This report identifies nature-based solutions (NBS) professional skill gaps in order to give guidance on
how Nature-based Thinking (NBT) can be better integrated into higher education and professional
training. To identify the skill gaps, two different approaches for data collection were deployed: two
workshops addressing specific target audiences (students and young professionals; and NBS
specialists), and an online survey. The data were analysed through content analysis, employing two Code
Systems – one based on grounded theory, and one based on the Societal Challenges identified by
Dumitru & Wendling et al, 20211. To interpret the data, more focus was given to the codes related to Soft
and Technical skill gaps.
