Resources
These resources represent the outputs of the Conexus project. This includes accessible knowledge on how to restore natural ecosystems; improve the quality of life in and around cities; and support collaboration between Latin America and Europe.
What are Nature-based Solutions?
To further build awareness and understanding of the globally adopted definition of nature-based solutions Conexus developed a video that communicates the definition clearly through text and imagery. The videos are available in English, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese.
The video was co-produced by Conexus partners led by Grupo Verde, LALI, Oppla and The University of Sheffield.
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 are available in English, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese.
The infographics were shared at COP15 in Montreal under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence so they can be freely used and adapted.
Project reports
Bridging Worlds: Crafting Future-Ready NbS
Curricula for Global Sustainability and Justice
Deliverable 1.4 : Capacity-building materials and educational pack in local languages
Deliverable 2.1: State of the art, good practices and NBS typology
Deliverable 2.3: Academic paper on NBT within future planning and management of cities
Deliverable 3.1: Updated Action Plans
Deliverable 3.1a: Report on NBS professional Skill Gaps
Deliverable 4.1: Assessment framework, indicators and participatory monitoring process
Deliverable 4.3: Ecosystem of guidelines and decision-support tools to stimulate NbS co-creation
Deliverable 5.1: Report on comparative analysis of economic valuation models
Conexus Life-Lab Factsheet Series
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Wetland Lugano, the restoration of an aquatic ecosystem
Buenos Aires
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Fast Forests for Lisbon: Nature, Community, Connections
Lisbon
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Urban Agriculture Observatory: Social and Ecosystem services
Barcelona
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Towards a green infrastructure system for Santiago de Chile
Santiago
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Valdocco Vivibile: a livable district
Turin
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Nature-based Solutions to restore urban hydro-social systems
Bogota
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Monitoring of socio-environmental services of urban green spaces
Barcelona
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Monitoring ecosystem services of urban forests in São Paulo, Brazil
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Co-producing NbS in the “Remodelación Panamericana Norte”
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Francia Street Rain Gardens: SuDS Implementation
Conexus Key Learning Factsheet Series
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Skills Gaps for Nature-based Solutions uptake in Europe and Latin America
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The Nature Future Workshops
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Supporting Nature- based Solutions via Nature-Based Thinking
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Implementation of indicators for Nature-based Solutions: How to organize it?
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Monitoring NbS together for greater uptake and upscaling
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Nature-based Solutions in Latin American and European countries: Trends and perspectives
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Adaptive Governance for Successful Urban Nature-based Solutions
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Reflections for establishing Urban Life- Labs for governance of Nature-based Solutions
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Checklist for Nature-based Solutions Monitoring & Indicators
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Integrating intersectionality into urban NbS
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Formats for transferring NbS knowledge
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Cost-benefit analysis (CBA) for valuing NbS in CONEXUS pilot projects
Capturing the Values and Making the Business Case for Nature-Based Solutions
This guide is designed to facilitate Nature based solutions adoption in urban areas by leveraging the economic value and countless benefits (also referred as ‘’non-monetary values’’) NBS have on communities and ecosystems.
Conexus policy brief series
The Conexus policy brief series have been co-produced with the Conexus life-labs to reflect the learning and understanding that the Conexus project enabled, developing and sharing knowledge and how this can embed nature-based solutions into policy responses
Publications
Nature-based solutions for climate resilient cities - Perspectives and experiences from Latin America, UN Environment Programme and Cities Adapt. Daniel Kozak, Manuel Winograd, Jorgelina Hardoy, Begoña Arellano, Melinda Maldonado, Tom Wild, Mariana Baptista, and Mariana Giusti.
Green(er) Cities and Their Citizens: Insights from the Participatory Budget of Lisbon, Roberto Falanga; Jessica Verheij; Olivia Bina.
An action framework for the participatory assessment of nature-based solutions in cities, Alexander P. N. van der Jagt; Arjen Buijs; Cynnamon Dobbs; Martina van Lierop; Stephan Pauleit; Thomas B. Randrup; Tom Wild
Supporting Nature-Based Solutions via Nature-Based Thinking across European and Latin American cities, Geovana Mercado, Tom Wild, Jaime Hernandez-Garcia, Mariana D. Baptista, Martina van Lierop, Olivia Bina, Andy Inch, Åsa Ode Sang, Arjen Buijs, Cynnamon Dobbs, Alexis Vásquez, Alexander van der Jagt, Fabio Salbitano, Roberto Falanga, Juan David Amaya-Espinel, Mafalda de Matos Pereira & Thomas B. Randrup
Guiding Principles for Co-learning framework and handbook, Vanessa Duarte, Emma Shepherdson
Monitoring and evaluating the co-creation process of nature-based solutions
Beatriz Caitana, Arjen Buijs, Alexander van der Jagt
Juan Miguel Kanai, Verónica Fabio, Marta Mirás, Lucas Gastiarena
Rodrigo Manfra, Miriam dos Santos Massoca, Priscilla Martins Cerqueira Uras, Aline Andreia Cavalari, Giuliano Maselli Locosselli
Towards Adaptive Governance of Urban Nature-Based Solutions in Europe and Latin America—A Qualitative Exploratory Study, Beatriz Kauark-Fontes, César E. Ortiz-Guerrero, Livia Marchetti, Jaime Hernández-Garcia, and Fabio Salbitano
Integration of nature-based solutions (NBS) in local policy and planning toward transformative change. Evidence from Barcelona, Lisbon, and Turin, Beatriz Kauark-Fontes, Livia Marchetti, Fabio Salbitano
Nature-based solutions: state of the art in EU-funded projects, Tom Wild, Tiago Freitas, Sofie Vandewoestijne
With the process comes the progress: A systematic review to support governance assessment of urban nature-based solutions, Beatriz Kauark-Fontes, César E. Ortiz-Guerrero, Livia Marchetti, Jaime Hernández-Garcia, and Fabio Salbitano
Monitoring and assessment in the context of governance of nature-based solutions. Shared challenges and opportunities in CELAC and EU cities
Martina van Lierop, Cynnamon Dobbs, Camila Flores, Alexander van der Jagt, Andrea Skiba, Giuliano Maselli Locosselld, Denise Duarte, Arjen Buijs, Aude Zingraff-Hamedh, Stephan Pauleit
Financing an accelerated transition to more sustainable cities using nature-based solutions.
Tom Wild, John Henneberry
Exploring desired urban futures: the transformative potential of a nature-based approach
O. Bina, M.D. Baptista, M.M. Pereira, A. Inch, R. Falanga, V. Alegría, S. Caquimbo-Salazar, D.H.S. Duarte, G. Mercado, A.T. Valenta, A. Vásquez, T. Verellen
Valuation of urban nature-based solutions in Latin American and European cities
Tom Wild, Mariana Baptista, Jost Wilker, Juan Miguel Kanai, Mariana Giusti, Hayley Henderson, Demián Rotbart, Juan-David Amaya Espinel, Jaime Hernández-Garcia, Otto Thomasz, Daniel Kozak