Resource description:
How can Nature-based Solutions move from research projects to wider implementation, procurement, financing, and market uptake?
This new NetworkNature guideline on NbS (Pre) Standardisation explores the growing role of standards and pre-standards in supporting the adoption and scaling of Nature-based Solutions across Europe. Drawing on experiences such as EN 18140, NATURANCE, and VARCITIES, the guide provides practical insights for researchers, practitioners, public authorities, procurers, and innovators interested in turning project results into shared frameworks and long-term impact.
The publication explains:
- What standards and pre-standards are and why they matter for NbS;
- How to develop a CEN/CENELEC Workshop Agreement (CWA);
- How pre-standardisation can support research valorisation and project legacy;
- How standards can inform public procurement and market development;
- Where the next opportunities for NbS standardisation are likely to emerge.
Whether you are exploring standardisation for the first time or looking to develop a pre-standard of your own, this guide offers practical examples, lessons learned and tools to help navigate the evolving NbS standardisation landscape
Author/Contact:
Author: Priscila Franco Steier - Senior Expert Biodiversity & Nature-based Solutions
Contact: priscila.franco-steier@iclei.org
