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NBS — September 15, 2021

[Marseille Manifesto🌎] URBiNAT in line with IUCN Congress call for a post-pandemic recovery based on nature

Key takeaways from the IUCN Congress in Marseille

NBS, PUBLICATIONS, WHITE PAPER — September 13, 2021

[Policy Handbook 🇪🇺] Evaluating the impact of Nature-Based Solutions: A summary for policy makers

A new handbook on impact evaluation summarises the experiences of the NBS H2020 projects. Co-edited by and with numerous contributions from URBiNAT partners this publication provides a high-level summary of the detailed information available in Evaluating the Impact of Nature-Based Solutions: A Handbook for Practitioners.

NBS — September 6, 2021

[DRAFT WHITE PAPER 🇪🇺] From Nature-Based Solutions to the Nature-Based Economy

How can we triple public and private sector investment in NBS by 2030 fuelling sustainable jobs and enterprises in the nature-based economy? Have your say and help shape the EC Expert Publication on the Nature-Based Economy. How? It’s simple. Provide your feedback below on 5 multiple choice questions. Consultation closes on September 10th and your input is vital as we seek to secure the right conditions for NBS project investment to happen.

NBS, Brussels — September 3, 2021

[Brussels 🇧🇪] Oct. 15, 2021: Walkthrough in district of URBiNAT intervention neighbourhood, Neder-Over-Heembeek

Dans le cadre du projet européen URBiNAT, et en partenariat avec l’asbl la Promenade Verte – Groene Wandeling de Neder-Over-Heembeek, nous proposons une balade à travers ce quartier riche en histoires et présents agricoles divers. Cette balade ce terminera à la Maison de la Création, où nous pourrons enchaîner avec le ciné-club thématique “Clap ! Bio”.

HUMAN RIGHTS & GENDER — August 25, 2021

[Human Rights & Gender] Towards a rights-based approach for an inclusive urban regeneration with nature-based solutions

Sustainable Development Goal 11 (SDG 11) aims at making cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable, and is grounded in international human rights standards.

COVID-19 — August 3, 2021

Reflections on reaching Herd Immunity in a time of combined health & climate emergencies

URBiNAT Work Package Leader for Citizen Engagement in Support of NBS reflects on the impact of URBiNAT on the project. "I was recently infected with corona virus. Prior to that I had a received my two vaccine jabs. But on our holiday with family my wife and I caught the virus from our daughter. The fact that we had received our vaccines reduced the symptoms that we felt during our illness."

NEWS COVERAGE, Porto — July 30, 2021

[In the News 🇵🇹] Projeto do futuro Parque da Alameda de Cartes apresentado em Reunião de Executivo

The green area to be created in the eastern part of the city is based on the consolidation of people's needs, both in terms of pedestrian mobility and in terms of intervention in the green infrastructure, giving priority to Nature-Based Solutions.

NEWS COVERAGE, Porto — July 9, 2021

[In the News 🇵🇹] Como combater o estigma nos bairros sociais

O modelo tradicional dos bairros sociais está ultrapassado, e há muito que se percebeu que não favorece a integração das pessoas mais vulneráveis. Muitos países já abandonaram a velha fórmula. Mas em Portugal ainda é essa a solução dominante. Há, no entanto, uma nova lógica para a habitação pública, que passa pelo maior envolvimento dos moradores nas decisões e em programas específicos para essas populações.

PUBLICATIONS — July 5, 2021

[Policy Handbook 🇪🇺] Evaluating the impact of Nature-based Solutions: a handbook for practitioners

A new handbook on impact evaluation summarises the experiences of the NBS H2020 projects. URBiNAT is proud to be one of 17 EU-funded projects that collaborated for this wide-ranging publication.

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