Informations NBS

Welcome to the Urban Nature Atlas! It contains 1000 examples of Nature-Based Solutions from across 100 European cities.Use the Quick Search by icon (to the right of the map) or the Advanced Search (below the map) to identify the projects fitting your interests.The map will be updated to display the results of your search, and a list of all relevant projects is displayed below. Click on the title of projects for further information.

Five continents, 500+ communities and thousands of ideas. Explore our Solutions Database to learn how outstanding local communities and indigenous peoples around the world are making possible the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals through nature-based actions.Use the interactive map or the search tools below to browse the Database. 

Welcome to the Natural Infrastructure Opportunities Tool (NIOT) where we connect your natural resources and natural infrastructure needs!  This portal will help discover available resources for natural infrastructure projects including the movement and content of dredged material through placement area capacities, dredging plans, and sediment characteristic descriptions and help to identify beneficial use and infrastructure opportunities. How the NIOT WorksEach numbered tab down the left holds a category of data. In any map, zoom to your area of interest.

100 Resilient Cities—Pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation (100RC) is devoted to helping cities around the world become more resilient to the physical, social and economic challenges that are a growing part of the 21st century. Cities in the 100RC network are provided with the resources necessary to develop a roadmap to resilience.

BiodivERsA is a network of national and regional funding organisations promoting pan-European research on biodiversity and ecosystem services, and offering innovative opportunities for the conservation and sustainable management of biodiversity. BiodivERsA is funded under the Horizon 2020 ERA-NET COFUND scheme.

The European Climate Adaptation Platform (Climate-ADAPT) is a partnership between the European Commission (DG CLIMA, DG Joint Research Centre and other DGs) and the European Environment Agency. Climate-ADAPT aims to support Europe in adapting to climate change.

Coordinated by Trinity College Dublin, Connecting Nature is a partnership of 29 organizations from 16 countries which includes local authorities, communities, industry partners, NGOs and academics. The partnership will work with 11 European cities who are investing in multi–million euro large scale implementation of Nature–Based projects in urban settings. They will measure the impact of these initiatives on climate change adaptation, health and well-being, social cohesion and sustainable economic development in these cities.

EIT Climate-KIC is a European knowledge and innovation community, working to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon economy. Supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, we identify and support innovation that helps society mitigate and adapt to climate change. We believe that a decarbonised, sustainable economy is not only necessary to prevent catastrophic climate change, but presents a wealth of opportunities for business and society.

EKLIPSE is an EU funded project that will set up a sustainable and innovating way of knowing, networking and learning about biodiversity and ecosystem services. The European Commission requested the EKLIPSE project to help building up an evidence and knowledge base on the benefits and challenges of applying NBSs. In response to the request, the EKLIPSE is an EU funded project that will set up a sustainable and innovating way of knowing, networking and learning about biodiversity and ecosystem services.