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New study: With city-level projects, co-creation of nature-based solutions becomes more widespread and institutionalized in Europe

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16 February 2021

News originally published on the CLEVER Cities website . Republished with permission from CLEVER Cities.

A new open access publication by CLEVER Cities partner Politecnico di Milano analyses the project’s 2,5 years of experience with citizen engagement methodologies to implement urban-...

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Wuhan Sponge City Programme: achieving harmony among people, water and city

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28 January 2021

News originally published on the GrowGreen website . Republished with permission from GrowGreen.

Download the summary and the full report produced by IUCN for GrowGreen on the Chinese Sponge Cities Programme.

Wuhan, the capital city of Hubei Province , is well-known as the “...

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Exploring Nature-Based Solutions in Your Classroom

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8 January 2021

A new massive open online course will introduce nature-based solutions to primary and secondary schools across Europe and beyond.

We are increasingly becoming aware of environmental issues, and its impact on our societies and everyday life. Teachers are trying to form informed and active...

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Nature-based solutions for biodiversity - what we need to know

Opinion

15 December 2020

Nature-based solutions are creating quite a buzz as the world takes on biodiversity loss. But NBS alone are no panacea. Here are a few things we need to take on board.

Biodiversity is at the top of the political agenda - and not only in Europe. While there is good news in the recent release of...

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The European Green Deal & Nature-based Solutions

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14 December 2020

December 2020 saw a hallmark event hosted by German EU Presidency in collaboration with UNEP and IUCN on the integration of nature-based solutions into the European Green Deal . High-level speakers from governments, international organisations, civil society and the finance sector came together...

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Espai Verd Benicalap opens with 15 plots of urban vegetable gardens

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24 November 2020

News originally published on the GrowGreen website . Republished with permission from GrowGreen.

The new Espai Verd Benicalap (Green Space Benicalap), located in the Benicalap neighborhood in València, has been inaugurated with an open day for citizens. This project is one of the...

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Key Features of Manchester’s West Gorton Community Park

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22 October 2020

News originally published on the GrowGreen website . Republished with permission from GrowGreen.

The new West Gorton Community Park in Manchester, UK, is designed as a park that drinks water, aiming to reduce flood risk and providing a multitude of benefits for local residents.

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Report on nature-based solutions for the climate emergency report published

17 September 2020

The IGNITION project has published its first report for businesses, titled ‘ Nature-based solutions to the climate emergency: The benefits to business and society’ .

Produced by IGNITION project partners Business in the Community, UK Green Building Council and Greater Manchester Combined...

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Nature-based solutions for flood mitigation and coastal resilience

3 September 2020

Nature-based solutions have the potential to be more efficient, cost-effective and sustainable responses to floods and coastal resilience than traditional measures.

A new European Commission report, ‘ Nature-based solutions for flood mitigation and coastal resilience ’ analyses EU-funded...

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Nature-based solutions improving water quality & waterbody conditions

27 August 2020

A new European Commission report, Nature-based solutions improving water quality & waterbody conditions , summarises outcomes relating to water quality and waterbody conditions from the European Commission’s ‘Valorisation of nature-based solutions projects’ initiative.

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