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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).

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Planning of the area where green space would be allocated
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) Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Parks and urban forests
Iaşi (FUA), Romania

Urban regeneration of Depou CTP

The last large-scale park in Iași was opened in 1923, and since then, the city has lacked any significant new green spaces. With the European Union recommending at least 26…
Budget€100,000 - €500,000
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Garden Faber Bari
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)
Parks and urban forests
Bari, Italy

Urban regeneration of Rossani park

In 2017 the City of Bari provided funds to citizens and non profit associations to promote the regeneration of an abandoned area. Eventually an area of 4500 sqm was…
Budget€50,000 - €100,000
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Silk District
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)
Green areas for water management Nature on buildings (external) Parks and urban forests
Iaşi (FUA), Romania

Urban regeneration of Silk District

The Silk District is a real estate project by Prime Kapital in partnership with MAS P.L.C., integrating green spaces into its urban design (1-10). It focuses on regenerating…
BudgetMore than €4,000,000
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Cairo Urban rooftop farming
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10) Economic development and employment (SDG 8) Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Nature on buildings (external) Community gardens and allotments
Cairo, Egypt

Urban Rooftop Farming

In 2014, a rooftop farming project was initiated in the informal settlements of the Greater Cairo Region to address challenges brought by climate change and to empower the…
BudgetUnknown
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Urban Trails Network of Alicante
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) Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
Grey infrastructure featuring greens Blue infrastructure
Alicante/Alacant, Spain

Urban Trails Network of Alicante

“Xarxa de Sendes Urbanes de Alacant(Catalan)/Red de senderos urbanos (Spanish)” (Red of Urban Trails) is a network project developed by the city council consisting of urban…
BudgetUnknown
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Planting new trees in a Berlin neighbourhood
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Regeneration, land-use and urban development Health and well-being (SDG 3) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Grey infrastructure featuring greens
Berlin (FUA), Germany

Urban Trees for Berlin

The city-wide project Urban Trees for Berlin was launched in 2012 with an ambitious goal: to plant 10,000 roadside trees within five years. This campaign, a key part of the…
Budget€2,000,000 - €4,000,000
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Overview over the property of the former industrial area
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 Nature on buildings (external)
Berlin (FUA), Germany

Urban wetland on industrial site

On the site of a former malthouse in Berlin, a company has developed a sustainable rainwater storage system to prevent flooding in the sealed environment, which had been…
BudgetUnknown
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Fishing Harbour
Regeneration, land-use and urban development Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
Intentionally unmanaged areas
Tallinn, Estonia

Urban Wilderness at Former Fishing Harbour

The abandoned fishing harbour in Tallinn is a derelict, privately owned but publicly used open space approximately 5 hectares in size and known as the former fishing harbour…
BudgetUnknown
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Urbanhort Catania
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Health and well-being (SDG 3) Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Community gardens and allotments
Catania, Italy

Urbanhort Catania

The municipality of Catania, in collaboration with the University of Catania promotes sustainable agricultural practices in specific areas of the city with the project…
BudgetUnknown
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The former train station
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 Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Nature on buildings (external) Grey infrastructure featuring greens Parks and urban forests Community gardens and allotments Blue infrastructure
Wuppertal, Germany

Utopia town Wuppertal urban gardening project

On the brownfield of an abandoned train station and its surrounding terrain, active citizens and neighbors developed Utopia town, a living lab for creative urban development,…
Budget€2,000,000 - €4,000,000
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Vacaresti Nature Park (2014)
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) Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
Blue infrastructure Parks and urban forests
Bucureşti, Romania

Vacaresti Nature Park

A nature park in Bucharest containing the wetlands surrounding Lake Vacaresti. It was initially a swamp drained by the communist regime, which builds a complex of apartment…
BudgetUnknown
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Valdespartera 1
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)
Grey infrastructure featuring greens Parks and urban forests Blue infrastructure
Zaragoza, Spain

Valdespartera's ecocity

The neighbourhood intervention is designed as an eco-neighbourhood with an abundance of green space and facilities to connect its residents to the outdoors and to each other.…
BudgetMore than €4,000,000
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Four cows standing in tall grass, a river in the background and some building further back
Coastal resilience and marine protection (SDG 14) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Water management (SDG 6) Health and well-being (SDG 3) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Blue infrastructure Parks and urban forests
Göteborg (FUA), Sweden

Välen nature reserve

Välen is a natural area 8 km south of central Gothenburg, established as a protected nature reserve in 2013. Prior to the establishment of the nature reserve, Välen was an…
Budget€100,000 - €500,000
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Valle Averto
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Regeneration, land-use and urban development Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16)
Parks and urban forests Blue infrastructure
Venezia, Italy

Valle Averto WWF Natural Reserve

The WWF Oasis of Valle Averto extends to the edge of the Venetian lagoon and is a typical fishing valley of the Venetian lagoon, the only one closed to hunting. It is located…
BudgetUnknown
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Architectural image of a square and green space between buildings
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Regeneration, land-use and urban development Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10) Economic development and employment (SDG 8) Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Community gardens and allotments Nature in buildings (indoor)
Liège, Belgium

Vegetable and plant production on industrial wastelands

The acronym VERDIR stands for Sustainable Rehabilitation and Responsible Innovation (Valorisation de l’Environnement par la Réhabilitation Durable et l’Innovation Responsable…
BudgetMore than €4,000,000
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Vegetable barriers in Alicante Port
Water management (SDG 6) Coastal resilience and marine protection (SDG 14) 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)
Grey infrastructure featuring greens Parks and urban forests Blue infrastructure
Alicante/Alacant, Spain

Vegetable barriers at the Port of Alicante

The Port of Alicante is finalizing the installation of a new environmental barrier at Pier 17, where bulk unloading is carried out, based on a water atomization method that…
Budget€100,000 - €500,000
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