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GIZ ValuES - Method Profile: Participatory mapping
Contrary to other mapping tools, participatory mapping does not primarily draw on statistics or research data, but on the practical knowledge of people. Participatory mapping visualizes local knowledge and makes it visible to all. There are several participatory mapping tools available. In an
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OpenNESS Synthesis paper: Thresholds, tipping points and limits
In the ecological literature the terms "threshold" and "tipping points" are often used synonymously. It is suggested to make a difference between the two here. The question of how different types of thresholds are related and how they can be detected or determined first requires
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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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BiodiverCities by 2030: Transforming Cities’ Relationship with Nature
Cities are the engine of the global economy - contributing 80% of the world’s GDP – but their exponential growth in recent decades has come at the expense of nature. The built environment has grown by two-thirds in the first 12 years of the 21st century, leading to the degradation of local
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Polish NbS Hub in Wroclaw
The establishment of the Hub will allow internal and external collaboration with other cities and organizations across the country to gather and transfer knowledge on nature-based solutions. The Hub's activities will focus on promoting the potential of nature-based solutions to reduce heat
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Hedonic property pricing
Hedonic pricing is the study of multi-correlation between environmental characteristics of a good and its sales price. The Hedonic property pricing (HPP) method can be used to estimate monetary values for ecosystem services that directly affect amenities of properties which in turn are reflected in
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Sustainable Water Management - Treatment Wetlands Design
Nature-based solutions like constructed/treatment wetlands, can play an essential role for the water pollution control at urban scale and for reducing the flooding risk while providing positive effects on biodiversity, social acceptance and economics.
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Global Database on Sustainable Land Management: the primary recommended database by UNCCD
The Global Database on Sustainable Land Management (SLM) of WOCAT provides free access to the documentation of field-tested SLM data including SLM practices and maps from different places in the world and offers practitioners the opportunity to share their own SLM practice or map. SLM in the
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Conexus key learning factsheet series - Supporting Nature-based Solutions via Nature-Based Thinking
In response to critiques of Nature-based Solutions (NbS), we propose a holistic and systemic approach: Nature-Based Thinking (NBT). NBT emphasizes the inspiration from nature to foster sustainable urban development and conceives nature to be intertwined with people. NBT will engage local actors,
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Does woodland expansion offer nature-based solutions for Scotland?
Woodland expansion offers a wide range of nature-based solutions for Scotland, but in most cases these benefits will depend on the characteristics of new woodland and the specific landscape scale implementation of planting schemes. We still need an improved understanding of how woodland expansion
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Handbook: Evaluating the impact of nature-based solutions
The Handbook aims to provide decision-makers with a comprehensive NbS impact assessment framework, and a robust set of indicators and methodologies to assess impacts of nature-based solutions across 12 societal challenge areas: Climate Resilience; Water Management; Natural and Climate Hazards;
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Ecosystem Restoration Playbook: A practical guide to healing the planet
People and the planet are only as healthy as the ecosystems we all depend on. Bringing degraded ecosystems back to life – for example by planting trees, cleaning up riverbanks, or simply giving nature space to recover – increases their benefits to society and biodiversity. Without reviving
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Cultural Ecosystem Services - URBES Factsheet #8
This factsheet illustrates how cultural ecosystem services offer a gateway to raising awareness of the wide range of ecosystem services provided by nature, their importance for quality of life and human health in cities, and their role in encouraging urban environmental stewardship.
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Stated preference valuation
A family of techniques which use individual respondents statements about their preferences to estimate change in utility associated with a proposed increase in quality or quantity of an ecosystem service or bundle of services. Respondents are presented with one or more hypothetical policy or
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Pitching Green Infrastructure
Methodology for assessing urban green infrastructure and planning for ecosystem services.
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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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TEEBAgriFood Valuation Framework
The TEEBAgriFood valuation framework is a frame of analysis that can enable us to answer the question "what should we value, and why?" The framework ensures that nothing important is missed, and that the full range of impacts and dependencies (including externalities) from eco-agri-food
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Urban Governance Atlas
The Urban Governance Atlas is an interactive online database of over 250 policy and governance instruments for urban ecosystem restoration and green space planning, including dedicated strategies and plans, planning instruments (targets, standards, scoring, green space factors), financial
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