Informations NBS

This is a new programme of research, policy advice and education aimed at increasing the implementation of Nature-based Solutions through the application of science. Current work focuses on collating scientific information on Nature-based Solutions for climate change adaptation and making this more accessible to decision makers through this platform. The programme also assess the role of Nature-based Solutions in climate change policy, with a focus on the adaptation plans of all signatories of the Paris Agreement.

NATure-based URban innoVATION is a 4-years project, funded by the European Commission and involving 14 institutions across Europe in the fields of urban development, geography, innovation studies and economics. They will seek to develop their understanding of what NBSs can achieve in cities, examine how innovation can be fostered in this domain, and contribute to realizing the potential of nature-based solutions for responding to urban sustainability challenges by working with communities and stakeholders.

OpenNESS aims to translate the concepts of Natural Capital (NC) and Ecosystem Services (ES) into operational frameworks that provide tested, practical and tailored solutions for integrating ES into land, water and urban management and decision-making. It examines how the concepts link to, and support, wider EU economic, social and environmental policy initiatives and scrutinizes the potential and limitations of the concepts of ES and NC.

OPERAs was a 5-years European research project running from 2012-2017 that aimed to put cutting edge ecosystem science into practice. Researchers and practitioners from 27 different organisations helped stakeholders to apply the ecosystem services and natural capital concept into practice.

Oppla is a new knowledge marketplace; a place where the latest thinking on Ecosystem Services, natural capital and nature-based solutions is brought together. Its purpose is to simplify how sharing, obtaining and creating knowledge to better manage the environment. Oppla is an open platform that is designed for people with diverse needs and interests - from science, policy and practice; public, private and voluntary sectors; organizations large and small, as well as individuals.

The European Sustainable Cities Platform was launched in 2016, following the 8th European Conference on Sustainable Cities & Towns in the Basque Country. Supported by the City of Aalborg, Denmark, the Basque Country, and ICLEI Europe, it focuses on the uptake of The Basque Declaration, which is the main outcome of the 8th European Conference on Sustainable Cities and Towns. The European Sustainable Cities Platform includes the Transformative Actions Database, which presents existing transformative actions in line with the Basque Declaration as good practice.

The objective of the coordination and support action, ThinkNature (Development of a multi-stakeholders dialogue platform and think tank to promote innovation with Nature-based Solutions), is the development of a multi-stakeholder communication platform that will support the understanding and the promotion of NBSs on local, regional, EU, and international level.

The objective of the coordination and support action, ThinkNature (Development of a multi-stakeholders dialogue platform and think tank to promote innovation with Nature-based Solutions), is the development of a multi-stakeholder communication platform that will support the understanding and the promotion of NBSs on local, regional, EU, and international level.

This project launched in October 2011 and officially ending at the end of September 2016. At the heart of this project was the desire to co-create working links between different agencies involved in city-making, with communities at the centre. In the end, TURAS devised over 80 different novel ideas and processes that would enable communities to transition to a more resilient future.

UNaLab is a project funded by the European Union under the Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. The UNaLab consortium is comprised of 28 partners from 10 cities across Europe and beyond, including municipalities, research, business and industry. The UNaLab partner cities commit to addressing the challenges that cities around the world are facing today, by focusing on climate and water related issues, within an innovative and citizen-driven paradigm.