Urban nature connects us
The Conexus project is bringing together Latin American and European partners to strengthen international cooperation on nature-based solutions and ecosystem restoration.
Nature-based solutions:
“actions to protect, conserve, restore, sustainably use and manage natural or modified terrestrial, freshwater, coastal and marine ecosystems, which address social, economic and environmental challenges effectively and adaptively, while simultaneously providing human well-being, ecosystem services and resilience and biodiversity benefits.”
Conexus Factsheets now available
Supporting nature-based solutions via nature-based thinking
Fast Forests for Lisbon: Nature, Community, Connections
Wetland Lugano, the restoration of an aquatic ecosystem
Urban Agriculture Observatory: Social and Ecosystem services
Towards a green infrastructure system for Santiago de Chile
Skills Gaps for Nature- based Solutions uptake in Europe and Latin America
Valdocco Vivibile: a livable district
By connecting researchers, policy makers, local communities and developers, the Conexus project is co-creating and evidencing solutions that are inspired and supported by nature.
These partnerships are informing changes in urban policy and practice in Bogotá (Colombia), São Paulo (Brazil), Santiago (Chile), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Lisbon (Portugal), Barcelona (Spain) and Turin (Italy).
Conexus Life-Labs
The Conexus project is working in seven European and Latin American cities to implement nature based Solutions. These focal cities share common challenges of sustainable urbanisation and are united by their extensive experience, transdisciplinary approach and vision to implement place-based nature-based solutions and nature-based thinking.
Nature-based solutions definition infographics
Conexus has developed two infographics that communicate the globally agreed definition of nature-based solutions adopted by the UN Environment Assembly in March 2022.
The infographics were shared at COP15 in Montreal under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence so they can be freely used and adapted.
Events
The latest events for nature-based solutions.