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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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Moara de Vant
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) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Parks and urban forests
Iaşi (FUA), Romania

Tree Plantation Month

The "Tree Plantation Month" is an annual national initiative in Romania, organized by the Ministry of Environment, Water, and Forests through the National…
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planting session in Mamonal
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Water management (SDG 6)
Grey infrastructure featuring greens
Cartagena (FUA), Colombia

Tree planting campaign in Mamonal

The Establecimiento Público Ambiental (EPA) Cartagena has led multiple tree-planting initiatives in the Mamonal Sector as part of its ongoing efforts to promote environmental…
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Photo 1
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Environmental quality
Grey infrastructure featuring greens Parks and urban forests
Roma, Italy

Tree planting in Rome

This is a project financed by the EU LIFE Project on CO2 sequestration and reduction levels in the urban area of Rome. One of the initiatives involved an NBS, as RomaNatura…
Budget€2,000,000 - €4,000,000
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planting activity
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Environmental quality Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Regeneration, land-use and urban development Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Grey infrastructure featuring greens
Cartagena (FUA), Colombia

Tree planting in the El Pozón neighbourhood

This initiative is a community-based urban greening effort targeting environmental and social co-benefits in Cartagena’s El Pozón neighbourhood. It involved the planting of…
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Reading Tree Wardens
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Grey infrastructure featuring greens
Reading, United Kingdom

Tree planting scheme

Since introducing the Tree Strategy, the Reading Council has working closely with partners and local people to promote the importance and benefit of trees. Work has included…
Budget€50,000 - €100,000
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Mersey forest tree planting scheme
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality Health and well-being (SDG 3) Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
Grey infrastructure featuring greens
Wirral, United Kingdom

Tree planting scheme

A tree planting programme (part of existing community greening initiative in the Mersey Forest) that is helping to transform Wirral into a thriving economic hub (trees…
Budget€500,000 - €2,000,000
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Hamburg's government and the "My Tree - My City" campaign
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality
Grey infrastructure featuring greens Parks and urban forests
Hamburg, Germany

Tree plating in Hamburg: "My tree - My city"

Hamburg decided to increase the number of trees in the city, however, the budget was not enough to completely fulfil this goal. Therefore, the city not only tripled the…
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Storm damage
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality Regeneration, land-use and urban development Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16) Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
Grey infrastructure featuring greens Parks and urban forests
Münster, Germany

Tree sponsorships by citizens

The hurricane Kyrill devastated up to one-third of the tree stock in the city of Münster and thereby changed the green cityscape in 2007. Therefore, the civic society…
Budget€100,000 - €500,000
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Tree Strategy of Malmö
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 Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10) Health and well-being (SDG 3) Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
Grey infrastructure featuring greens Parks and urban forests
Malmö, Sweden

Tree Strategy of Malmö

The Tree Strategy is a municipal action plan in progress, aiming to address some of the main sustainability challenges described in the Environmental Program of Malmö City.…
Budget€2,000,000 - €4,000,000
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Trees along buildings at the Irstea
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Regeneration, land-use and urban development Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Nature on buildings (external) Grey infrastructure featuring greens
Clermont-Ferrand, France

Trees along buildings at the Irstea

Trees and a park have been created and designed for the double building project called CEMAGREF/ENGREF in Clermont-Ferrand which was planned in 1994 (Ref. 2 and 4). CEMAGREF…
Budget€100,000 - €500,000
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Tree Planting action at Great Lake Park in 2020
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Environmental quality Health and well-being (SDG 3) Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16)
Grey infrastructure featuring greens
Tirana (FUA), Albania

Trees of Friendship

In 2020, the European Fund for the Balkans (EFB) launched the Trees of Friendship project, which plants over 400 trees annually across six Western Balkan capitals, known to…
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This parc is going to be renaturalized, as its whole avenues of concrete with no trees is a “symbol of everything that should not have been done” in terms of green space management.”
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Environmental quality Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Regeneration, land-use and urban development
Grey infrastructure featuring greens Parks and urban forests
Marseille (FUA), France

Trees Plan

The "Plan Arbre" is a tool for ecological planning and renaturation aiming to plant 308,000 trees between 2023 and 2029, sourced from the municipal nursery with…
BudgetMore than €4,000,000
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An overview of the project area for Treetroit
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Environmental quality Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Regeneration, land-use and urban development Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Parks and urban forests
Detroit (FUA), United States

Treetroit

Over the past century, vast portions of the world’s oldest forests have been lost to clear-cutting and managed forestry (1). Arboretum Detroit is working to counter this…
BudgetUnknown
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Trelawney Avenue - RainScape SuDS
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Water management (SDG 6)
Grey infrastructure featuring greens Green areas for water management
Cardiff, United Kingdom

Trelawney Avenue - RainScape SuDS

Working with Cardiff local authorities, Dwr Cymru Welsh Water's (DCWW) upgraded Trelawney Avenue to its RainScape Sustainable Drainage System (SuDS) (Ref. 4) which…
Budget€100,000 - €500,000
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Shaded terrace at the experimental garden
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Regeneration, land-use and urban development Cultural heritage and cultural diversity Health and well-being (SDG 3) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10) Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Community gardens and allotments
Fort-de-France (FUA), France

Trénnelle-Citron Experimental Garden

Trénelle-Citron, located north of downtown Fort-de-France and separated by the city bypass, La Rocade, was originally established in the 1940s by Black Martinicans migrating…
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A descriptive map of the accessible pedestrian areas at the Tres Rios Wetland
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Water management (SDG 6) Health and well-being (SDG 3) Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Blue infrastructure Green areas for water management
Phoenix (FUA), United States

Tres Rios, Arizona Ecosystem Restoration Project

The Tres Rios Ecosystem Restoration Project is an ambitious initiative aimed at revitalizing a seven-mile stretch of the Salt and Gila Rivers in Phoenix, Arizona. The Tres…
BudgetMore than €4,000,000
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