CLEARING HOUSE Guidelines for Urban Forests as a Nature-based Solutions (UF-NbS) - guidelines for policymakers

Resource type: 
Policy
Research
EU project stamp: 
Yes

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Main entity: 
CLEARING HOUSE
Type of entity: 
Project
Funding: 
EU Horizon 2020
Key themes: 
Cities
Climate change
Forests
Societal challenges: 
Biodiversity Enhancement
Climate Resilience
Green Space Management
Health, Wellbeing & Air Quality
Social Capacity Building for Sustainable Urban Transformation
Scope: 
Europe
Global
Description: 

How trees and woodlands in urban areas are managed can make a significant difference in their ability to deliver urban ecosystem services.  Indeed, considering the ‘urban forest’ as a nature-based solution can help us see trees and associated habitats in a new light, not simply as pleasing aesthetic objects but as living organisms constantly delivering multiple benefits.  To help policymakers, senior green space managers and all hues of urban professionals realise these nature-based benefits, CLEARING HOUSE project partners are preparing guidelines to aid the transition in urban forest management towards a multifunctional ecosystem-led approach.

The guidelines include:

  • Effective urban forest ecosystem restoration, ecological rehabilitation, new approaches and methods.

  • Management guidelines for urban forests that cover key aspects of planning, policy and delivery for their role as a nature-based solution.

  • Mechanisms for public and stakeholder engagement in planning and managing UF-NbS, with specific attention towards less-privileged groups.

  • Change management and institutional reform for the better management of UF-NbS

Date: 
2023
Language: 
EN