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Method Factsheet - Simple Matrix Approach
Matrix Approaches are a quick and simple way to get an overall spatially-explicit picture of the ES in case study areas. The method is based on the idea of linking tabular spreadsheet data and spatial data together, i.e. joining external datasets to spatial units to create maps. The spreadsheet
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Financing and Business Models Guidebook
This guidebook introduces the topic of financing and business models for nature-based solutions, identifies some common challenges and enablers to financing and presents a step-by-step guide to securing financing.
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- Guidance
OpenNESS Synthesis paper: Link between biodiversity and ecosystem services
As was stated in the OpenNESS proposal, the quantitative relationship between biodiversity, ecosystem functioning and ecosystem services is still poorly understood. It is still unclear under what circumstances an emphasis on ecosystem services in planning and decision making is (conceptually and
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Biodiversity, natural capital and the economy
Nature underpins all economic activities and human well-being. It is the world’s most important asset. Yet humanity is destroying biodiversity at an unprecedented rate, posing significant but often overlooked risks to the economy, the financial sector and the well-being of current and future
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CAPACITY-BUILDING MATERIALS AND EDUCATIONAL PACK IN LOCAL LANGUAGES
A set of capacity building materials has been produced to raise awareness and understanding of the definition of nature-based solutions adopted by the UN Environment Assembly in 2022. Materials include infographics that contain the full meaning of the definition and a video that introduces
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Nature-based Solutions to address global societal challenges
This report has been prepared as part of an effort by IUCN to define its position on Nature-based Solutions (NbS) and plan for future work to advance this concept and support effective implementation of NbS to enhance ecosystem services provision and address societal challenges. The report proposes
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GrowGreen Report: Intervention Conclusions: Valencia
Within the EU-funded GrowGreen project, this report presents the challenges and results from the work in Valencia, focused on Benicalap, an area located in the north west of the city, chosen for the need for regeneration and investment. The aim of this report is to demonstrate how NbS can help
- Guidance
CO-PRODUCTION GUIDEBOOK
This Guidebook introduces what co-production is: a novel governance method for developing nature-based solutions where there are a lot of actors (individuals, groups or organisations) involved. Co-production is about collaboration, empowerment, and producing shared results, such as policies and
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Innovation in NbS Co-Desing and Implementation
Article published in Sustainability. From the published abstract: Impacts in the form of innovation and commercialization are essential components of publicly funded research projects. PHUSCOS ("According to Nature" in Greek), an EU Horizon 2020 Program (H2020) Innovation Action project
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A practical guide to using reflexive monitoring for nature-based solutions (+ready-to-use materials)
Throughout the Connecting Nature guidebook 'A practical guide to using reflexive monitoring for nature-based Solutions', at the end of every chapter, a list of ready-to-use materials is supplied. These materials include exercise templates, presentations or question lists, in PowerPoint,
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The Health and Social Benefits of Nature and Biodiversity Protection
Protecting nature and biodiversity is helping to tackle urgent health and social challenges across Europe. This IEEP study shows how urban, suburban and rural green areas bring multiple and often overlooked benefits to society.
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A catalogue of Nature-Based Solutions for urban resilience
Despite the growing demand for nature-based solutions (NbS) in cities, many people who make planning, financing, and technical decisions for urban resilience building have little knowledge of when and how to build with nature. It creates a need for better guidance, more real-world examples that
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A User-Friendly Platform for Bridging the Gap between Carbon Credit Demand and Supply
OG CO2.S.MARCHE developed a platform for voluntary sustainability credit exchange, promoting the advantages of forest certification aligned with Sustainable Forest Management principles.
- Policy Brief
The role of public and private sectors in mainstreaming nature-based solutions - PBF 19 April 2021
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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The NetworkNature Semester on Ecosystem Restoration – Final Output Report
This report is the output document of the expert input to the NetworkNature Semester Theme on Ecosystem Restoration. It provides an overview of the work carried out during the Ecosystem Restoration Semester, describes current work on ecosystem restoration based on experiences presented and
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- Software
EmissionFactors.com
EmissionFactors.com taps into the most powerful environmental database in the world, powered by Ecometrica. Over the years, we've spent thousands of hours searching for and cataloguing emission and conversion factors and still do it on a regular basis. The accuracy of our data is very
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A quantitative review of relationships between ecosystem services
These are the figures that are published in "A quantitative review of relationships between ecosystem services" in Ecological Indicators in 2016. In this publication, we analysed 67 case studies that studied 476 pairwise ES combinations. The relationships between these pairs of ES were
- Training
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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NetworkNature Visualisation: EU-Funded Nature-based solutions research projects addressing Societal Challenges across Ecosystems
In this document you can find a visual representation of the different types of ecosystems and most relevant societal challenges in the context of NbS, with the aim to simplify and communicate these concepts, while inspiring NbS good practices. || The European Commission defines Nature-
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Implementation of the NbS Framework in Front Runner Cities
This Deliverable reports on the implementation of the Connecting Nature Framework in the Front Runner Cities Genk, Glasgow, and Poznań. It showcases how the cities made use of the framework to implement their nature-based solutions exemplars, and summarises how the cities’ experiences contribute to
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