Governance, institutional and economic frameworks for Urban Forests as Nature-Based Solutions (UF-NbS)

Resource type: 
Business
EU project stamp: 
Yes
Main entity: 
European Forest Institute (EFI)
Type of entity: 
Research centre/University
Funding: 
EU Horizon 2020
Key themes: 
Cities
Finance
Forestry
Forests
Green engineering
Green infrastructure
Policy
Urban
Societal challenges: 
Biodiversity Enhancement
Climate Resilience
Green Space Management
New Economic Opportunities & Green Jobs and Participatory Planning and Governance
Social Capacity Building for Sustainable Urban Transformation
Scope: 
Asia
Europe
Global
Description: 

By analysing 22 case studies from Europe and China within the CLEARING HOUSE project, this paper provides recommendations for relevant governance, institutional and economic frameworks for the uptake and mainstreaming of Urban Forests as Nature-based solutions (UF-NbS). The findings of this report demonstrate that such frameworks are considered to be decisive for the design, implementation and impacts of UF-NbS. This report discusses that the design, implementation and management of UF-NbS depend on the social, cultural and economic context, but that there is added value in the promotion of good practices and successful stories, as well as innovation.

Date: 
2021
Language: 
EN