Conexus

Conexus is a four-year project that will provide accessible knowledge on how to restore natural ecosystems; improve the quality of life in and around cities; and support collaboration between Latin America and Europe. The project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme.

Case studies:

Renaturing Barcelona: various green typologies in the centre of the city. Bellow, on the left: Cover of the government measure “The Programme for Enhancing the Urban Green Infrastructure”. Photo captures: Corina Basnou.

Urban gardens in Barcelona: multifunctional green to enhance Nature-Based Thinking in cities

Photo capture: Juan David Amaya-Espinel.

Socio-ecological networks: NbS to integrate nature, urban planning and social appropriation in Bogota, Colombia

Living Fences in Buenos Aires: Improving Quality of Air

NBS Co-creation process for the Green Belt Independencia, (right) first stage forestation. Photo captures: Taícia Marques.

Nature-Based Solutions as integral and multiscale responses to social and environmental challenges in Lima, Peru

UAG parks were installed since 2011 as part of a process of social inclusion, where quality of the public space was the decisive point for citizen engagement and approval.

The Green Corridors Network as the background of a NbS approach in Lisbon, Portugal

Sweet City: Facing Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss in Urban Costa Rica

Wetland Baquedano Park, City of Llanquihue, Chile

City districts as testing grounds: integrated sustainable stormwater solutions through retrofitting in existing neighbourhoods and as part of urban transformation processes in Malmö, Sweden

Medellin's accelerated growth has increased occupation of risk areas such as mountain slopes and has deepened problematics such as air pollution.

Multisectoral and multiscale articulation for urban regeneration in Medellín and its Metropolitan Area

Isar river that flows through southern Germany and cross the city of Munich.

Socio-ecological urban river restoration to mitigate flood risk, improve recreational potential and provide suitable habitats for fauna and flora: The Isar in Munich, Germany

Women orchards located in their home’s backyards. Source: CONQUITO, 2018

Quito: Urban Agriculture as Nature Based Solution for facing Climate Change and Food Sovereignty

Chinampa Atliacac harvest agrochemical-free products in Tláhuac. The chinampa is a cultivation method used by native indigenous groups to expand the territory in the lakes and lagoons of the Valley of Mexico, and they use them to grow flowers and vegetables.

Heritage zone of Xochimilco: Tlahuac and Milpa alta, Mexico City. The importance of Nature-Based Solutions

The extensive use of bromelias on the green roofs for keeping the weight of the structure low for safety (Image from Herzong and Rozado 2019).

Green roofs in the slums of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Inequity in distribution and quality of urban green infrastructure in Santiago

The Santiago Green Infrastructure Plan: towards a green infrastructure system

Nature-based solutions for improving well-being in urban areas in Sheffield, United Kingdom

Example of a forest restoration planned and conducted by activists and local engaged population in the city of São Paulo (image courtesy by Ricardo Cardim).