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Nature-based Solutions for socio-economic development: finance and impact at scale

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25 July 2023

The mainstreaming of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) at global level reinforces the necessity of boosting the implementation of NbS interventions at scale. Currently, approximately 133 billion dollars are channelled into NbS interventions, and investments must at least triple by 2030 to achieve...

The NbS Hub Family is Growing!

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28 June 2023

Nature-based Solutions Hubs that launched as part of the UrbanByNature Programme and the NetworkNature project are joining forces to grow a network of hubs. What is a network of hubs? A network of networks oriented to support NbS implementation and work across policy scales. By nature, hubs are...

New interactive database of policy instruments for nature-based solutions and ecosystem restoration

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26 June 2023

The INTERLACE Urban Governance Atlas was officially launched on 11 May at the INTERLACE Cities Talk Nature Conference in Chemnitz. The first of its kind, the online database showcases 250 policy instruments from 41 countries supporting nature-based solutions and ecosystem restoration. The...

Be Innovative, Be Nature-based! NbS Hubs launch successfully in Italy and Poland

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20 June 2023

NetworkNature supports local network development to build long-lasting structures for NbS uptake, foster capacity building and knowledge exchange, build relationships and new partnerships, and address local specificities of barriers and opportunities for NbS. During the NetworkNature project, 6...

Nature-based solutions: EIB report finds scope for regulatory and subsidy reforms as well as a more flexible spectrum of financial instruments

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9 June 2023

EU policy needs to remove support for the further erosion of nature through harmful subsidies and create more incentives for nature-based solutions if it is to build societies that are resilient to climate change, concludes an EIB report presented in Brussels on 8 June. “Investing in nature-...

Germany invests in natural climate protection - new plan on NbS for climate and biodiversity

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21 April 2023

The German federal government has recently launched an ambitious plan to invest nearly 4 billion euros in natural climate protection. The World Economic Forum sees natural climate solutions as potential solutions that, if done well, “help address the twin crises of climate change and...

Wetland Restoration Funding Opportunity

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17 April 2023

“By promoting the improvement of ecological status, biodiversity, and ecosystem connectivity through the development and implementation of innovative Win-Win Nature Based Solutions, DANUBE4all aims to enhance the free-flowing status of rivers and floodplains, reduce flood and drought risks, and...

Learn about three different funding opportunities for nature-based solutions

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22 March 2023

Nature-based solutions projects can create more liveable, greener and biodiverse communities and facilitate knowledge transfer. To make these initiatives a reality, funding and resource mobilisation is key. In connection with this reality, NetworkNature EU has identified three diverse upcoming...

Horizontal principles for nature-based water retention management in Hungary

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16 March 2023

What role do municipalities play in managing natural water retention? How do regions plan these projects together and what challenges arise in this multi-stakeholder collaboration? How do we account for natural disaster, drought and flood response in all of these efforts? When it comes down to...

Multidisciplinary CO-CARBON research highlights the role of carbon storage and sequestration in urban nature-based solutions

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27 February 2023

Studying urban green infrastructure (UGI) is crucial for societies to deal with climate change and related social challenges. Yet UGI’s potential to mitigate climate through carbon sequestration and storage (CSS) has not yet been fully harnessed. In fact, it is often forgotten in urban studies...