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Nature-based solutions-EU-funded NbS research projects tackle the climate and biodiversity crisis
"Nature-based solutions (NbS) are inspired and supported by nature, they are cost-effective, simultaneously provide environmental, social and economic benefits and help build resilience; such solutions bring more, and more diverse, nature and natural features and processes into cities,
Understanding Stakeholder Values for Woodland Expansion - Briefing Note
Despite woodland expansion being advocated via a number of policy documents, barriers to woodland creation in Scotland remain. These include contested views about land use amongst multiple stakeholders, concerns around trade-offs with other land uses, and a lack of synergy between policies and
Swiss Biodiversity Forum
The Swiss Biodiversity Forum is the scientific competence centre for biodiversity in Switzerland. It aims at supporting the research of biodiversity and facilitates the co-operation of scientists and policy-makers in the administration department, in politics, economy and society.
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,
Innovation in NbS Co-Desing and Implementation
Article published in Sustainability. From the published abstract: Impacts in the form of innovation and commercialization are essential components of publicly funded research projects. PHUSCOS ("According to Nature" in Greek), an EU Horizon 2020 Program (H2020) Innovation Action project
ESManage Project: Irish Freshwater Resources and Assessment of Ecosystem Services Provision
This thrid report from the ESManage Project gathers an extensive description of the current conditions of Ireland's Freshwater Resources and the identification of their associated Ecosystem Services.
OpenNESS Synthesis paper: Stakeholder involvement
Stakeholder involvement is not only regarded as an essential element in environmental management and decision making, but also considered critical in the context of ecosystem services (ES).
GIB SmartScan
Increase your infrastructure project’s attractiveness to investors in only a few steps. The GIB SmartScan allows you to assess your infrastructure projects based on its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues and helps to efficiently flag risks and opportunities for improvements of your
Establishment of Community-based Models for Biodiversity Protection in Ecological Corridors in the Southern Caucasus (Armenia)
Establishment of Community Based Conservation Areas (CBCA) will help counteract the negative effects of unsustainable use of natural resources. CBCA models will be set up based on ecosystem services that result in biodiversity conservation and additional income for local communities via well-
Are We Building Back Better? Evidence from 2020 and Pathways for Inclusive Green Recovery Spending
In this paper, we analyse the characteristics of 2020 COVID-19 spending using over 3,000 spending policies from the Global Recovery Observatory’s tracking of the fifty largest economies. At the time of writing, the largest window for green spending is only now opening, as
DELIVERABLE 4.2b REPORT ON ASSESSMENT OF NBS PROCESSES, TRIPARTITE PROTOCOL AND OUTCOMES FROM LIFE LABS (LEARNING CYCLE 3)
This report is the third report of three, analyzing how NbS are implemented and assessed through indicators in a variety of European and Latin American Cities, which are partners in the CONEXUS project. Analysis was done based on the results of learning cycle 3 but also reflecting of the overall
Innovation Pathways for Water Challenges
Growing urban populations around the world are causing a rising demand for water. Concurrently, changing climate is increasing extreme events in cities, from drought to floods, with severe social and economic consequences. One in four large cities already faces water stress, and demand for water is
The development of a Gender, Inclusion and Diversity Framework for inclusive Nature-based Solutions in cities
Evidence consistently shows that the benefits Nature-based Solutions generate are determined by several individual characteristics such as gender, age, sexuality, ethnicity and disability. As a result, Nature-based Solutions can perpetuate existing inequalities and even create new inequalities
Nature4Cities - Diagnostic of your assessment needs
Find the best methods and tools to evaluate and solve your city’s urban challenges with our assessment needs auto-diagnosis. Do you work for a council, as policy-maker or in planning or green spaces, and you’d like to know what methods and tools you could use to solve your urban challenges? Our
Nature-based solutions and their socio-economic benefits for Europe’s recovery
This briefing provides an overview of the wide range of socio-economic benefits that nature-based solutions can achieve alongside addressing the intertwined climate change and biodiversity loss crises. It highlights the central role these solutions can play in achieving the EU’s 2030 commitments
Photo-elicitation Method Factsheet
This method aims to translate the people's visual experiences and perceptions of landscapes in terms of ecosystem services. It has been particularly used to explore how landscape multi-functionality (defined as the capacity of ecosystems to provide ecosystem services to society) is related
OpenNESS Synthesis paper: Link between biodiversity and ecosystem services
As was stated in the OpenNESS proposal, the quantitative relationship between biodiversity, ecosystem functioning and ecosystem services is still poorly understood. It is still unclear under what circumstances an emphasis on ecosystem services in planning and decision making is (conceptually and
Insight Report: Seizing Business Opportunities in China’s Transition Towards a Nature-positive Economy
This report by The World Economic Forum lays out a clear roadmaps for Chinese companies to seize the business opportunities offered by 15 priority transitions under three socio-economic systems. These transitions are projected to ad $1.9 trillion in business value and could create 88 million jobs
A Framework for Measuring and Reporting of Climate-related Physical Risks to Built Assets
In August 2021, UKGBC launched the Measuring and Reporting Climate-related Physical Risks task group in response to the upcoming mandatory disclosure of climate-related risks. For large organisations and financial institutions within the UK, this comes into force from April 2022 in line with the
MAINSTREAMING NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS Economic Regeneration
This report specifically addresses the mainstreaming of urban nature-based solutions for economic regeneration. They understand economic regeneration to be about the improvement and reinvigoration of urban areas. Nature-based solutions have the potential to encourage economic regeneration through
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