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Be Innovative, Be Nature-based! NBS Hubs launch successfully in Italy and Poland

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20 June 2023

NetworkNature supports local network development to build long-lasting structures for NBS uptake, foster capacity building and knowledge exchange, build relationships and new partnerships, and address local specificities of barriers and opportunities for NBS. During the NetworkNature project, 6...

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Nature-based solutions: EIB report finds scope for regulatory and subsidy reforms as well as a more flexible spectrum of financial instruments

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9 June 2023

EU policy needs to remove support for the further erosion of nature through harmful subsidies and create more incentives for nature-based solutions if it is to build societies that are resilient to climate change, concludes an EIB report presented in Brussels on 8 June. “Investing in nature-...

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Scientists support the EU’s Green Deal

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8 June 2023

Guest blog from Daniel Hering, MERLIN project co-ordinator and University of Duisburg-Essen

The Nature Restoration Law and the Sustainable Use Regulation are currently under intense political debate and it remains unsure if they will be passed, modified, delayed or abandoned. The ENVI...

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New interactive database of policy instruments for nature-based solutions and ecosystem restoration

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11 May 2023

The INTERLACE Urban Governance Atlas was officially launched on 11 May at the INTERLACE Cities Talk Nature Conference in Chemnitz. The first of its kind, the online database showcases 250 policy instruments from 41 countries supporting nature-based solutions and ecosystem restoration. The...

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Germany invests in natural climate protection - new plan on NBS for climate and biodiversity

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21 April 2023

The German federal government has recently launched an ambitious plan to invest nearly 4 billion euros in natural climate protection. The World Economic Forum sees natural climate solutions as potential solutions that, if done well, “help address the twin crises of climate change and...

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Wetland Restoration Funding Opportunity

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17 April 2023

“By promoting the improvement of ecological status, biodiversity, and ecosystem connectivity through the development and implementation of innovative Win-Win Nature Based Solutions, DANUBE4all aims to enhance the free-flowing status of rivers and floodplains, reduce flood and drought risks, and...

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New EU project to demonstrate the benefits of climate-smart rewilding

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6 April 2023

wildE is a new project funded by Horizon Europe that will develop climate-smart rewilding as a nature-based solution to the twin threats of climate change and biodiversity loss.

The European Union has set out ambitious goals to combat the climate crisis and biodiversity loss. The EU...

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Learn about three different funding opportunities for nature-based solutions

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22 March 2023

Nature-based solutions projects can create more liveable, greener and biodiverse communities and facilitate knowledge transfer. To make these initiatives a reality, funding and resource mobilisation is key. In connection with this reality, NetworkNature EU has identified three diverse upcoming...

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Horizontal principles for nature-based water retention management in Hungary

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16 March 2023

What role do municipalities play in managing natural water retention? How do regions plan these projects together and what challenges arise in this multi-stakeholder collaboration? How do we account for natural disaster, drought and flood response in all of these efforts? When it comes down to...

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Ecocean and Plastic Fischer win the MERLIN Innovation Awards 2023

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1 March 2023

The flagship project of the European Union, MERLIN, introduced the MERLIN Innovation Awards (MIA) in October 2022. The MIA “Product of the Year” and “Service of the Year” categories featured a variety of new and widely applicable solutions for restoring the functions of freshwater ecosystems or...

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