Nordic Guidance for Nature-based Solutions

This handbook presents approaches for Nature-based Solutions that can be explored either by the societal challenge to be addressed or by the ecosystem where a Nature-based Solution can be applied.

For each approach, the handbook provides information on what the approach adds to a NbS, where it can be used, which societal challenges it can address, how it can be implemented, potential outcomes, important considerations, available knowledge and research, and costs. It also includes case studies from the Nordic countries and references for further reading and scientific evidence.

The guide was developed with financing from the Nordic Council of Ministers and is published by the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA).

Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA), in collaboration with Aarhus University, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Faroe Islands National Museum, Agricultural University of Iceland, Norwegian Institute for Water Research and Lund University.

The main objective of this site is to make practical information gained in the NCM projects available to a wide range of stakeholders, including practitioners, local authorities, and the public. This online handbook contains guidance for the implementation of NbS across six specific ecosystems, namely coastal areas, cultural landscapes, forests, mountains, urban areas, and wetlands, in the Nordics.

GuideNbS was led by the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, in collaboration with Aarhus University, the Natural Resources Institute Finland, the Faroe Islands National Museum, the Agricultural University of Iceland, the Norwegian Institute for Water Research, and Lund University.