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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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Map of northeastern Haiti showing the location and boundaries of the 3Bays Marine Protected Area
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) Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Blue infrastructure
Fort Liberté, Haiti

Three Bays Protected Area

As a result of a ReefFix Project, an Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) Coral Reef and Mangrove Restoration and Watershed Management Demonstration programme, the Three…
BudgetUnknown
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Marsailles water retention basins
Water management (SDG 6) Coastal resilience and marine protection (SDG 14) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality Health and well-being (SDG 3) Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
Blue infrastructure Green areas for water management
Marseille (FUA), France

5 new stormwater retention basins

In 2014, the Marseille Provence Métropole Urban Community commissioned five new stormwater retention basins in order to preserve the quality of coastal waters and reduce the…
BudgetMore than €4,000,000
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Alicante Coastal Line Design
Water management (SDG 6) Coastal resilience and marine protection (SDG 14) 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
Parks and urban forests Blue infrastructure
Alicante/Alacant, Spain

Alicante coastal corridor

The initiative is comprised of a project to recover the coastal line of Alicante, from El Campello to Elx (approx. 21 km long). The Municipality called an ideas'…
BudgetUnknown
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Bangpu Nature Education Centre - Mangrove Forest
Coastal resilience and marine protection (SDG 14) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Blue infrastructure Parks and urban forests
Samut Prakan, Thailand

Bangpu Nature Education Center

Due to the decreasing number of mangrove forests in the inner Gulf of Thailand, WWF Thailand aspires to protect the remaining mangroves. Supporting this objective, WWF worked…
BudgetUnknown
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Flood in Pekalongan City
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Coastal resilience and marine protection (SDG 14) Environmental quality Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Water management (SDG 6) Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10) Economic development and employment (SDG 8) Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Blue infrastructure
Pekalongan City, Indonesia

Building Coastal City Resilience in Pekalongan

As an archipelagic state, Indonesia consists of 18,000 islands and 18,000 km of coastline, which is inhabited by more than 60% of the Indonesian population. Its geographical…
Budget€2,000,000 - €4,000,000
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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) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Blue infrastructure Community gardens and allotments
Muanda , Congo - Kinshasa

Building coastal resilience for Muanda’s communities

The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s coastal zone stretches 40 km and comprises the towns of Muanda, Banana and Nsiamfumu. The problem of coastal erosion has intensified…
BudgetMore than €4,000,000
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Mangrove saplings
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Coastal resilience and marine protection (SDG 14) Environmental quality Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Water management (SDG 6) Cultural heritage and cultural diversity Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10) Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
Blue infrastructure
Paramaribo, Suriname

Building With Nature: Mangrove Rehabilitation

Extensive and low-lying, Suriname’s coastal region has been identified as highly vulnerable to climate-induced sea-level rise (Ref. 1). "Momentarily the most endangered…
Budget€100,000 - €500,000
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Christmas trees being used for dune protection
Coastal resilience and marine protection (SDG 14) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10) Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Blue infrastructure
Wirral, United Kingdom

Christmas trees to protect sand dunes

North Wirral Coastal Rangers and volunteers are working together to plant discarded Christmas trees to stabilise sand dunes between Leasowe Bay and the Gunsite area of the…
BudgetNot applicable
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Work in progress
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) Economic development and employment (SDG 8) Cultural heritage and cultural diversity Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Community gardens and allotments
Genova, Italy

Cinque Terre: Planning and restoring coastal traditional agricultural landscape

The "PROSIT" project aimed at undertaking a series of actions based on environmentally compatible mechanisms to protect and recover the coastal rural territory of…
Budget€500,000 - €2,000,000
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North Portsea Island - Milton Common
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Water management (SDG 6) Coastal resilience and marine protection (SDG 14) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Blue infrastructure
Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Coastal Defences - Milton Common

Milton Common is the second stage of the multi-million-pound Flooding and Coastal Erosion Risk Management scheme being developed across the north of Portsea Island, from…
BudgetMore than €4,000,000
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Coastal Afforestation
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
Chittagong, Bangladesh

Coastal Mangrove Afforestation

Bangladesh Forest Department (BFD), as a part of its annual development programme, has been leading the coastal afforestation programme to stabilize Bangladesh’s coastline…
BudgetMore than €4,000,000
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Forestry nursery at the PIFWA, Mangrove Education Centre
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) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Blue infrastructure
Penang, Malaysia

Community Mangrove Biodiversity Conservation in Penang

In order to prevent the damage to mangrove forests that occurred over the last few decades or more, a project was started in the Penang region aiming to raise public…
Budget€50,000 - €100,000
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Constructed wetlands in Bayawan City
Coastal resilience and marine protection (SDG 14) 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
Bayawan, Philippines

Constructed wetland

In 2005, a constructed wetland was established in Barangay Villareal, Bayawan City in order to improve a peri-urban settlement and promote domestic wastewater treatment with…
Budget€100,000 - €500,000
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Draining basin of the Venice Lagoon
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Water management (SDG 6) Coastal resilience and marine protection (SDG 14) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Blue infrastructure
Venezia, Italy

Draining basin of the Venice Lagoon

The Venice Lagoon is characterised by intensive agriculture and by a web of drainage channels discharging into the rivers. The Veneto Region, through the “Plan for diffuse…
BudgetMore than €4,000,000
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Aerial view of the Mahe island
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) Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
Blue infrastructure
Victoria, Seychelles

Ecosystem-based Adaptation to Climate Change

Climate change has become the day-to-day struggle for this nation - an island nation that faces serious sea-level rise implications should the problem remain uncurbed. The…
BudgetMore than €4,000,000
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Water management (SDG 6) Coastal resilience and marine protection (SDG 14) Regeneration, land-use and urban development
Blue infrastructure Green areas for water management
Gdynia, Poland

Fortyfying the shores of the Baltic Sea

The project was implemented in the eastern coast of Poland in the Pomeranian Voivodship. A 5.98 km of the current sea coast within the administration of the Maritime Office…
BudgetMore than €4,000,000
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