Quick Filter

Select Key Challenges
Select Nature-based Solutions
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).

Advanced Filter

Projects

1632 Results
31 of 102 pages
Photo 1
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Regeneration, land-use and urban development Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
Nature on buildings (external) Grey infrastructure featuring greens Parks and urban forests
Roma, Italy

Green and sustainable urban development

The project was born from the purchasing of an ex-military area in the Flaminio neighbourhood and the decision to build a city of science with a museum, a public park and…
BudgetMore than €4,000,000
Read more
Photo of the playground area and of the rest of the amenties implemented within the project.
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Environmental quality Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Regeneration, land-use and urban development Water management (SDG 6) Health and well-being (SDG 3) Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Parks and urban forests
Cagliari (FUA), Italy

Green Area - Via Eroi d'Italia

The project, implemented by the municipality of Cagliari, involves the creation of a new garden in 2021 on Via Eroi d’Italia, in the Pirri municipality, located about 5 km…
Budget€100,000 - €500,000
Read more
Gran Via - Fernando el Catolico
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Regeneration, land-use and urban development Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16)
Grey infrastructure featuring greens
Zaragoza, Spain

Green area Gran Via- Fernando el Catolico

The restructuring of the main road Gran Via Fernando el Catolico has seen a rehabilitation of its green areas in two distinct plots: one occurring at its intersection with…
BudgetUnknown
Read more
Green Area Inner-city tree planting agreement
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) Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
Grey infrastructure featuring greens Blue infrastructure Parks and urban forests
Bologna, Italy

Green Area Inner-city tree planting agreement

The project aimed to tackle two environmental problems through an integrated policy: climate change (both the mitigation and adaptation effects of urban forestation) and air…
Budget€500,000 - €2,000,000
Read more
maintenance activities in the park
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Environmental quality Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Cultural heritage and cultural diversity Health and well-being (SDG 3) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Grey infrastructure featuring greens Parks and urban forests
Cartagena (FUA), Colombia

Green areas in San Franciso neighborhood

The project aims to restore green spaces in the neighbourhoods of San Francisco and 7 de Agosto. Led by Aguas de Cartagena, in partnership with other organizations, the…
Budget€50,000 - €100,000
Read more
Green balcony at Bialystok University of Technology
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Regeneration, land-use and urban development Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10) Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Nature on buildings (external)
Białystok, Poland

Green balcony at Bialystok University of Technology

In 2014, students, instructors and representatives of an appropriate company built a "small green roof" on the balcony above the entrance to the Department of…
BudgetUnknown
Read more
Previously existing green belt
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)
Blue infrastructure Grey infrastructure featuring greens Parks and urban forests
Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

Green belt for costal protection

A multi-purpose green belt (12 km in length of Batticaloa Municipal Corporation coast) was established to protect the lagoon and coastal areas, restore mangrove ecosystems…
BudgetUnknown
Read more
Photo 4
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Environmental quality Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Water management (SDG 6) Health and well-being (SDG 3) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Parks and urban forests
Medellin, Colombia

Green Belt of Medellin

Medellin is the second-largest city in Colombia. The city used to be one of the most dangerous in the world, as Pablo Escobar founded here the Medellin cartel. After the…
BudgetMore than €4,000,000
Read more
Nur-Sultan Green Belt: Green areas
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) 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) Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
Parks and urban forests
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan

Green Belt of Nur-Sultan city

The green belt was created not only as an aesthetic element but also to serve as the lungs of the city. The forest planting works around Nur-Sultan have been carried out…
BudgetUnknown
Read more
Municipal vehicle impoundment lot which will be converted in green space
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Environmental quality Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Regeneration, land-use and urban development 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)
Blue infrastructure Parks and urban forests
Ciudad Juárez (FUA), Mexico

Green belt on the border

The municipality of Ciudad Juarez, in collaboration with UN-Habitat, has drafted a redevelopment strategy for an area known as "Paso de Oñate." This intervention…
BudgetUnknown
Read more
Blue Green Axis Map.
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) Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Blue infrastructure Parks and urban forests
Lisboa (FUA), Portugal

Green Blue Axis of Sintra, Oeiras and Amadora

The Green and Blue Axis (Eixo Verde e Azul, EVA) is an inter-municipal green corridor project connecting the municipalities of Sintra, Oeiras, and Amadora through a 15…
BudgetMore than €4,000,000
Read more
Green Bridge On Highway D2 Moravian Sv. John (3)
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Parks and urban forests
Bratislava, Slovakia

Green Bridge On Highway D2

The Green Bridge at the D2 motorway in Moravian Svätý Ján (Dúbrava locality) is a project under the Alpine Carpathian Corridor Project (ERDF). The project deals with…
BudgetMore than €4,000,000
Read more
Das Grüne C
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) 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) Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
Blue infrastructure Parks and urban forests Community gardens and allotments
Bonn, Germany

Green C: Securing and connecting natural spaces

"Grünes" C is an initiative of six municipalities (Alfter, Bonn, Bornheim, Niederkassel, Sankt Augustin and Troisdorf) to secure, connect and (re)develop open and…
BudgetMore than €4,000,000
Read more
Map showing buildings on a green area
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) 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)
Parks and urban forests Community gardens and allotments Blue infrastructure Green areas for water management
Toulouse, France

Green Campus at the National Veterinary School of Toulouse

Numerous developments have been carried out at the National Veterinary School of Toulouse's (ENVT) green campus to make the site more conducive to the maintenance and…
Budget€10,000 - €50,000
Read more
Green Campus at the Zagreb University
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Environmental quality Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Regeneration, land-use and urban development Water management (SDG 6) 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)
Grey infrastructure featuring greens Parks and urban forests
Zagreb, Croatia

Green Campus at the Zagreb University

The project involved the redevelopment of old military infrastructure at the periphery of the Zagreb city (Boronaj) into a green and carbon-negative university campus. The…
BudgetMore than €4,000,000
Read more
Green Campus Initiatives at Nazarbayev University
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Environmental quality Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Health and well-being (SDG 3) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Community gardens and allotments Grey infrastructure featuring greens
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan

Green Campus Initiatives at Nazarbayev University

Nazarbayev University (NU) launched the Green Campus (GC) project in 2016 to promote environmental sustainability (2). The GC concept is based on principles of the…
BudgetUnknown
Read more