That's a wrap! 🙌
The GEF-Naturescapes "International Workshop on Urban Action for Climate, Nature and Sustainable Development" was a huge success.
Our focus: Integration, Co-financing, and Just Transitions.
Results available early 2026
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Day 2 of our workshop is underway!
Today we will focus our discussion on just transitions and multilevel governance. ⚖️
Looking forward to another great day of knowledge sharing and collaborative learning.
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That’s a wrap on day 1! 👏
An excellent round of discussions on integrated approaches to climate action and co-financing arrangements.
Tomorrow: just transitions and multilevel governance. Stay tuned for more pictures!
🏦 Financing lessons from GEF Sustainable Cities Program.
Another great presentation and panel on Co-financing and urban action for climate, nature and sustainable development.
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✅ Session 1: Integrated Approaches to Climate Change
Our first session is complete! A lively discussion on what integration means for climate action in cities.
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NATURESCAPES is in London! 🏴
Over the next 2 days, our team will be hosting a workshop with the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to discuss issues of Integration, Co-financing, and Just Transitions.
Stay tuned for updates throughout the workshop!
PODCAST ALERT!
In this podcast mini-series, we talk with a range of participants from the project about nature-based solutions.
talkingnaturescapes.transistor.fm/episodes/tal...
There are a great number of exciting projects underway in Europe and around the world on nature-based solutions.
The PRO-Coast project is all about a PROactive approach for COmmunities to enAble Societal Transformation.
www.pro-coast.eu/en/c
The NATURESACAPES project has identified and analysed nearly 390 Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) projects spanning 30 functional urban areas (FUAs) worldwide!
una.city/front-search...
BLOGPOST ALERT: Living landscape - Art, embodiment, and nature-based solutions in Cagliari
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BLOGPOST ALERT: The evolution of naturescapes, over time and space
Naturescapes aren’t static things. They change over time. They also vary a lot spatially, from place to place, and their form is shaped by the history of the landscape in which they reside.
medium.com/@naturescape...
Nature-based solutions are potentially powerful responses to the environmental crisis. But what kind of power do we envision for these solutions, and with what consequences?
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Interested in creative spaces for learning about nature-based solutions?
Check out the Naturescapes Collaboratory Meeting on Co-financing Nature-based Solutions!
vimeo.com/1069244072?s...
BLOGPOST ALERT! A key objective of the Naturescapes project is to build an international community where researchers, policy-makers, and practitioners can exchange ideas about how to foster transformative change.
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However, it is a service often neglected as well as falsely promoted when nature-based solutions are encouraged without a proper due diligence of the solution to what, how, when, where and for whom.
BLOGPOST ALERT! Risk reduction is one of the many ecosystem services provided by natural ecosystems.
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We are live on Bluesky! www.naturescapes-project.com The focus of the NATURESCAPES project is nature-based solutions from a landscape perspective. We are exploring how this is happening and adding up on the ground, and what it means for nature and society.