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Local Ecological Footprinting Tool (LEFT)
LEFT presents a simple yet effective method for mapping ecological important landscapes beyond protected areas. The method uses existing globally available web-based databases and models to provide an ecological score based on five key ecological features (biodiversity, fragmentation, threat,
Greenopolis - a learning platform about nature-based solutions
Greenopolis is an educational platform about nature-based solutions. The material contains activities and exercises that bring school children (age 8-12 yrs) outside into the (urban)nature to learn through reflexions, creativity, experiments, observations, and by being bodily present in nature
Innovating with Nature: Factors Influencing the Success of Nature-Based Enterprises
Nature-based enterprises (NBEs) have recently emerged as important actors in the delivery of nature-based solutions (NbS) to societal challenges, but little is known about the context in which they operate and the factors influencing their development. The empirical research undertaken in this
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What are nature-based solutions? Risks, concerns and opportunities
This information brief has been produced as part of a partnership between the Global Youth Biodiversity Network, Youth4Nature and YOUNGO to explore the risks, concerns and opportunities around the concept of Nature-based Solutions, and to share this information with our youth communities. It is
Common Action Plan on clustering activities D1.3
This deliverable presents a summary of planned joint activities among the cluster of projects funded under the EU Horizon call H2020 SC5-14-2019 (Visionary and integrated solutions to improve well-being and health in cities).
Report on the Launch Event of TeAM HUb - the Hungarian Network Nature Hub for Nature-based solutions
This report covers the launch event of TeAM HUb1 - the Hungarian Network Nature Hub for Nature-based solutions took place at the Budapest Congress Centre on 18 October 2022.
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
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
Nature-based solutions towards sustainable communities: Analysis of EU-funded projects
Over the past thirty years local communities have remained at the heart of efforts to address sustainable development across the European Union, mobilised by a wide range of policies and initiatives to develop sustainable, smart, low carbon, resilient and eco-cities. As interventions that promise
Stakeholder Engagement and Participatory Processes
In areas such as nature based solutions and biodiversity, Prospex enables effective dialogue, lasting agreements and strategies for changing contexts. Prospex is a pioneer service provider in stakeholder engagement, strategic foresight and negotiation & conflict resolution in complex science-
Bayesian Belief Networks
A Bayesian Belief Network (BBN) is a framework that uses a graphical representation to show the flow of information in a system. It has nodes or vertices to represent variables which can include observed quantities, latent (unobserved) quantities, expert opinion, model outputs, or unknown
Powering Nature: creating the conditions to enable nature-based solutions
Nature is in freefall. Climate is changing due to humanity’s addiction to burning fossil fuels and converting natural ecosystems for agriculture. This affects in degrading once-productive lands and driving plant and animal species to extinction. And it’s no coincidence that millions of people each
Conceptual & action framework on Low carbon | High air quality NbS potentials
The deliverable 2.1, Report knowledge base/action framework Low carbon | High air quality NbS potentials, was submitted by EURAC with contributions from TUM, TUC, ABUD, RWI, ISOCARP, KYDON, MUC, LEU, MERANO, COBZ, GLC, SMJV in June 2022. The description of the deliverable is available below and the
Database of good practice tools for the design and implementation of NbS, including factsheets for 10 tools
A categorized database of good practice models, tools, methodologies, strategies, guidelines, standards and approaches to support the development of Nature-based Solutions assessment systems in the project and providing guidance for integrated and ecologically coherent urban planning processes. Ten
International principles and standards for the practice of ecological restoration
This summary provides an abbreviated outline and introduction to the full SER International Principles and Standards for the Practice of Ecological Restoration, Second Edition to: better understand how the principles and standards relate to each other; apply these concepts at all stages of a
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
Defining and assessing success in mainstreaming
This background paper draws on reviews of the mainstreaming targets and indicators of selected NBSAPs from countries at different stages of their mainstreaming process, and the approaches to assessing the success of mainstreaming biodiversity and other issues into development. Recommendations are
Planning for a healthy environment - good practice guidance for green infrastructure and biodiversity
This guidance is designed to offer advice to planning practitioners on how green infrastructure and biodiversity can be enhanced and protected through the planning system. It summarises the latest policy drivers and distils the best of our current policy responses. It also sets out practical
People with Nature: Busting 24 Myths to Reverse Biodiversity Loss and Drive Transformative Change through Nature-based Solutions.
As climate change and biodiversity loss intensify, the persistence of certain myths can hinder the transformative change needed to build more sustainable societies. Preconceived ideas rooted in outdated practices or incomplete truths can slow down this change by hampering awareness and obstructing
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