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Collection phase
The UNA has collected nature-based solutions in several phases:
  • As part of the Naturvation H2020 project, 1000 projects were included from 100 European cities (2017-2021);
  • A collection of 120 climate-focused global cases was funded by the British Academy (BA) in preparation for the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference COP26 (2021);
  • An extension of 100 Asian projects was supported by the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) to increase ASEAN member states’ capacity to implement nature-based solutions (2022).

Projects

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Ecological and Social Orchards (2010)
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10) Health and well-being (SDG 3) Economic development and employment (SDG 8) Cultural heritage and cultural diversity Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Community gardens and allotments
Sevilla (FUA), Spain

Ecological and Social Orchards

This intervention is a community garden initiated in the unused spaces of the Pablo de Olavide University campus. The garden and cultivation is open to the university…
BudgetUnknown
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New trees planted in the San Paolo area.
Environmental quality Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Regeneration, land-use and urban development Health and well-being (SDG 3) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Parks and urban forests
Cagliari (FUA), Italy

Ecological Corridor - Via San Paolo

Historically, the area of San Paolo in Cagliari has suffered from environmental degradation and illegal dumping, making it an unsightly entrance to the city. In 2022, the…
Budget€100,000 - €500,000
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A Habitat for Orchids at the Ecological Infrastructure at the Port of Antwerp (2014)
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Water management (SDG 6) Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
Blue infrastructure Grey infrastructure featuring greens Parks and urban forests
Antwerpen, Belgium

Ecological Infrastructure in Port of Antwerp

The area of the Port of Antwerp is one of the most important habitats for threatened species, even at the European level (Ref. 1). Therefore, a species protection programme…
Budget€500,000 - €2,000,000
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Eco-parking
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality
Grey infrastructure featuring greens
Timişoara, Romania

Ecological parking spaces

Ecological parks are parks that reduce stormwater runoff and pollutant emissions. It refers to a number of techniques applied at the same time to reduce the total impervious…
Budget€500,000 - €2,000,000
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Green parking spaces
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality
Grey infrastructure featuring greens
Craiova, Romania

Ecological parking spaces

As a consequence of the rehabilitation of a highway that connects Craiova to Bucuresti, the municipality of Craiova implemented ecological parking spaces in the areas that…
BudgetMore than €4,000,000
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Lâmâiţa Lake
Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Grey infrastructure featuring greens Blue infrastructure Green areas for water management
Timişoara, Romania

Ecological reconstruction of the Lămâiţa pond

Located in a former German village, Freidorf, which became a quarter of the city of Timisoara in the twentieth century, the Lămâiţa Pond is a recreation blue area, initially…
Budget€500,000 - €2,000,000
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Restoring degraded land and riverine areas in Rohingya Camps
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Environmental quality Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Water management (SDG 6) Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10) Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Blue infrastructure Community gardens and allotments
Coxbazar, Bangladesh

Ecological restoration in Rohingya refugee camps

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and its partners collaborated in 2018 to develop an ecosystem restoration project in the Rohingya Camps of Ukhiya,…
Budget€100,000 - €500,000
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Ecological Wetland Park in Tianjin
Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality Regeneration, land-use and urban development Health and well-being (SDG 3) Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
Blue infrastructure Green areas for water management
Tianjin, China

Ecological Wetland Park in Tianjin

The Ecological Wetland Park is a 630,000 m2 artificial wetland located in a high tech industrial pioneer zone, adjacent to the Tianjin Harbor. The project was initiated by an…
BudgetMore than €4,000,000
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Ecological Zone in Ljubljana City Centre
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality Regeneration, land-use and urban development Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Grey infrastructure featuring greens Parks and urban forests
Ljubljana, Slovenia

Ecological zone in Ljubljana city centre

The first " ecological zone" in Ljubljana was established in 2007 in the old city centre. This led to the closure of a 100,000 m² area to motor vehicles, and the…
BudgetMore than €4,000,000
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EcoMembrana Plan
Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality Regeneration, land-use and urban development Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10) Health and well-being (SDG 3) Economic development and employment (SDG 8) Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Grey infrastructure featuring greens Parks and urban forests
Málaga, Spain

EcoMembrana

The planned intervention focuses on creating accessible green spaces for meaningful social exchanges. The City Council seeks to achieve this through a ground plan of…
BudgetMore than €4,000,000
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Architectural drawing of a canal system with surrounding vegetation
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Regeneration, land-use and urban development Health and well-being (SDG 3) Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Blue infrastructure Grey infrastructure featuring greens Parks and urban forests
Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Ecopark Maritsa

Funded by the ERDF through the financial instrument JESSICA, the aim of the ecopark is to compensate for the tree felling during the construction of the second rowing canal…
BudgetMore than €4,000,000
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Location of Central Forest Corridor (CFC) / Corredor Boscosos Central (CBC)
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Environmental quality Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Water management (SDG 6) Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16) Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
Parks and urban forests
Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Ecosystem-Based Adaptation at Communities of the Central Forest Corridor in Tegucigalpa

The Central Forest Corridor surrounds the capital of Honduras, Tegucigalpa, and provides various ecosystem services to the population, with a particular emphasis on providing…
BudgetMore than €4,000,000
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Reforestation to prevent landslides and soil erosion in Xalapa
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality
Blue infrastructure Parks and urban forests Green areas for water management
Xalapa city, Mexico

Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Xalapa

Xalapa is located beneath towering volcanic peaks in the Sierra Madre Oriental, and the city is crossed by at least five minor streams, seven rivers, and it has four man-made…
Budget€2,000,000 - €4,000,000
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Ecosystem-based adaptation planning in Osh
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
Grey infrastructure featuring greens Parks and urban forests Blue infrastructure Green areas for water management
Osh, Kyrgyzstan

Ecosystem-based adaptation planning in Osh

Ecosystem-based adaptation planning in Osh will support the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic in establishing its National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process and is consistent…
Budget€2,000,000 - €4,000,000
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Aerial view of the Mahe island
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Coastal resilience and marine protection (SDG 14) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Water management (SDG 6) Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
Blue infrastructure
Victoria, Seychelles

Ecosystem-based Adaptation to Climate Change

Climate change has become the day-to-day struggle for this nation - an island nation that faces serious sea-level rise implications should the problem remain uncurbed. The…
BudgetMore than €4,000,000
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Ecovillage Quasani
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10) Health and well-being (SDG 3) Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Grey infrastructure featuring greens Parks and urban forests Community gardens and allotments
Bari, Italy

Ecovillage Quasani

Within the national park of Alta Murgia, a project was implemented since 2006 from a company which produces ecological products ("Fattoria della Mandorla"). They…
BudgetUnknown
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