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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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Sustainable Garden at the University of Leeds (2016)
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) Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Nature on buildings (external) Parks and urban forests Community gardens and allotments
Leeds, United Kingdom

Sustainable Garden at the University of Leeds

The sustainable garden was created in 2013. Based on the gold award-winning RHS flower show entry in 2012 by the university’s ‘water@leeds’, the garden is an excellent…
BudgetUnknown
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Green oasis
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality Regeneration, land-use and urban development Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10) Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Grey infrastructure featuring greens Parks and urban forests Community gardens and allotments
Utrecht, Netherlands

Sustainable Neighbourhood Cherry Garden

The Kersentuin (Cherry Garden), an environmentally, socially and economically friendly community in Leidsche Rijn, an urbanization-from-scratch area in the west part of…
BudgetMore than €4,000,000
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Sustainable Park Spoor Noord (North Railway Park)
Water management (SDG 6) 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) Cultural heritage and cultural diversity Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Parks and urban forests Blue infrastructure Green areas for water management
Antwerpen, Belgium

Sustainable Park Spoor Noord (North Railway Park)

Park Track North (Park Spoor Noord) is built on a former railway territory and was aimed to provide a social, green and mobility 'corridor' as the territory…
BudgetMore than €4,000,000
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View on to the newly designed schoolyard
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Water management (SDG 6) Health and well-being (SDG 3) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Grey infrastructure featuring greens
Berlin (FUA), Germany

Sustainable renovation of schoolyard

The schoolyard at Reginhard Primary School in Reinickendorf faced persistent challenges, often becoming unusable due to poor drainage. After rainfall, water would pool,…
Budget€500,000 - €2,000,000
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Dubai Residential Complex
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 Economic development and employment (SDG 8) Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Grey infrastructure featuring greens Parks and urban forests Community gardens and allotments Blue infrastructure
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Sustainable Residential Complex Development

The Sustainable Residential Complex project was a measure taken by the city of Dubai, one of the largest city ecological footprints, with a goal to reduce it to the smallest…
BudgetMore than €4,000,000
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Sport Campus Zuiderpark
Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) 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 Blue infrastructure Green areas for water management
The Hague, Netherlands

Sustainable Sport Campus Zuiderpark

The new sports campus that has recently been opened in The Hague contains multiple NBS solutions including one of the largest green roofs in the area, permeable paving of…
BudgetMore than €4,000,000
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St Mary Boulevard
Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality
Grey infrastructure featuring greens Green areas for water management
Sunderland, United Kingdom

Sustainable Urban Drainage Boulevard

This intervention involved the realignment and merging of St. Mary's Way and Livingstone road into "St. Mary's Way Boulevard" of which a sustainable urban…
Budget€2,000,000 - €4,000,000
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The created ponds at Potsdamer Platz
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)
Blue infrastructure Green areas for water management Nature on buildings (external)
Berlin (FUA), Germany

Sustainable Urban Drainage System in Potsdamer Platz

In an architecturally important area of Berlin, situated between the Landwehr Canal, the Kulturforum (the Berliner Philharmonie and the Berlin State Library) and the new…
BudgetMore than €4,000,000
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Bryggen 1
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Water management (SDG 6) Regeneration, land-use and urban development Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
Blue infrastructure Green areas for water management
Bergen, Norway

Sustainable water management in Bryggen

Bryggen, the old wharf of Bergen, is a reminder of the town’s importance as part of the Hanseatic League’s trading empire from the 14th to the mid-16th century and is on…
BudgetMore than €4,000,000
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Svoradova Park
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)
Parks and urban forests
Bratislava, Slovakia

Svoradova Park Renovation

The Svoradova small park is an NBS site of the Bratislava zelenaj project. The newly renovated park (once part of the historical Pálffy Garden) on Svoradova Street in Old…
Budget€100,000 - €500,000
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Example of master-planned neighbourhood_Source-Tandem Arquitectos
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) Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Blue infrastructure Community gardens and allotments Green areas for water management Grey infrastructure featuring greens Parks and urban forests
Curridabat, Costa Rica

Sweet City: a city modelling approach for pollination

In 2015 an innovative project called the "Sweet City" (Ciudad Dulce) was launched in Curridabat. Its main goal was to bring wild spaces into 21 urban neighbourhoods…
BudgetMore than €4,000,000
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Swifts
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Nature on buildings (external) Grey infrastructure featuring greens Community gardens and allotments
Belfast, United Kingdom

Swift City Project

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) ran a project to turn Belfast into the first-ever “Swift City”. The Belfast Swift City project aimed to bring nature back…
BudgetUnknown
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Swimming pool on the Odra river - swim in the river!
Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10) Health and well-being (SDG 3) Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
Blue infrastructure
Szczecin, Poland

Swimming pool on the Odra river - swim in the river!

The project aims to create a floating swimming pool on the Odra river, similar to a floating pool in Berlin. The pool would serve as a meeting place and the recreational area…
Budget€100,000 - €500,000
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Blacksand Bahai'i Community with Bags of Rubbish, followed by Planting of Vetiver and Native Plants
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Blue infrastructure
Port Vila, Vanuatu

Tagabe Riparian Corridor Regeneration Project

The Tagabe Riparian Corridor Regeneration Project is an integrated catchment project ‘designed to build resilience into the riparian system to safeguard human wellbeing in…
BudgetUnknown
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Gardening Program involving children from the neighborhood ar Taylor Park Community Garden
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) 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)
Community gardens and allotments
Mobile (FUA), United States

Taylor Park Community Garden

The Taylor Park Community Garden is part of the After School Tutorial Program and is managed by the Methodist Inner City Mission. Located in the Maysville and Oakdale areas…
BudgetUnknown
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Schematic illustation of forest patches including structural and species compositon.
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Environmental quality Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Regeneration, land-use and urban development Cultural heritage and cultural diversity Health and well-being (SDG 3) Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
Parks and urban forests
Tbilisi (FUA), Georgia

Tbilisi Urban Forest (Narikala Ridge Forest)

The Tbilisi Urban Forest is an ecological restoration project of 5,5 ha spanning two pilot areas initiated in 2020. Located on Mtatsminda ridge around Tbilisi, it is part of…
BudgetMore than €4,000,000
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