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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
- Dataset
Polish Biodiversity Information Network
The Polish Biodiversity Information Network (PolBIN) was founded in 2003. At the beginning the main goal of its activities was to initiate cooperation of Polish research institutions with the international system of GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility). In 2008 it was transformed into a
- Guidance
Green Values
Guidelines to identify, measure and articulate the multifunctional benefits of urban green infrastructure (UGI) projects in order to support the development of cohesive business cases and to inspire project initiators to refine their projects to yield wider benefits.
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Nature-based solutions in the GrowGreen cities: videos
As the evidence base on the role and benefits of nature-based solutions (NbS) grows rapidly, these solutions are featuring with increasing prominence in global climate change policy, stressing the importance of their implementation in urban environments. The Horizon2020 project GrowGreen has
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Planning, designing and monitoring of nature-based solutions: guidelines to urban transformations
Contemporary urban planning faces multiple challenges that require innovative and holistic solutions. Rapid urbanisation, climate change, social inequalities and environmental degradation are some of the pressures facing cities. Urbanisation increases the demand for infrastructure and services,
- Guidance
Sub-urban Infrastructure Payments
Guidelines (including a toolkit) for estimating the funds needed for the development of primary and secondary infrastructure in sub-urban areas.
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STREAMLINE
STREAMLINE is a new format for semi-structured, one-on-one interviews. In its current form STREAMLINE consists of a set of colorful, laminated A3 canvasses. Set in the future, each canvas invites the interviewee to set out their vision on a particular topic through a series of questions and tiles.
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Barcelona - Embracing the Vision of a Greener Future (URBES video)
With 1.62 million inhabitants, Barcelona is one of the most densely populated cities in Europe. Located between the Mediterranean Sea and the mountain range of Collserola, the city has urbanised virtually all available land after various periods of urban expansion. This has led to conflicting
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Assesing the efficiency of different prevention methods of pine pitch canker, and the creation of a manual with the good pratices to follow in plant nurseries
This project developed methods to prevent Fusarium circinatum spread in pine nurseries, including seed, container, and water disinfection techniques, and tested soil alternatives to pine bark for healthier plant growth.
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- Software
Penta-helix Stakeholder Management
Discussion tool to map stakeholder interests and explore ways of negotiating social complexity.
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Deliverable 2 Report on the outcomes of the lessons learned, mapping of emerging experiments and expert workshops, leading to a synthesis of the most promising indicators for nature- based solutions
"This Deliverable presents the Connecting Nature Impact Assessment framework and capacity building process whose aim has been to support the mainstreaming of a culture of impact evaluation and evidence based nature-based solutions (NbS) design and implementation in cities. The framework is the
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Eco-what?! The need for clarity and consistency in communication using ecosystem terminology.
Within the natural resource management sector multiple ‘ecosystem’ terms are presently in use. This briefing highlights key meanings underlying these terms, and suggests that better recognition of these concepts, together with consistency in use of terminology, will benefit both communication and
- Guidance
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Principles for delivering urban Nature-based Solutions
This report aims to enable more ambitious targets related to NbS, climate resilience and ENG, and ultimately increase the application of NbS, both wild and cultivated, in urban areas. To achieve this, the report sets out six principles to assist organisations and individuals in the design,
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Conservation of small mammals and associated ecosystems
The “Conservation of small mammals and associated ecosystems” policy brief is focusing on the importance of European policies (for example, the Common Agricultural Policy, the EU Strategy on Climate Adaptation) and actions in the context of the conservation of small mammals and other species which
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Economics of Peatlands Conservation, Restoration and Sustainable Management
Less than 3% of the Earth’s surface is covered by peatlands but they are the largest terrestrial organic carbon stock. Indeed, peatlands are capable to store twice as much carbon as in the world’s forests. Despite their potential, globally, peatlands are in decline with 11-15% of these ecosystems
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- Guidance
Vegetation for urban green air quality plans
Are you aware of the benefits that urban vegetation can produce to lowering temperature and improving air quality? Do you remember how you missed being in contact with nature during the lockdown? The book presents how the Life VEG-GAP project consortium have deepened the links between vegetation
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How Will Nature Restoration Help Fulfil EU Environmental Policy Objectives?
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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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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NetworkNature Visualisation: EU-Funded Nature-based solutions research projects addressing Societal Challenges across Ecosystems
In this document you can find a visual representation of the different types of ecosystems and most relevant societal challenges in the context of NbS, with the aim to simplify and communicate these concepts, while inspiring NbS good practices. || The European Commission defines Nature-
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