in the Front Runner Cities Genk, Glasgow, and Poznań. It showcases how the cities made use of the framework to implement their nature-based solutions exemplars, and summarises how the cities’ experiences contribute to

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Belgium Ecosystem Services Network BEES

The Belgium Ecosystem Services (BEES) network is a community of practice, which connects research, practice and policy on ecosystem services and related issues by fostering exchange and real-life networking events.

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Effective Storytelling for Nature-based Solutions

This activity book can be used by a range of audiences, including people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities, who are interested in Nature-based Solutions, to facilitate their storytelling process. It has so far been tested on professionals and teams involved in the Connecting Nature project as

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Method Factsheet - Shadow Pricing

Shadow pricing is highly appropriate to elicit monetary values and anthropocentric instrumental values of nature's benefits. When society sets environmental targets on the provision of non-marketed ecosystem services it is an implicit valuation of the services. The shadow price is the marginal

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Climate mitigation potential of large-scale nature restoration in Europe

This report, produced by the IEEP and commissioned by the WWF, explores the climate mitigation potential of restoring the habitats protected under the EU Habitats Directive. As part of this, the feasibility of ranking these habitats based on the climate mitigation benefits of their restoration is

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Urban resilience and sustainability - URBES Factsheet #5

This factsheet explains the importance of understanding the relationship between people and nature in urban planning and decision making in order to achieve urban resilience and sustainability.

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CLEVER Cities Guidance

CLEVER Cities Guidance: a platform to explore insights, tools, indicators and lessons learned about nature-based solutions (NbS) for sustainable urban regeneration. We provide evidence-based approaches, innovative case studies and lessons learned on policy, co-creation, and social impact.

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GoGreenRoutes digital media library

Oppla created a digital media library which holds images and videos reflecting each of the Cultivating Cities and the outputs and interventions of the GoGreenRoutes project. The database is available to the Cultivating Cities to use for promotion of GoGreenRoutes activities, particularly digital

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EDGES - Ecologically Scaled Edge Responses: Patterns, Mechanisms and Predictive Modelling

Edge effects are among the key processes affecting biological populations and communities in fragmented landscapes, mediating landscape-scale patterns in species richness and abundance. This has been the subject of intense research over the past decades, demonstrating that edge-responses are

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UNCCD Urban-rural linkages and ecosystem restoration

This working paper from the UN proposes an urban-rural linkage perspective in relation to land and ecosystem restoration at a time of heightened urgency on multiple fronts at local, national and international levels. The combined impacts of climate change, biodiversity loss land degradation, and

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  • Policy Brief

Governance innovation through nature-based solutions - Policy Brief December 2019

Understanding the factors that characterized successful nature-based solution governance models is essential for advancing policy instruments and institutional reform that can better enable the implementation and up-scaling of these solutions. Researchers at IIASA and the University of Geneva

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Providing contact with nature for young generation - A case study of preschools in the City of Poznań, Poland

Contact with nature is valuable for the health, wellbeing and development of children. Meanwhile, the urban environment and the contemporary urban lifestyle limit the opportunity for contact with nature. Given that children aged three to six years spend a significant amount of time in preschool, we

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Guidelines on Implementation of Nature-Based Solutions Activities in Education for Starters

In response to the growing need for integrating the topic of nature-based solutions (NBS) in education, these guidelines have been developed to cater to educators with limited to no prior exposure to NBS concepts. This document outlines examples and recommendations to bridge the knowledge gap by

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OpenNESS Synthesis paper: Nature-based solutions

The idea of 'nature-based solutions' (NbS) is now being used to reframe policy debates on biodiversity conservation, climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies, and the sustainable use of natural resources, among other issues. While interesting and potentially useful for those

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Making Ecosystem-based Adaptation Effective: A Framework for Defining Qualification Criteria and Quality Standards

Many organizations, including members of the Friends of EbA network (FEBA)11 have gained both conceptual and practical experience in designing and implementing EbA measures in various regions, ecosystems, and levels of governance. These experiences provide a rich source of

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Nature-based solutions improving water quality & waterbody conditions. Analysis of EU-funded projects

This document summarises outcomes relating to water quality and waterbody conditions from the report ‘Nature-based Solutions: State of the Art in EU-funded Projects’ (Wild et al. (Eds.) 2020) prepared through the EC’s Valorisation of NbS Projects Initiative. EU research and innovation projects were

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Toolkit to identify and reform incentives harmful to biodiversity

Toolkit to identify and reform incentives harmful to biodiversity, by S. Withana, P. ten Brink, A. Illes, E. Watkins, D. Russi or The Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP). This toolkit aims to be an operational guide to identify which incentives harmful to the biodiversity merit

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