Towards an EU research and innovation policy agenda for nature based solutions & renaturing cities: Final report of the Horizon 2020 expert group on 'Nature based solutions and renaturing cities'

Resource type: 
Policy
EU project stamp: 
No
Main entity: 
European Commission, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation
Type of entity: 
Government
Funding: 
EC/EEA
Key themes: 
Cities
Societal challenges: 
Green Space Management
Place Regeneration & Knowledge
Social Capacity Building for Sustainable Urban Transformation
Scope: 
Europe
Description: 

Naturebased solutions simultaneously provide environmental, social and economic benefits by bringing more nature and natural features and processes into cities, landscapes and seascapes. The Horizon 2020 Expert Group on ‘NatureBased Solutions and ReNaturing Cities’, chaired by Dr. Wilhelm Krull, Secretary General of the Volkswagen Foundation, was established under the 2014 Work Programme for the Societal Challenge “Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials”. Dr. Pam Berry, Senior Research Fellow at Oxford University, rapporteur, and 12 other renowned experts, engaged in forwardlooking reflection on future orientations for EU Research and Innovation for NatureBased Solutions and ReNaturing Cities. This report presents their main findings.

Date: 
2015
Language: 
EN