Increase Biodiversity

NBSEduworld NbS Case Study: Vigie-Nature École – citizen science programme on biodiversity and associated actions

Vigie-Nature École is a biodiversity monitoring program focused on multiple groups of organisms. The primary goals of this data collection is to provide data to researchers in urban ecology and provide education to children in all the subjects related to biodiversity that we can cover. Our last development focuses on actions that pupils or children can take in order to improve both biodiversity and well-being within the schools.

NBSEduworld Case Study: Transitioning away from industrial peat extraction and moving towards Nature Based Solutions of rehabilitation

Local mini-workshop in Offaly_NBSEduworld

To raise awareness of NbS and the importance of NbS going forward to achieve a climate resilient, biodiversity rich, environmentally sustainable and climate neutral economy. Explore synergies between educational professionals, NbS practitioners, communities and policymakers.

NBSEduworld Case Study: ReDuna Project – Ecological restoration of sand dunes at São João da Caparica and Cova do Vapor beaches

Almada municipality:Ecological restoration of a coastal sand dunes ecosystem

The ReDuna project aims to restore the natural capacity of the Almada sand dune ecosystem to healthily respond to natural drivers, enhancing its resilience to sea level rise and storms, and providing an excellent teaching tool to demonstrate, in a practical way, the benefits of nature-based solutions to both residents and visitors of this beach area.

Project Coastbusters Biogenic reefs concept

The public-private Coastbusters consortium aims to study and translate desired coastal protection functionality into designs that make use of the capability of ecosystem engineering species. In other words, does ecosystem creation and Nature-based Solutions’ technical design provide a more sustainable and cost-effective management approach to conventional coastal engineering? To answer this question, two Coastbusters research projects are executed, funded by the Flemish agency for Innovation and entrepreneurship (VLAIO) and co-funded by the industry (Dredging International part of the...

Butterfly gardens for schools and disadvantaged people

The objective is to foster butterfly populations and diversity in Turin by creating a network of green areas. Proper management and the presence of suitable plants (food plants and nectar sources for the life cycle) allows butterflies to cross the urban area while involving people with mental or physical disabilities to fight social stigma and foster social inclusion.

The NbS combines scientific and social goals:

scientific monitoring of butterflies
involvement of fragile people with mental or physical disabilities against isolation and social stigma.

Green corridor and local natural heritage enhancement

The NbS addresses societal and environmental issues that improve living conditions inluding:

Creating an ecosystem path to redevelop areas that lacked character
Implementing NbS in an area with risk of „heat island effects“
Fostering processes of citizen engagement and raising awareness among residents
Increasing biodiversity by planting pollinator- friendly species
Developing a sense of community, spatial belonging and co-ownership to ensure co-maintenance by residents together with the city administration

New green roof at WOW

The NbS addresses multiple dimensions:

Experimenting with technical and administrative issues relevant to green roofing technical implementation.
Promoting the re-use of the abandoned building, representing a first step in proposing innovative uses of green infrastructure by implementing the green roof in a small part of the roof
Long-term goal is to extend it further to other parts of the roof.

ORTO WOW - Pollinator friendly garden

This NbS aims at improving the usability of the area:

to recover an abandoned and underutilized former industrial lot and to return it for public use;
to favor the transition of pollinating insects, following the directions of the ecological corridors identified by proGIreg;
to activate local inhabitants in taking care of the new green installations, by stimulating them through citizens-science activities;
to favor a collaborative setting of different stakeholders, in order to guarantee the sustainability of the intervention in the future

"OrtoMobile" - micro gardens in boxes

The objectives and goals of the educational activities can be summarized as follows:

promote the active role of the local educational system during the proGIreg project by consolidating active co-planning processes of school communities to provide continuity of the learning experience
schools serving as a point of reference on environmental, cultural and socio-economic issues related to the concept of Green Cities.
support the development of co-design processes
define management models of NbS foreseen in the project by evaluating the possible

Gardens integrated within housing

The NbS aims to improve environmental, spatial and social issues in the Mirafiori district:

improving the urban quality and quality of life in otherwise neglected areas,
stimulating the active participation of citizens in the processes of urban transformation,
creating opportunities for aggregation and cooperation among citizens on issues of environmental sustainability and urban horticulture, technological and social innovation, care and sharing of common goods
fostering social inclusion, by addressing community gardening activities to disadvantaged