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PHUSICOS Action Database
The PHUSICOS Action Database is a product innovation which establishes a comprehensive state-of-research evidence-base and information management platform. Implemented NBSs related to extreme hydro-meteorological events in rural and mountainous landscapes are accessible though this open-source
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Transform your street!
Youth voices need a platform to express their views on questions impacting their daily lives. Focusing on mobility and public space in cities, this campaign includes a creative competition in which young people can reimagine the design of a local street through the creation of collages and visual
- Report
Nature-based Solutions State of the Art in EU-funded Projects
This document summarises outcomes from the EC individual expert reports delivered through its ‘Valorisation of NBS Projects’ initiative. EU research and innovation projects were scanned for results pertaining to key areas such as biodiversity, climate change mitigation and adaptation (including
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State of the Art and Latest Advances in Exploring Business Models for Nature-Based Solutions
Nature-based solutions (NBS) offer multiple solutions to urban challenges simultaneously, but realising funding for NBS remains a challenge. When the concept of NBS for societal challenges was first defined by the EC in 2017, financing was recognised as one of the major challenges to its
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GIB SmartScan
Increase your infrastructure project’s attractiveness to investors in only a few steps. The GIB SmartScan allows you to assess your infrastructure projects based on its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues and helps to efficiently flag risks and opportunities for improvements of your
- Podcast
PHUSICOS -According to 'Nature', a Podcast about Nature-based solutions
What are nature-based solutions? The hosts of this podcast series “according to nature”, Joshua Huang and Marcelian Grace, bring the listeners on an exciting journey through key topics in nature-based solutions as well as case studies located in Europe. The interviewed experts pass on valuable
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Manual de Soluciones basadas en la Naturaleza | Fomento de la biodiversidad en la Ciudad de Madrid (NbS guidelines for enhancing biodiversity in Madrid)
In the framework of the Madrid plan for Biodiversity enhancement and management, these visually striking guidelines for Nature-based solutions have been developed. Organised in 4 thematic blocks -green areas, urban streets, public buildings and vacant plots-, they aim to help public space managers
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NetworkNature Factsheet 4 - Financing nature-based solutions in cities: Exploring opportunities from municipal funding
This factsheet explores how implementing Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in cities can be a more financially viable alternative to conventional approaches. By outlining inspiring NbS case studies, this facthseet lists possible options for municpalities to fund NbS in order to address societal
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Georgian Biodiversity Database
This internet resource aims to introduce the world-wide scientific (and not only scientific) community to the biological diversity of Georgia (and, to certain extent, the Caucasus ecoregion).
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A practical guide to using co-production for nature-based solutions (+ready-to-use materials)
This guidebook offers a practical approach and toolbox for designing and implementing your own co-production processes. It presents co-production as a new governance approach for working on nature-based solutions in cities and offers a practical framework for designing your own co-production
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4C Transitions
Methodology for planning and realising inclusive local transition activities.
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EDGES - Ecologically Scaled Edge Responses: Patterns, Mechanisms and Predictive Modelling
Edge effects are among the key processes affecting biological populations and communities in fragmented landscapes, mediating landscape-scale patterns in species richness and abundance. This has been the subject of intense research over the past decades, demonstrating that edge-responses are
- Guidance
Standard Protocol for the Classification of Cultural Ecosystem Services through Social Media data
Collectively designed standard protocol for coding CES from crowdsourced data. It includes the following files and a video tutorial to facilitate its implementation by other researchers: - Protocol.doc: a document with the general instructions on the procedure for coding; - Annex 1. CES coding.
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City for Biodiversity: The Roles of Nature-Based Solutions in European Cities
Local and subnational governments are increasingly being recognised for their critical roles in the implementation of the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. To develop an understanding of how cities are (and can be) working with nature for protecting and reinforcing biodiversity, the
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What is Ecosystem Restoration
Ecosystem restoration means assisting in the recovery of ecosystems that have been degraded or destroyed, as well as conserving the ecosystems that are still intact. Healthier ecosystems, with richer biodiversity, yield greater benefits such as more fertile soils, bigger yields of timber and fish,
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Mapping to support REDD+ planning and secure multiple benefits: toolbox and tutorials for QGIS and ArcGIS
GIS training materials and tools have been developed for use in planning REDD+ activities that deliver multiple benefits. These resources are designed to assist technical staff to undertake spatial analysis to identify areas suitable for specific REDD+ policies and measures, and which are likely to
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CLEVER Regional Solutions Catalogue
The CLEVER Regional Solutions Catalogue seeks to elevate the role of nature-based solutions (NbS) across the urban landscape. It aims to inspire uptake and continued energy for implementing Nature-based Solutions that meet the varied needs and requirements of modern cities.
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NBS Private sector upscaling and capacity building - PBF Workshop Summary 18 November 2022
The Policy Business Forum (PBF) consists of Nature-based Solutions (NBS) experts and knowledgeable stakeholders at the international, European, and national scale. The main aim of the PBF is to explore innovative ways to strengthen the science-policy-business nexus in order to exploit opportunities
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VÍZGAZDÁLKODÁS: Innovatív vízgazdálkodási megoldások gyűjteménye
Az Innovatív vízgazdálkodási megoldások gyűjteménye olyan fejlesztések, termékek, szolgáltatások adatait gyűjti össze, amelyek ökoszisztéma alapú segítséget nyújthatnak az éghajlatváltozás hatására megjelent térségi és települési vizekhez kapcsolódó problémák kezeléséhez és megoldásához. A
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OPERAs D4.3 Synthesis report on the operational potential of ES/NC instruments
This report is the synthesis deliverable of WP4 and thus brings together the overarching message of experiences and results of the joint WP4 Instruments work. It is aimed at those developing ES and NC instruments, or those considering funding the development of such instruments, in order to ensure
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