There is a need for mainstreaming and scaling up nature-based solutions and therefore the Nordic Council of Ministers has decided that it should be easy for politicians and administrations in the Nordic countries to get started.
Hands-on guidelines on best-practice will be gathered in a handbook that will be published next year. The project was put out for tender earlier this year, and NINA - Norsk institutt for naturforskning, the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, won the tender and will carry out the work until December 2024.
The handbook will build on previous projects i.e.
- the synthesis: https://lnkd.in/d-9zUuEJ
- and the eight pilot projects in seven of the Nordic countries: https://lnkd.in/dMubRkhB
The handbook will deliver various communications aimed at different levels of decision-making to increase knowledge and awareness on nature-based solutions for climate, biodiversity, and climate change adaptation. Methods to assess the socio-economic aspects of these options for conservation and restoration of nature will also be provided in the guidance.
In addition to this handbook, a contract has been signed with NIVA, the Norwegian Institute for Water Research, who will produce a similar handbook on the facilitation of NbS processes. Read more about the project here: https://lnkd.in/ea5Y5JeF