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PHUSICOS - Caídas de bloques en Artouste

The hazard at Artouste is caused by rockfalls, both from exposed rock ledges and from loose blocks sitting on the surface of the till on the steep slope. The site is adjacent to the Artouste hydroelectric dam, where the RD-934 road descends from the level of the dam to its base. The slope is steep

Opinion Fact sheet: Bio-diverse cities and regions beyond 2020 at the UN CBD COP 15 and in the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030

The political objective of this own-initiative opinion is to adopt the official position of the CoR to disseminate in the ongoing preparatory meetings and events towards the 15th Conference of Parties of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (UN CBD COP 15) and consequently to

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

Bringing nature back into our lives, EU Biodiversity strategy 2030

Conserving tropical biodiversity via market forces and spatial targeting

Successful conservation on private land depends on three factors: the conservation effectiveness for the target species; the private costs in reduced productivity; and the private benefits that conservation provides, for example, by enhancing the value of remaining production. Research on palm-

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

Internet of Nature Podcast

The Internet of Nature Podcast explores how increasingly "smart" cities have embraced technology for mobility, lighting, and waste management but have left urban ecology behind in the digital revolution. Join Nadina Galle as she interviews entrepreneurs & innovators on their

Greening the Grey: A framework for integrated green grey infrastructure.

The University of Glasgow (with Oxford University and NERC) have created a Framework for green-grey infrastructure. The IGGI report includes16 detailed case studies and 30 vignette examples of costed, innovative real world exemplars where "green" habitat has been included in grey

PHUSICOS: Unstable till slope at Santa Elena

The slope at Santa Elena has been pointed out as one of the high-risk locations along road A-136, which is an important route between Spain and France (road RD-934 in France). The problem is erosion and instability in a steep slope, cut in a thick till deposit. This is an end moraine formed by the