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Natural Capital User Guide for Greater Manchester

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16 June 2021

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority and Natural Course have created a Natural Capital User Guide, a resource for urban planners, businessess, funders, project developers, partnerships, infrastructure planners and decision makers to learn about Manchester's approach and the natural capital...

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Building back better with nature - a world of opportunity!

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16 June 2021

Guest article from Esmee Kooijman, Connecting Nature

As countries, cities and communities adapt to living with Covid-19 and implement recovery strategies we all have been presented with an opportunity to build back better using innovative solutions. Over the last year, all of us have...

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European Commission to invest €14.7 billion from Horizon Europe for a healthier, greener and more digital Europe

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16 June 2021

The main work programme of Horizon Europe for the period 2021-2022 has been adopted by the European Commission. The programme outlines the objectives and specific topic areas that will receive a total of €14.7 billion in funding. Further to help accelerating the green and digital transitions in...

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Call: Nature-based solutions for the built environment - 60.000€ for SMEs

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14 June 2021

Calling all SMEs implementing nature-based solutions in the built environment! METABUILDING is an innovation ecosystem that fosters sustainable approaches in the building sector, including nature-based solutions, and they have now opened an ambitions call to enhance cross-sectoral collaboration...

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Win 10,000 EUR to kickstart your next nature-based solutions project!

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9 June 2021

The 2021 Transformative Action Award is now accepting applications from cities, regions, and civil society organisations who are pioneering transformative actions to create sustainable, resilient, and liveable cities.

The actions taken reflect local or regional contributions to the...

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European cities showcase what urban ecosystem restoration means in practice

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7 June 2021

This article originally appeared on ICLEI Europe, republished with permission.

This World Environment Day (5 June) marks the official launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030), a global movement initiated by the UN General Assembly to help halt and reverse the...

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NetworkNature at the EU Green Week: Ecosystem restoration for better well-being and green recovery

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7 June 2021

The restoration of degraded environments offers beneficial impacts to alleviate stress, improve mental health, to mitigate pollution and provide spaces for contemplation, socialization and physical activity. The COVID-19 pandemic has further emphasized the importance of nature for collective...

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The role of nature-based solutions in the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

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4 June 2021

Marco Fritz, European Commission, DG Research and Innovation

There is currently an active debate in the role that nature-based solutions should take in the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. Some parties advocate for the great potential of nature-based solutions to advance the...

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EU Green Week - Local Pollution - Nature-based Solutions to the Rescue!

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4 June 2021

ICLEI Europe...

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Urban Planning and Health

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26 May 2021

May 2021 marked the launch of an Urban Health cluster Healthy Cities , by URBACT the European Territorial Cooperation programme, which has for the past 15 years championed sustainable integrated development in European Cities. The Healthy Cities action planning network aims to develop and...

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