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NBS, NBS Policy, PUBLICATIONS, WHITE PAPER — September 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.

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”.

NBS, Nantes — June 13, 2021

[In the News 🇫🇷] More gardening and urban agriculture initiatives in the districts of Nantes Nord

DIGITAL ENABLERS, NBS — February 19, 2021

[Digital Enablers] Digital enablers to unlock the potential of NBS in cities (2/2)

How can digital enblers support citizen engagement and participation? This question is discussed in a new report released as part of the URBiNAT project.

NBS, Siena — January 29, 2021

[SIENA 🇮🇹] Le Mura : a beer “made in Siena”

Siena’s historic centre is characterised by valleys and green areas located within the city walls or just outside them. These spaces are used for agriculture and represent a landscape and and natural heritage of inestimable value that must be safeguarded and enhanced. The URBiNAT Healthy Corridor will be located in the district of Ravacciano but extends to other green areas surrounding the city, and the associations operating within them.

NBS, NEWS COVERAGE, Porto — January 15, 2021

[In the News 🇵🇹] PORTO: “The orchard in Campanhã where seeds of friendships are sown”

There is a growing media interest in URBiNAT plans for the creation of a Healthy Corridor in the neighbourhoods of Campanha and Falcao, especially since a preliminary of the urban plan for the district, in November 2020. The following is an extract from an article published in Publico, on 15 January 2021.

DIGITAL ENABLERS, NBS — January 8, 2021

[Digital Enablers] Digital enablers to unlock the potential of NBS in cities (1/2)

January 2021. New report has been released as part of the URBiNAT project focusing on the potential of digital enablers to unlock the potential of Nature-Based Solutions in the seven Frontrunner, Follower cities by the URBiNAT project (and beyond).

CONFERENCE, NBS, Høje-Taastrup, Porto — October 20, 2020

[Conference 🇪🇺] DLLD 2020 Event Report & URBiNAT Contribution

CONFERENCE, NBS — October 20, 2020

[Conference 🇪🇺] Presentation of URBiNAT NBS to be given during RESCCUE Conference