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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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Uuliin Nuur Park Entrance
Environmental quality Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Regeneration, land-use and urban development Water management (SDG 6) Cultural heritage and cultural diversity Health and well-being (SDG 3) Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10) Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
Blue infrastructure Parks and urban forests
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

"Uuliin Nuur" Park

Uuliin Nuur (Mountain Lake or Green Lake) is a community park located in the ger district area known as Denjin Myanga of Ulaanbaatar city. The Ger district is a term commonly…
Budget€50,000 - €100,000
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Work in progress
Environmental quality Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10) Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Nature on buildings (external)
Sheffield, United Kingdom

Air quality project at Hunters Bar Infant School (BREATHE)

This project started as a grassroots movement by Hunter’s Bar Infant School (HBIS) in Sheffield when they were seeking to actively help to protect children from air pollution…
Budget€50,000 - €100,000
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Pictures of deer grazing on trees and grass in vegetated area
Environmental quality Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Water management (SDG 6) Cultural heritage and cultural diversity Health and well-being (SDG 3) Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10) Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
Blue infrastructure Parks and urban forests
Augsburg, Germany

Backwaters management in the city forest

Management of natural lime-dry grasslands on gravel banks in Augsburg is conducted by the Landcape Association of the City of Augsburg (Bavaria, Germany). 300 ha of biotopes…
Budget€50,000 - €100,000
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Beta-promenade of Tallinn is now open
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10) Health and well-being (SDG 3) Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
Parks and urban forests Blue infrastructure
Tallinn, Estonia

Beta-Promenade

Extending from Kalasadam to the Noblessner quarter, the beta-promenade is a simple footpath along the seaside (from the fish market of the Fishing Harbor to the port town of…
Budget€50,000 - €100,000
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Bog Meadow
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Regeneration, land-use and urban development Cultural heritage and cultural diversity Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Blue infrastructure Parks and urban forests
Belfast, United Kingdom

Bog Meadows Enhancement Project

Bog Meadows is the last surviving remnants of the river Blackstaff's floodplain, which originally extended over 1,000 acres (Ref 3). This is an urban oasis composed of a…
Budget€50,000 - €100,000
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CityTree Project
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality
Nature on buildings (external)
Oslo, Norway

CityTree

The Urban Ecology Agency of Oslo (Bymiljøetaten) installed two CityTrees in the city of Oslo to act as green lungs in the city and reduce air pollution. The two CityTrees…
Budget€50,000 - €100,000
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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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Linnaloomad
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Health and well-being (SDG 3) Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Parks and urban forests Community gardens and allotments Blue infrastructure
Tallinn, Estonia

Community-based actions for urban development

Tallinn implemented a community-based action plan for urban development in the Paljassaare conservation area, aimed at raising cattle on the Paljassaare peninsula, creating…
Budget€50,000 - €100,000
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Image of the wetland
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Water management (SDG 6) Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
Blue infrastructure
Craiova, Romania

Conservation of biodiversity at the Cilieni Pond

This NBS was implemented in 2012 in order to conserve the biodiversity in the natural protected area of the Cilieni Pond and in order to ensure the sustainable development of…
Budget€50,000 - €100,000
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Craigmillar Town Center temporary greening (2012)
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Grey infrastructure featuring greens Parks and urban forests Community gardens and allotments
Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Craigmillar Town Centre temporary greening

Craigmillar Town Centre Temporary Greening project transformed a vacant development site in Craigmillar which is reserved for a new high school, not scheduled to be built…
Budget€50,000 - €100,000
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park
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10) Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Parks and urban forests Blue infrastructure
Liverpool, United Kingdom

Everton park (Nature Garden)

Everton Park is one of the city’s precious green lungs, but it has been underused in the past. This area once housed a district of 60,000 people and was densely developed. In…
Budget€50,000 - €100,000
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Garden boxes in a gravel lot
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) Health and well-being (SDG 3) Cultural heritage and cultural diversity Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Community gardens and allotments
Saint-Etienne, France

Experimental Garden at The Cartonnerie

"Pending the creation of housing and new walks by 2020, the association Carton Plein and the EPA (Public Building Institution) of Saint-Etienne have created a temporary…
Budget€50,000 - €100,000
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Vegetable garden with small wooden structures in background
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) Economic development and employment (SDG 8) Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Community gardens and allotments
Montpellier, France

Family gardens of Montpellier

"Since August 2004, the city of Montpellier has allowed residents to rent plots of garden, called "Les jardins Familiaux"(family gardens). The first plots were…
Budget€50,000 - €100,000
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Source: https://dziennikpolski24.pl/tajemniczy-ogrod-w-centrum-miasta-otworzy-bramy-dla-krakowian/ga/11495209/zd/21657421
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) Health and well-being (SDG 3) Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
Grey infrastructure featuring greens Parks and urban forests Community gardens and allotments
Kraków, Poland

Garden therapy in the city

The garden is located on the territory of the social welfare home 'Helclów' in Kraków under the protection of a regional monument conservator. It is supposed to…
Budget€50,000 - €100,000
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Frederiksgade
Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality Health and well-being (SDG 3) Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
Nature on buildings (external) Grey infrastructure featuring greens Green areas for water management
Århus, Denmark

Green and blue culture street

“Frederiksgade gets new and climate-friendly life. Aarhus will be the European City of Culture in 2017, by which time Frederiksgade, running between the river and City Hall,…
Budget€50,000 - €100,000
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Green interventions for Cibali forest
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) Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
Parks and urban forests
Catania, Italy

Green interventions for Cibali forest

The association Legambiente Catania has presented a project to protect and enhance the biodiversity of the Cibali forest, a natural reserve in Catania close to the volcano…
Budget€50,000 - €100,000
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