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Greening the Grey: A framework for integrated green grey infrastructure.
The University of Glasgow (with Oxford University and NERC) have created a Framework for green-grey infrastructure. The IGGI report includes16 detailed case studies and 30 vignette examples of costed, innovative real world exemplars where "green" habitat has been included in grey
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OpenNESS Synthesis paper: Public goods
Public goods represent a particularly complex category of environmental resources. The increasing importance of the concept of public goods in national and international legal frameworks, particularly relating to questions surrounding the role of private or public actors in providing and
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Planning Naturally. Spatial planning with nature in mind: in the UK and beyond
RSPB, CIEEM and the RTPI have come together to show how planning for biodiversity should be integral to every part of the planning process and to inspire with examples of good practice, whatever country you are working in.The report is structured around 12 principles of good spatial planning, and
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Business Ecosystems Training
Business Ecosystems Training (BET) course is a freely-available capacity building program to increase the knowledge and understanding of the links between ecosystems and business. The objective of BET course is to equip companies with the skills they need to better manage their impacts and
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GIZ ValuES - IPBES: A brief introduction for scientists, policy makers, and practitioners
With the publication of this brochure, NeFo and ValuES want to provide their partners and other interested parties a quick and informative overview of IPBES and the different topics and processes of this still young science-policy interface. The brochure may also encourage readers to identify
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CIC! - Guidelines for setting up a non-profit resident-run enterprise for managing community assets
Guidelines for setting up a non-profit resident-run enterprise for managing community assets, applying an adaptive PPP approach.
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ESManage Project: Freshwater Ecosystem Services - An Introduction for Stakeholders
The ESManage Literature Review for Stakeholders provides an overview of information on the ecosystem services framework, the role of biodiversity in ecosystem service provision, and how the concept aligns with the objectives of current policy and legislation to inform management of freshwater
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Ocean Data Viewer (ODV)
The Ocean Data Viewer (ODV) offers users the opportunity to view and download a range of spatial datasets of biodiversity importance that are useful for informing decisions regarding the conservation of marine and coastal biodiversity.
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Mainstreaming Biodiversity and Development Rapid Diagnostic Tool
This tool is intended to help policy makers and other stakeholders understand the extent to which biodiversity and development objectives are already integrated at the national level and the obstacles and constraints that need to be overcome to promote further, and more effective, integration. It
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Swiss Biodiversity Forum
The Swiss Biodiversity Forum is the scientific competence centre for biodiversity in Switzerland. It aims at supporting the research of biodiversity and facilitates the co-operation of scientists and policy-makers in the administration department, in politics, economy and society.
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European Atlas of Forest Tree Species
The European Atlas of Forest Tree Species is the first comprehensive publication of such a unique and essential environmental resource, that is, our trees.
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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
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OpenNESS Synthesis paper: Nature-based solutions
The idea of 'nature-based solutions' (NBS) is now being used to reframe policy debates on biodiversity conservation, climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies, and the sustainable use of natural resources, among other issues. While interesting and potentially useful for those
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STREAMLINE
STREAMLINE is a new format for semi-structured, one-on-one interviews. In its current form STREAMLINE consists of a set of colorful, laminated A3 canvasses. Set in the future, each canvas invites the interviewee to set out their vision on a particular topic through a series of questions and tiles.
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Kremesti Environmental Consulting Ltd.
I am a water treatment specialist with over 12 years of experience in power stations. I have an M.Sc. degree in Industrial Chemistry from the USA. I am chartered in the UK with CIWEM, the Science Council and the Society for the Environment.
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GIZ ValuES - Method Profile: Participatory economic valuation methods
There is no clear definition of participatory economic valuation methods. wo common features can be identified: a concern with reflecting stakeholders’ own perceptions, references and categories of value, and efforts to ensure that ecosystem service users and beneficiaries are directly
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Understanding farmer uptake of measures that support biodiversity and ecosystem services in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) - EKLIPSE final report
This report provides a summary of findings by the EKLIPSE Expert Working Group and their analysis of 'Understanding Farmer Uptake: What measures are most promising to deliver on supporting biodiversity and ecosystem services in the next round of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)?'.
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LANDSCAPEization
The LANDSCAPEization toolkit allows the visualization of and reporting on ecosystem services (ES)- and non-ES-related information in real-time over spatial scales. Embedded in a decision support system, the provided information supports the communication of land use changes and their impacts on ES
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Method Factsheet - State and Transition Models
State-and-transition models (STMs) are conceptual models of ecosystem dynamics after disturbances based on alternate state theory (Kachergis et al. 2011). STMs combine the representation of alternate states and the factors that drive the transitions among states with tables of qualitative
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Valuing Nature: Demystifying Economic Valuation Paper
This paper covers the main issues, questions and principles surrounding economic valuation and is designed as an overview for those new to economic valuation. The paper brings together input from 120 volunteers from the economic valuation community. The paper provides a summary of agreed principles
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