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High-level information
Urban GreenUp is a EU-funded project which aims at developing, applying and validating a methodology for Renaturing Urban Plans to mitigate the effects of climate change, improve air quality and water management and increase the sustainability of our cities through innovative nature-based solutions. Download the good practice book for advice on how to implement nature-based solutions in towns and cities.
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Naturvation is a 4-year project that completed in 2021 and has a great number of resources. The project sought to develop understanding of what nature-based solutions can achieve in cities, examine how innovation can be fostered in this domain, and contribute to realising the potential of nature-based solutions for responding to urban sustainability challenges by working with communities and stakeholders.
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The Connecting Nature project formed a community of cities to share learning and capacity building among cities who are experienced in delivering large scale nature-based solutions, and cities who have the desire to implement large scale nature-based solutions but lack the expertise.
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Governance
Long-term and effective governance is necessary for successful nature-based solutions project. The coordination of the organisations and people on the ground is a key component of the governance structure. Connecting Nature have created a governance guidebook to assist the development of nature-based solutions.
The Value of Urban Nature-based Solutions
The value of nature-based solutions is often not realised directly due to them providing money saving benefits in the long-term or indirect returns, rather than profit in the short term. This can make investment in nature-based solutions less appealing, but there is a lot of evidence to demonstrate the value of nature-based solutions in the urban environment.
The UK Green Building Council report on the value of urban nature-based solutions and aims to help users to define the benefits and value they can draw from NBS, supporting them to develop their own business cases for investment, delivery, and maintenance of NBS, to further mainstream its consideration across industry.
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