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NetworkNature Knowledge Brief: Taking nature-based solutions up the policy ladder - from research to policy action

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14 July 2022

Nature-based solutions refer to a suite of actions or policies that harness the power of nature to address some of our most pressing societal challenges. Network Nature has produced a Knowledge Brief to help disentangle the complexities associated with the integration of research and policy with...

Open Living Lab Days

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14 July 2022

What are Living Labs? They are innovative test beds in cities for various solutions. They cover a real area, place or district(s) in a city and provide on a practical place to test out new approaches such as nature-based solutions.

OpenLivingLab Days (OLLD) is the annual global gathering of...

Call for expression of interest: 10 local governments sought to apply the IUCN Urban Nature Indeces

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8 July 2022

An ambitious group of 10 local governments is sought to apply the IUCN Urban Nature Indices , a new methodological framework for measuring the ecological performance of cities.

To make ecological monitoring easier for cities, IUCN and partners have developed the Urban Nature Indices (UNI...

NetworkNature at the World Urban Forum: How can nature-based solutions contribute to sustainable urban development?

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8 July 2022

Summary

NetworkNature organised a session on “Nature-based solutions for sustainable urban development” at the World Urban Forum 11 th Session in Katowice, Poland.

The World Urban Forum (WUF) is the premier global conference on sustainable urbanisation. Under the theme of “...

Network Nature Annual Event: Upscaling Nature-based solutions in policy and practice

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6 July 2022

The NetworkNature Annual Event will provide an opportunity to learn more about the state-of-the-art developments in NbS practice & policy.

Tuesday, September 27, 2022

9:30 AM – 6:00 PM CEST

About the event:

Nature-based solutions (NbS), if designed and...

New Report: The vital role of nature-based solutions in a nature positive economy

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21 June 2022

A new report is now available, “The vital role of nature-based solutions in a nature positive economy”, outlining expert knowledge on the role of nature based solutions to create a shift in the way that nature is valued in terms of its contributions to society.

Released by the...

Principles and Criteria of High-Quality Nature-based Solutions

Opinion

15 June 2022

International actors, national and local governments, businesses, and community groups increasingly recognize the importance and the utility of nature-based solutions (NbS) to protect, manage, or restore different landscapes and ecosystems worldwide. According to the European Commission , NbS,...

New report: Financing Natura 2000 - EU Funding Opportunities in 2021-2027

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13 June 2022

The document is designed to help improve the uptake of EU funds for biodiversity and in particular for the management and restoration of Natura 2000 sites in the current multiannual financial framework (MFF). The guide analyses possibilities of financing investments in Natura 2000 from different...

Key messages for policy makers for developing standards to support NbS uptake in urban and rural areas

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9 June 2022

In recent days a workshop entitled, "Standards for Climate and Nature-based Solutions" took place (23 May) hosted by CEN and CENELEC, which was instrumental in identifying the cross-sectoral gaps and opportunities for the development of new standards to support the uptake of nature-based...

Join the Summer Field School to foster sustainability of mountain ecosystems

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31 May 2022

Are you a researcher, student practitioner or teacher interested in learning about mountain ecosystems and sustainable development? Then you are invited to sign up for a Summer Field School program aimed at teaching participants about mountain ecosystems and resource management. Participants...