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TESSA - Toolkit for Ecosystem Services Site-based Assessment

The TESSA toolkit provides practical guidance for measuring ecosystem services at the site scale.It effectively communicates the results to aid decision-making on a local level,which is an area existing tools have had limited applicability.TESSA provides scientifically robust information and a

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A practical guide to using co-production for nature-based solutions (+ready-to-use materials)

This guidebook offers a practical approach and toolbox for designing and implementing your own co-production processes. It presents co-production as a new governance approach for working on nature-based solutions in cities and offers a practical framework for designing your own co-production

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Economics of Peatlands Conservation, Restoration and Sustainable Management

Less than 3% of the Earth’s surface is covered by peatlands but they are the largest terrestrial organic carbon stock. Indeed, peatlands are capable to store twice as much carbon as in the world’s forests. Despite their potential, globally, peatlands are in decline with 11-15% of these ecosystems

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Resilience Geo-dashboard

Toolkit of 8 G-ICT tools and webGIS for building resilience capital.

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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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Pitching Green Infrastructure

Methodology for assessing urban green infrastructure and planning for ecosystem services.

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ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK, INDICATORS AND PARTICIPATORY MONITORING PROCESS

This report presents the CONEXUS participatory assessment framework to maximize co-benefits and ensure local impact of urban nature-based solutions (NBS). The CONEXUS participatory assessment framework consists of: 1) A portfolio of indicators on NBS performance; 2) A comprehensive yet simple

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Report on Cultivating Cities' Challenge Workshops, Urban Morphology and SWOT analyses

The Challenge Workshop in each cultivating city was the first opportunity for different stakeholders to come together to get to know each other and to learn about GoGreenRoutes. During the Challenge Workshop, stakeholders were invited to create a vision for the upcoming seedbed and NBS

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Sprawl Monitor

Toolkit for monitoring urban sprawl and evaluating threats to sustainability.

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Community Geotimeline

Online tool for harnessing and assessing community capital and resilience.

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Nature-based Solutions for Urban and Regional Water Resilience: What to do with too much (dirty) water

This policy brief explores the opportunities and challenges in the integration of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) into urban and regional water resilience planning. The brief draws from research, policy, and good practice from the wider NbS community, and presents recommendations to enhance the

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GoGreenRoutes Introduction Video

Learn about GoGreenRoutes' core approaches and meet the project's partner cities in this short introduction video.

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Planning Naturally. Spatial planning with nature in mind: in the UK and beyond

RSPB, CIEEM and the RTPI have come together to show how planning for biodiversity should be integral to every part of the planning process and to inspire with examples of good practice, whatever country you are working in.The report is structured around 12 principles of good spatial planning, and

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Biodiversity and ecosystem services: the foundation for human health and well-being - URBES Factsheet #2

Human beings are an integral and inseparable part of the natural world. Our existence and health ultimately depends on the integrity and functioning of ecosystems. This URBES factsheet presents research findings and policy recommendations which underline the value of biodiversity and ecosystem

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MEZŐGAZDASÁG: Mérgezett Föld

Az ember 11 ezer éve foglalkozik földműveléssel, és körülbelül 2 és fél ezer év mióta ekét is használ. 1950-re a világ termőföld készletének a fele termesztésre alkalmatlanná vált az egyre intenzívebb mezőgazdasági technológia miatt. 2010-ig további 30 százalékot tettünk tönkre. A világ

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Green, hybrid, or grey disaster risk reduction measures: what shapes public preferences for nature-based solutions?

The OPERANDUM project has the primary aim of reducing risk from hydrometeorological hazards using NbS across Europe. It is unclear what DRR measures at-risk individuals may prefer on the green-hybrid-grey spectrum and what shapes their preferences. This study investigates the other factors,

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Nature-Based Solutions and the Green Economy

Broadly speaking, nature-based solutions refer to “actions to protect, sustainably manage, and restore natural or modified ecosystems, that address societal challenges effectively and adaptively, simultaneously providing human well-being and biodiversity benefits.” There is significant and

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Tweed Forum Catchment Model

The Catchment Model recreates two river catchments in miniature - one catchment featuring various natural flood management (NFM) measures and another reflecting a more typical modern rural landscape. "Rain" is introduced into the catchment via a number of nozzles and the resulting flow

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Forest Sector Guide to the Natural Capital Protocol

This guide shows how the forest products sector can value nature into their business decision-making The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the members of the Forest Solutions Group (FSG) launched the Forest Products Sector Guide to the Natural Capital Protocol,

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State of the art, good practices and NBS typology

This report presents a series of developments, trends and case studies that exemplify the growing importance that Nature-Based Solutions (NBS), as well as other closely related concepts, are having in thinking and practice around reconciling urban planning, human well- being and sustainability,

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