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Integrating Nature-based Solutions in Education: Unlocking the Potential of Transformative Learning for Sustainability
This policy brief provides a timely and brief overview of the current policy incentives for NbS and sustainability education in Europe, identifies key barriers and opportunities in supporting education systems in taking up NbS education and offers key recommendations for policy makers, educators,
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GIS Training & EcoSpatial E-learning
To meet the growing demand for subject-specific and relevant GIS training courses Westcountry Rivers Trust have developed a series of intensive GIS short-courses specifically tailored to develop and disseminate best practice and technical GIS skills in the use of GIS, in practitioners engaged in
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- Guidance
OpenNESS Synthesis paper: Competitiveness
Understanding how the sustainable management of ecosystem services and natural capital relates to EU competitiveness at local, national and global scales is a key operational challenge. The consortium shall debate the concept of 'competitiveness' and its needs in general terms, it is one
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Nature-Based Solutions for Restoration of Ecosystems and Sustainable Urban Development
Cities are facing a broad range of social and environmental challenges due to the current pressure of global urbanization. Nature-based solutions aim to utilize green infrastructure to improve people’s health and wellbeing. The design of urban environments must embrace the individual ideals of
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Using Object Based Image analysis to delineate garden structures in an urban environment
The accurate identification of greenspace typologies enables assessment of the contribution that urban greenspaces make to biodiversity, improving peoples well-being and the green economy, a focus of the EU FP7 project GREENSURGE. It has been shown that the conventional pixel by pixel
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4C Transitions
Methodology for planning and realising inclusive local transition activities.
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The science, policy and practice of nature-based solutions: An interdisciplinary perspective
In this paper, they reflect on the implications for science, policy and practice of the recently introduced concept of Nature-Based Solutions (NbS), with a focus on the European context. First, they analyse NbS in relation to similar concepts, and reflect on its relationship to sustainability as an
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Partnership Declaration on Collaborative Climate Action
A significant result of ICCA2019 is the Partnership Declaration on Collaborative Climate Action across all levels of government. In the declaration, states, cities, municipalities, federal states, regions and networks commit to more collaboration, communication and support in the implementation of
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Visionary and integrated solutions to improve well-being and health in cities: Clustering Activities - Joint Manifesto
Report The following is a joint manifesto from four sister projects which calls on European cities to launch initiatives that offer visionary and integrated solutions at the intersection of social, cultural, digital and nature-based solutions (NBS) to increase the health and well-being of
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Specific silvicultural itineraries to optimize the production of quality timber and economic yield of Pinus pinaster.
Four silvicultural scenarios have been created considering the wood quality: - Standard scenario (M2): Involves three thinnings and a final felling. - Short rotation scenario with subsidies (M4): Includes one thinning and a final felling. - No management scenario (M8): Only comprises a final
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D6.3 Digital Placemaking tool-kit for all Cultivating Cities
In an era where technology and nature seemingly stand at opposite ends, digital placemaking offers a unique opportunity to bridge this gap, offering a harmonious blend that enhances human connection with urban nature environments through innovative digital interventions. Firstly, descriptions
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Engaging Citizens and Stakeholders with Key Themes and Messages
Explore key themes and messages through a selection of posters. The first set of posters highlights Protect, Restore and Thrive. The second set of posters highlights Working with Nature, Diversfying Options and Multiplying Benefits.
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Decision support tool : an Integrated green grey framework
Guidance on innovations in green grey infrastructure - costed examples and more, see http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/150672/.
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Brief: NetworkNature Semester - Nature-based Solutions and Standards
Nature-based solutions (NbS) have the potential to tackle many of the the wicked problems we are faced with, namely climate, biodiversity and land degradation crises while delivering on sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the many complementary goals on the European and international
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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
- Training
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INTERLACE MOOC on Nature-based Solutions: (6) MONITORING and evaluating NbS using a co-creation approach
Urban areas across the globe are facing unprecedented challenges—pollution, climate change, urban sprawl—and traditional solutions are falling short. The INTERLACE project’s Massive Open Online Course showcases how nature-based solutions offer a promising approach to help create resilient,
- Consultancy
- Dataset
Regional partnership for biodiversity in South-East Europe
The Biodiversity Task Force of South East Europe (BDTF SEE) was established in 2017 under the auspices of the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) to strengthen regional cooperation on nature conservation. It works as an intergovernmental technical body mandated to provide technical advice to the RCC
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- Guidance
- Report
The United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration Strategy
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development seeks to end poverty, conserve biodiversity, combat climate change and improve livelihoods for everyone, everywhere. These objectives, encapsulated in 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are unlikely to be met unless ecosystem degradation is stopped
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OpenNESS Synthesis paper: Thresholds, tipping points and limits
In the ecological literature the terms "threshold" and "tipping points" are often used synonymously. It is suggested to make a difference between the two here. The question of how different types of thresholds are related and how they can be detected or determined first requires
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