BiodiverCities by 2030: Transforming Cities’ Relationship with Nature
World Economic Forum
The BiodiverCities by 2030 initiative combines the latest research with practical solutions in the service of sustainable, inclusive and nature-positive urban development. The report, released in January 2022, provides a vision for cities of the future that place nature at the heart of decision-making and infrastructure investments.
BiodiverCities by 2030-Global Commission
World Economic Forum
The BiodiverCities by 2030 initiative combines the latest research with practical solutions in the service of sustainable, inclusive and nature-positive urban development.
Urban Nature-based Solutions Video Series
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
In this video series, the WWF explores a variety of urban nature-based solutions (UNbS) as they are implemented to protect and restore natural systems while benefiting citizens.
CitiesWithNature
CitiesWithNature is an initiative that recognizes and enhances the value of nature in and around cities across the world. It provides a shared platform for cities and their partners to engage and connect, working with a shared commitment toward a more sustainable urban world.
Nature4Cities: Project Implementation Handbook
Nature4Cities
This handbook contains case studies from the Nature4Cities Implementation Model Database on rainwater management, parks and green residential areas, and urban ecological networks. It also includes tools that can be used for the potential use of nature-based solutions (NBS) and the social acceptance of NBS.
Nature-based Solutions Initiative
University of Oxford
Based at the University of Oxford, the Nature-based Solutions Initiative is an interdisciplinary program of research, education, and policy recommendations. Its mission is to enhance understanding of the potential of nature-based solutions to address global challenges and increase their sustainable implementation worldwide.
Policy and Planning Tools for Urban Green Justice
BCNUEJ
This report presents a summary and analysis of tools and policies that fight displacement and gentrification, while also improving accessibility and inclusiveness of green amenities and green spaces in urban contexts. It contains a library of tools and policies used in many different contexts in the Global North (the United States, Canada, and Western Europe) to promote housing stability and affordability while increasing the presence and accessibility of green public space in the urban fabric.
Oppla Repository
Oppla
Oppla is the European Union’s repository of nature-based solutions. It provides an open-platform knowledge marketplace that brings together the latest thinking on natural capital, ecosystem services and nature-based solutions.
Naturvation
NATure-based URban innoVATION
NATure-based URban innoVATION is a project of 14 institutions across Europe that work in the fields of urban development, geography, innovation studies and economics. It seeks to develop an understanding of what nature-based solutions can achieve in cities, and how innovation and communities can be engaged to respond to urban sustainability challenges.
IUCN Global Standards for Nature-based Solutions PDF
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
The Global Standard is a user-friendly framework for the verification, design and scaling up of nature-based solutions (NBS), created by the IUCN. The Standard is intended to be a simple, yet a robust hands-on tool that enables the translation of NBS into targeted actions for implementation, reinforces best practice, addresses and corrects shortfalls, and enables interventions to align with internationally accepted NBS principles.
Developing a Vibrant NBS Ecosystem in Chicago
Resilient by Nature Project (RxN)
RxN’s inaugural webinar features leaders of two programs that are challenging the status quo and striving for greater coordination and collaboration around the implementation of NBS.
Tune in to our dynamic conversation about specific actions the Chicago region can take to again be recognized as the kind of leader the city’s Urbs in Horto motto suggests.