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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);
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The Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic – European Art Centre in Białystok (2018)
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) Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
Nature on buildings (external) Parks and urban forests Blue infrastructure Green areas for water management
Białystok, Poland

Green roofs, walls and gardens in the Podlasie Opera

The Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic – European Art Centre in Białystok ("green opera") in Białystok, is known for its green roofs, green walls and extensive gardens…
BudgetMore than €4,000,000
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School ground after the remodelling
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)
Grey infrastructure featuring greens
Berlin (FUA), Germany

Green sets a precedent

‘Grün macht Schule’ has been informing, advising, and supporting schools and school initiatives in Berlin since 1983 in the planning and realization of schoolyard projects.…
BudgetUnknown
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Green Space at the Andromède Ecodistrict
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 Health and well-being (SDG 3) Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
Nature on buildings (external) Grey infrastructure featuring greens Parks and urban forests Community gardens and allotments Green areas for water management
Toulouse, France

Green Space at the Andromède Ecodistrict

Andromeda is the first eco-district of Toulouse Métropole. Extended on the municipalities of Blagnac and Beauzelle, it brings together 210 hectares of green spaces, housing…
BudgetMore than €4,000,000
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Melton Wood
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Regeneration, land-use and urban development Cultural heritage and cultural diversity Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16)
Blue infrastructure Community gardens and allotments Grey infrastructure featuring greens Nature on buildings (external) Parks and urban forests
Doncaster, United Kingdom

Green Space Audit of Doncaster

This audit, consisting of two parts, maps all green spaces in the Doncaster borough and presents an analysis of the quality and quantity of these areas as subdivided into 88…
BudgetUnknown
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Green space maintenance around social housing
Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Regeneration, land-use and urban development
Grey infrastructure featuring greens
Newcastle, United Kingdom

Green space maintenance around social housing

In the context of significant cuts to Newcastle City Council's budget, the issue of how best to maintain the green space in the city integrated into, and surrounds,…
BudgetNot applicable
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Green Spaces in the infrastructure
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) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10) Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
Nature on buildings (external) Parks and urban forests
Iaşi (FUA), Romania

Green Spaces at Palas Campus

The Palas Campus project is a real estate investment by the private company IULIUS, involving the construction of a mixed-use development with integrated green elements,…
BudgetMore than €4,000,000
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Summer in the garden
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) Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Parks and urban forests Community gardens and allotments
Leipzig, Germany

Green Spaces in Leipzig’s East Quarter

Initiated by the City Administration, NGOs and citizen groups, public funds have in recent years been used alongside partnerships with local businesses, landowners and…
BudgetUnknown
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European Green Toad (Bufotes variabilis)
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
Blue infrastructure
Malmö, Sweden

Green Spotted Toad programme

Sweden's second largest population of the acutely threatened Green Spotted Toad ("Bufotes viridis") populates in the Northern harbour (Norra hamnen) in Malmö.…
Budget€10,000 - €50,000
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Source: http://zzmpoznan.pl/wiadomosci/1/wiadomosc/125633/budowa_parku_przy_ul_dolna_wilda
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
Poznań, Poland

Green square near Dolna Wilda Street

In 2019, the city of Poznań finalized works on another city park, as a part of its long-term urban redevelopment plan. When designing the park, the focus was on creating a…
Budget€100,000 - €500,000
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Green Tram Tracks (2009)
Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality Regeneration, land-use and urban development
Grey infrastructure featuring greens
Karlsruhe, Germany

Green tram tracks across Karlsruhe

Since the mid-eighties, several German cities like Karlsruhe have been implementing green tram tracks, followed by a period of decline due to incompatibility with technical…
BudgetUnknown
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Beira Urban Park 1
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10) Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
Blue infrastructure Parks and urban forests Green areas for water management
Beira, Mozambique

Green Urban Infrastructure in the municipality of Beira

The Green Urban Infrastructure in the municipality of Beira project aims to increase Beira’s resilience to climate change and flooding (Ref. 2). It is a two-part project that…
BudgetMore than €4,000,000
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Green Ventilation Corridors
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16) Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Grey infrastructure featuring greens Parks and urban forests
Stuttgart, Germany

Green Ventilation Corridors

The Green Ventilation Corridors network in Stuttgart, Germany is an implemented nature-based solution coupled with regulatory policies and incentives. Within this initiative,…
BudgetUnknown
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Crédit Agricole Alpes Provence green wall
Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
Nature on buildings (external)
Marseille (FUA), France

Green Wall for Advertising

From 2009 to 2018, a green wall including 1,700 mediterranean perennials (agapanthus, valerian, fern) fed by a water-saving watering system was in place in a heavily…
BudgetUnknown
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Green wall
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality Health and well-being (SDG 3) Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Nature on buildings (external)
Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Green wall for CITI Data Centre

The data centre for Citi Bank in Frankfurt is the first in the world to put sustainability at its heart, setting radical new standards in an industry at the forefront of the…
Budget€10,000 - €50,000
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Source: http://www.zielonesciany.pl/pl/infobox-gdynia
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality Regeneration, land-use and urban development
Nature on buildings (external)
Gdynia, Poland

Green wall in Infobox Gdynia

The first external green wall in the public space in Poland was installed on the surface of a 30 square meters wall of the Infobox building in Gdynia [1,2]. The project…
BudgetUnknown
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Green wall
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality
Nature on buildings (external)
Kraków, Poland

Green wall in Kracow

The winners of Smogathon 2016 suggested building a large green wall in the centre of Kraków. Based on the modern technologies the artificially placed wall made of metal and…
Budget€10,000 - €50,000
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