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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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View of a water body in the Gothatuwa Wetland Park
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Health and well-being (SDG 3) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Blue infrastructure Parks and urban forests
Colombo (FUA), Sri Lanka

Gothatuwa Wetland Park

Sri Lanka, particularly its low-lying coastal areas, faces recurring flooding challenges exacerbated by climate change, coastal erosion, and urbanization (1). Wetlands have…
BudgetUnknown
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Jardim da Cerca da Graça
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Health and well-being (SDG 3) Economic development and employment (SDG 8) Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
Grey infrastructure featuring greens Parks and urban forests
Lisboa (FUA), Portugal

Graça garden

With an area of ​1.7 hectares, "Jardim da Cerca da Graça" (Graça garden) is the largest public green area in the historical area (Ref. 4). It's a green space…
Budget€500,000 - €2,000,000
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Grace House Garden
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Health and well-being (SDG 3) Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Community gardens and allotments
Sunderland, United Kingdom

Grace House Community Garden

Grace House is a charity that provides care to children with disabilities. The staff has created a Sensory Garden and a fruit and vegetable patch to improve the neglected…
Budget€10,000 - €50,000
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Graefekiez project
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Regeneration, land-use and urban development Water management (SDG 6) Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Green areas for water management Grey infrastructure featuring greens
Berlin (FUA), Germany

Graefekiez

Since the 1980s, the Graefekiez neighborhood in Berlin's Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district has been a traffic-calmed area where all road users are treated equally,…
BudgetUnknown
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People walking on a path alongside vegetation and a river
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality Health and well-being (SDG 3) Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
Grey infrastructure featuring greens Blue infrastructure Parks and urban forests Community gardens and allotments
Toulouse, France

Grand Park Garonne

The Grand Park Garonne urban project aims to rehabilitate and develop the banks of the river Garonne that runs 32 kilometers through the city. From 2015, several development…
BudgetMore than €4,000,000
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The outlook of the Grangegorman Community Garden
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10) Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Community gardens and allotments
Dublin (FUA), Ireland

Grangegorman Community Garden

The Grangegorman Community Garden is a collaborative project involving several stakeholders in restoring a neglected space within the TU Dublin campus and transforming it…
BudgetUnknown
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Granja horticultural park
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10) Health and well-being (SDG 3) Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Community gardens and allotments
Lisboa (FUA), Portugal

Granja horticultural park

In 2007 the Lisboa City Hall began the development of a strategy for urban agriculture, having created in 2011 several allotment parks. Beyond the provision of plots, the…
BudgetUnknown
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A photo of a resident of the Grant Park Neighborhood standing next to the newly planted tree.
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Environmental quality Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Health and well-being (SDG 3) Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Parks and urban forests
Phoenix (FUA), United States

Grant Park Neighborhood Tree Planting

Phoenix is America’s fifth largest and hottest city, a sprawling urban heat island which has expanded without adequate consideration to climate and environmental factors like…
BudgetLess than €10,000
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Wakefield Grass
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Parks and urban forests
Wakefield, United Kingdom

Grass Cutting Reductions in Wakefield District

Wakefield Council is "responsible for managing over 2650 acres of grass in parks and countryside areas across the Wakefield district (this includes cutting the grass)…
BudgetNot applicable
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Mangrove of the great bay
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Coastal resilience and marine protection (SDG 14) Environmental quality Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Water management (SDG 6) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Blue infrastructure
Fort-de-France (FUA), Martinique

Great bay mangrove action plan

In the bay of Fort-de-France, mangroves cover nearly 1,300 hectares, representing about 70% of the total mangrove area in Martinique. This plant formation, characteristic of…
Budget€500,000 - €2,000,000
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Green Belt
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Regeneration, land-use and urban development Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Parks and urban forests
Bilbao, Spain

Great Route of Bilbao

The Gran Recorrido de Bilbao (GR), known as the Green Ring or Great Route of Bilbao, is a part of Bilbao’s Green Belt, a municipal initiative that encompasses forest and…
BudgetUnknown
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Great Granny's Garden (2016)
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10) Health and well-being (SDG 3) Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
Parks and urban forests Community gardens and allotments
Oslo, Norway

Great-Granny's Garden at the Botanical Garden of Oslo University

The University's Botanical Garden is part of the National History Museum of Oslo and acts an important green space for both citizens and regional fauna. The Garden was…
BudgetUnknown
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A field with rolling green hills
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Environmental quality Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Water management (SDG 6) Cultural heritage and cultural diversity Health and well-being (SDG 3) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10) Economic development and employment (SDG 8) Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Blue infrastructure Community gardens and allotments Grey infrastructure featuring greens Parks and urban forests
Saint-Etienne, France

Green and Blue Corridors Enhancement Plan

"On June 1st 2017, Saint-Etienne Métropole officially committed itself to the implementation of measures to promote the circulation of wildlife between the different…
BudgetMore than €4,000,000
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Frederiksgade
Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality Health and well-being (SDG 3) Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
Nature on buildings (external) Grey infrastructure featuring greens Green areas for water management
Århus, Denmark

Green and blue culture street

“Frederiksgade gets new and climate-friendly life. Aarhus will be the European City of Culture in 2017, by which time Frederiksgade, running between the river and City Hall,…
Budget€50,000 - €100,000
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Green and Grand City (2017)
Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality Regeneration, land-use and urban development Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16) Health and well-being (SDG 3) Economic development and employment (SDG 8) Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
Grey infrastructure featuring greens Parks and urban forests Community gardens and allotments
Göteborg (FUA), Sweden

Green and Grand City

2017 Green and Grand City is part of Göteborg's 400th anniversary (in 2021), and plans are developed up to the anniversary on a yearly basis. In 2017, the focus was on a…
Budget€10,000 - €50,000
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Hong Kong Anderson Road Neighbourhood Development
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality
Nature on buildings (external) Grey infrastructure featuring greens Parks and urban forests Green areas for water management
Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China

Green and resilient neighbourhood development

The Anderson Road Quarry, once a vacant 40-hectare site is getting transformed into a sustainable residential neighbourhood while ensuring climate resiliency and low…
BudgetMore than €4,000,000
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