NetworkNature Nordic hub

The NetworkNature Nordic hub is a gathering place for all those who work with nature-based solutions in the Nordic region. It is a platform where we exchange contacts and share the knowledge, we gain about implementing nature-based solutions in our part of the world. Also, we post Nordic cases on the Case Study Finder page, so you can see different examples of nature-based solutions in the Nordic region. Occasionally, the Nordic hub will also facilitate events and webinars. The Nordic hub is administered by Jóna Ólavsdóttir, coordinator of the Nordic Council of Ministers' Nature-based solutions programme in the Nordic region.

Case studies:

The First Large Land-Restoration Initiative in the Faroe Islands

Floating Wetland System on Utö

Hjörtur Þorbjörnsson in the field with caraway growing in the foreground

Biodiversity in Urban and Coastal Areas in Iceland

More Nature - Less Waste

Erosion Protection with Nature-based Solutions in Norway

Crop Wild Relatives

Multifunctional Wetlands in Åland

Stream and Watershed Restoration in Finland

Multifunctional Land Distribution in Denmark

Public posts

Final report: Great opportunities, but also challenges, for NbS in the Nordics

The project report and a policy brief on status of Nordic NbS are now available – read them here!

Clear political priorities, institutional structures, common standards and funding structures are among the key factors for implementing nature-based solutions (NbS) in the Nordics.

These are some of the key recommendations in the new report «Working with Nature-Based Solutions: Synthesis and mapping of status in the Nordics».

NIVA video: Nature-based solutions in the Nordics

The S-ITUATION project is part of the Nordic Council of Ministers' programme on nature-based solutions. NIVA is leading the project in collaboration with partners from Lund University , Aarhus University, the Agricultural University of Iceland (LBHI), and the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke).

Video: Pilot Projects in the Nordics

Politicians, universities and administration in the Nordic countries must gain knowledge about, how we benefit from nature-based solutions in the Nordic region. In seven Nordic countries, eight selected pilot projects are being implemented. They represent different nature-based solutions to different challenges, that arise as a derivation of climate change and the loss of biodiversity.

Learn more about the projects in the video below.

Pilot Project: Erosion Protection with Nature-based Solutions in Norway

The Norwegian Institute for Bioeconomy will prevent erosion by strengthening slopes and edges with nature-based solutions (NbS). The aim is to improve local environmental conditions and increase water quality and biodiversity in streams and rivers.

Pilot Project: Stream and Watershed Restoration in Finland

The state of biodiversity has been decreased worldwide, and the Finnish Wildlife Service organization Metsähallitus will contribute to solving the challenge. With support from the Nordic Council of Ministers, they will restore the entire watershed area around the Mätäsoja Stream in Finland.

Pilot Project: Multifunctional land distribution in Denmark

The pilot project's goals are, among other things, to develop a strategic comprehensive plan for Holmehave in Assens municipality in Denmark and use multifunctional land distribution for the establishment of afforestation, nature and wetlands. The Nature-based solutions programme has allocated DKK 890,000 for the project.

Pilot Project: More Nature - Less Waste

The aim is to combat waste, reduce CO2 emissions and improve biodiversity in urban areas.

One of the eight pilot projects that have received funding from our programme is the Danish project “More Nature - Less Waste” lead by Renosyd. They have set out to build 21 fences in Denmark in collaboration with local schools in two municipalities.

Pilot Project: Floating Wetland System on Utö

The Nature-Based Solutions in the Nordic region programme has chosen to finance a pilot project in Sweden to implement and test a floating system for wetlands to remove excess phosphorus from seawater.

Pilot Project: Biodiversity in Urban and Coastal Areas in Iceland

The Nature-based solutions in the Nordic region programme has allocated 650,000 DKK to a pilot project in Iceland that aims to increase biodiversity in Reykjavík.

Grasagarður Reykjavíkur is the name of the outdoor collection of living plants located in the capital of Iceland. The park conserves some 3000 plant species in eight plant collections. The collections give an idea of the enormous diversity of vegetation in the northern temperate zone.

Pilot Project: Multifunctional Wetlands in Åland

The Nordic Council of Ministers programme, Nature-based Solutions in the Nordic Region, is financing a project in Åland to improve four multifunctional wetlands for better water quality, sustainable food production, climate adaptation and increased biodiversity.