Nature-based solutions are increasingly becoming the go-to resource for establishing new...
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NetworkNature Call for Ecosystem Restoration Case-Studies
16 November 2021
As part of the NetworkNature semester ‘Nature-based solutions for ecosystem restoration’, which aims to create opportunities for local, regional and international cooperation on nature-based solutions and to explore how ecosystem restoration can
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1 December 2021
On 1st December, the European Business Statement was officially delivered to the European...
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22 November 2021
The Border Meuse Initiative, wich kicked off 30 years ago in the Netherlands, has demonstrated...
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1 December 2021
On 1st December, the European Business Statement was officially delivered to the European...
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22 November 2021
The Border Meuse Initiative, wich kicked off 30 years ago in the Netherlands, has demonstrated...
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It is in our nature to network – we will expand the wider NBS community and support you in implementing and amplifying your nature-based solutions.
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RGI-IUCN Conference: Optimising Energy and Empowering Nature
Tuesday, 7 December 2021 - 10:00 to 14:45
Online
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We Value Nature Dialogue I: Making valuing nature the new normal in business - Assessing the state of play
Tuesday, 7 December 2021 - 10:00 to 12:00
Webinar
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Nature Based Solutions: Tools for Europe and Central Asia
Thursday, 9 December 2021 - 15:00
Online
Nature-based solutions and ecosystem restoration
During its second semester NetworkNature will highlight ecosystem restoration and biodiversity, and how NbS can bolster both.
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Featured case studies...
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The Ntakata Mountains Project aims to protect 216,944 ha of threatened forest by developing Village Land Forest Reserves (VLFRs) with local communities.
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The so-colled Border Meuse or "Grensmaas" Project has three main objectives: reduce flood risk, healthier and more diverse nature, and the commercial benefit of both gravel extraction and nature-...
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The project proposes an integrated people-centered approach, with a particular focus on women, to address the triple crisis – poverty, climate change, and nature – at the local level.
Find out more about the EU and nature-based solutions on the European Commission website and via European Research Executive Agency.
Featured NBS Resources listings…
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This is a creative product of the Nature-based Solutions Initiative at the University of Oxford explaining nature-based solutions as a concept and their importance (www.naturebasedsolutionsinitiative.org). Illustrations by Cécile Girardin and Isabel Key; animation by Matthew Mullholland.
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The Nature-based Solution Initiatives (Oxford University) website outlines the basics and a wealth of resources on the topic. Nature-based solutions (NbS) involve working with nature to address societal challenges, providing benefits for both human well-being and biodiversity. Specifically they are...
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The Wikipedia entry page for nature-based solutions, that covers basic information on the concept ranging from its origins to present day discourse.
