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OpenNESS Synthesis paper: Indicators for ecosystem services
An indicator is a quantitative measure which represents a complex system or phenomenon. Indicators are key elements in policies for goal formulation and evaluation of achievements, as well as simplification of information and communication. There is a long tradition of applying indicators in a
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Az esővízhasznosítás és szürkevíz újrahasznosítás lehetőségei a klímaváltozás hatásainak csökkentésében
A klímaváltozás okozta hidrogeológiai kockázatok miatt az európai városok egyre gyakrabban szembesülnek a kapcsolódó problémákkal, akár hirtelen áradások vagy éppen a vízhiány képében. A Körforgásos Városi Vízgazdálkodás projekt (CWC) célja hogy segítse a városokat az elavult városi infrastruktúra
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Green Roofs: An Assesment of ecological benefits in the Paris Region
The Paris Region Institute and its biodiversity department ARB (Regional Biodiversity Agency) carried out a three-year study on 36 green roofs. The study, called Grooves (for Green ROOfs Verified Ecosystem Services), ran from 2017 to 2019. The roofs concerned had varied typologies (extensive, semi-
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Water Management at Urban Areas
This learning scenario encourages students to learn and care about the importance of water management to tackle urban challenges such as floods and disruption of the water cycle in the urban environment via nature-based solutions (NbS). Through the activities, students will work as scientists
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Report: Nature-based solutions for urban resilience: A citizen science-based research programme
This report by Earthwatch Europe shows how urban Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are a sustainable tool for building resilient cities. The report highlights how science and community engagement can provide key answers to support a sustainable future, providing the first insights for planners,
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Aligning nature-based solutions with strategic priorities: a practical guide
Urban nature-based solutions have the potential to offer cities a range of opportunities to build climate resilience, improve people’s health and wellbeing, foster social cohesion, enhance biodiversity and develop nature-based enterprises that contribute positively to local economies, all while
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Natural Climate Solutions Handbook
The Nature Conservancy and partners have conducted a range of Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) analyses accross the globe over the last five years. In this guide they outline basic parameters for getting started with an NCS assessment, flag key decision points, and explain the factors to consider
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EDGES - Ecologically Scaled Edge Responses: Patterns, Mechanisms and Predictive Modelling
Edge effects are among the key processes affecting biological populations and communities in fragmented landscapes, mediating landscape-scale patterns in species richness and abundance. This has been the subject of intense research over the past decades, demonstrating that edge-responses are
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Aquaculture and Nature-based Solutions
The present report examines the emerging concept of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) and the IUCN Global Standard when applied to social-ecological systems that include aquaculture production. Aquaculture production has very significantly increased in tonnage and value over the last decades. It is seen
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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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A NbS tour around Europe: Local experiences and lessons learnt from working together with and for nature
The NetworkNature NbS Hubs community came together and showcased a “Live tour of Nature-based Solutions around Europe” at The Nature of Cities Festival, in Berlin, June 2024. Nine NbS Hubs shared insights from ten site visits, presenting their experiences and findings. This report captures the key
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UNDRR Website: Nature-based solutions for disaster risk reduction
UNDRR developed the website Words into Action: Nature-based Solutions for Disaster Risk Reduction that offers practical, expert-informed guidance on setting up and implementing nature-based solutions, for disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation. Explore the website with reports
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Using ecosystem services to measure the degree to which a solution is nature-based
There has been a recent surge of interest in Nature-based Solutions, a concept encompassing a broad suite of ideas that have arisen from the intersection of ecology, engineering, sociology and economics. Solutions founded in nature are promised to resolve many issues resulting from global change,
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The Resilience Blog
The Resilience Blog is published by the European Forest Institute's Resilience Research Program, which focuses on forest-related risks such as climate change and the role of forests and trees in urban areas. They post both in English and German to address local and international readers.
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HABEaS - Hotspot Areas for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
HABEaS stands for Hotspot Areas for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services and is a free online geographic information system that provides information on biodiversity and ecosystem services to stakeholders in the Mediterranean Basin. Currently, it covers Portugal and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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GrowGreen report: Intervention Conclusions - Valencia
This report details the interventions and outcomes of the Valencia GrowGreen project, funded as part of the European Commission’s 2016 Smart Cities and Communities Call for “Demonstrating Innovative Nature-Based Solutions in Cities”. This report presents the challenges and results from the work in
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MEZŐGAZDASÁG: Tudástár a természetkímélő gazdálkodás témakörében
A közzétett tudásanyagokat a Natura 2000 hálózat égisze alatt publikálta a Magyar Madártani és Természetvédő Egyesület (MME) a természetkímélő gazdálkodás témakörében. Az MME célja a madarak védelmével hozzájárulni az emberi életminőség és a biológiai sokféleség megőrzéséhez Magyarországon.
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Regional partnership for biodiversity in South-East Europe
The Biodiversity Task Force of South East Europe (BDTF SEE) was established in 2017 under the auspices of the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) to strengthen regional cooperation on nature conservation. It works as an intergovernmental technical body mandated to provide technical advice to the RCC
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Guidance on Co-creating NbS CLEVER Cities
This guidance contains a toolkit for the implementation of the co-creation process, including the 16 steps envisioned in a complete co-creation pathway to support cities to achieve successful implementation of nature-based solutions. On this website you can find all the useful tools, resources to
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Mapping and assessment of ecosystem services in Natura 2000 sites of the Niraj - Tarnava Mica region
The goal of the project is to assess and map the most important ecosystem services of the area based on the perception, valuation and utilization of the services by the local residents.
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