Reduce risk of damages from drought

Raulhac orchads - Harnessing agroforestal techniques for sustainable ecosystem management in Auvergne

For adapting to climate change : creating microclimates and boosting the resistance of crops to increasingly frequent droughts in the Corrèze, and introducing nitrogen-fixing tree species.
For biodiversity : creating ecological continuities between natural areas of ecological, faunistic and floristic interest (ZNIEFF) and improving the general condition of the soil.
For the local area : integrating these developments into local supply chains (fruit production, heating, firewood, use in livestock farming, etc.)

Soeurs du Maine - Making use of agroecological practices for better water and soil management in the French countryside

For adapting to climate change : preventing soil erosion and securing water resources.
For biodiversity : encouraging functional and heritage biodiversity and creating habitats conducive to the development of beneficial organisms.
For the local area : improve the landscape and living environment and diversify sources of income for the farm.

Diversifying tree species to combat forest dieback in the Partias Regional Nature Reserve

Partias Regional Nature Reserve (c) RNR Partias

For adapting to climate change : improve the forest resistance to heat waves and parasites and prevent soil erosion.
For biodiversity : diversify and renature the forest massif by restocking with Swiss Pine and conserving local biodiversity, in particular heritage flora and fauna.
For the local area : preserve silvicultural resources and develop eco-tourism activities.

Farm "du Temple" - Combining sustainable livestock farming and ecological corridors in Normandy

Ferme du Temple Farm (c) Alois Clinton, CDC Biodiversité

For adapting to climate change : mitigating the effects of climate change, creating microclimates and stabilising forage yields.
For biodiversity : creating ecological continuity between the various areas of high ecological interest and developing a fodder system favourable to biodiversity.
For the local area : creating developments using a landscape approach, which is a symbolic, heritage issue in the area, and integrating them into local supply chains.

H2020 PONDERFUL: a technical handbook on pond and pondscape restoration, management and creation

Despite their critical importance for biodiversity and significant potential as nature-based solutions for climate change mitigation and adaptation, ponds and pondscapes have traditionally been undervalued and overlooked.

The Horizon2020 PONDERFUL project brought together an international consortium to investigate the potential of these small habitats as nature-based solutions. This new knowledge, along with existing expertise from the PONDERFUL partners, has been brought together into a new technical handbook.

Ponds and Pondscapes: A technical guide to the use of ponds...

H2020 PONDERFUL: new policy maker guidance on ponds and pondscapes as nature-based solutions

Despite their critical importance for biodiversity and potential as nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation and mitigation, ponds and pondscapes are not well represented in policy. Most freshwater legislation is biased towards rivers, with ponds largely being ignored.

The Horizon 2020 PONDERFUL project has revealed more about the importance of ponds for wildlife and people and, to make this accessible to policy makers, the partnership produced a policy guidance document: sing ponds and pondscapes as nature-based solutions: Guidance for policy makers on the...

H2020 PONDERFUL: The Uruguay Pondscape

In Uruguay, rural artificial ponds (tajamares) are primarily constructed to support cattle production and secondarily for the irrigation of crops or other purposes, mostly since the early 2000s. Studies on their environmental impact are extremely scarce and incipient.

UNaLab - Clausplein, Eindhoven, the Netherlands

The previously stone-covered Clausplein square is located in a dense urban area in the city centre of Eindhoven and is greatly affected by extreme weather events. After reconstruction, the square has become a small urban park with an underground water retention basin.

Digital Beehive

Create healthy bee communities and work to preserve the biodiversity. By tracking the beehives and thus gathering information about the bee communities and their behaviour, extreme weather events can be predicted.

INVENTORY OF NATURE-BASED INNOVATIONS

The Erasmus+ project „Nature-Based Innovations for Urban Forest and Rainwater Management” supports communities and local authorities in combating climate change through the identification of good practices and the dissemination of innovative solutions and manuals addressed to local authorities, stakeholders, and associations to improve policies and practices to counter climate change from an environmental, social, and economic point of view.

Reduce risk of damages from drought

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