The S-UMMATION project has been following eight Nordic pilot projects working with different types of nature-based solutions (NBS).
Now the report Practical experiences with nature-based solutions in the Nordics: Summarising insights from eight pilot projects (2022–23) has been published (click on the link to access the report).
The pilots offer a diverse range of solutions addressing various societal and environmental challenges, and it has been exciting to follow their development.
Researchers from Norsk institutt for vannforskning (NIVA) and NINA – Norsk institutt for naturforskning have gathered data through interviews, workshops, and written materials from project leaders and teams.
Some of the insights from the report include:
- A supporting and enabling environment and leadership is central if NBS
projects, or related actions, are new to the responsible organization. - The project leaders played an instrumental role in the pilot initiatives. As pioneers, they needed to spend time communicating the benefits of the NBS project, not only to stakeholders but also people in their own organizations.
- Involvement and collaboration with various stakeholders, citizens and
landowners is a key part of the NBS project work. A significant observation
from the pilot projects is that collaborating with various actors proved
essential, considering the socio-cultural and legal contexts intertwined with
the NBS landscapes.
Read the report to learn more about the findings and pilots.
The S-UMMATION project is part of the Nordic council of ministers’ programme on nature-based solutions.
The findings and pilots have been presented in various fora – most recently in a webinar arranged by the EU project MERLIN on restoration of freshwater ecosystems, and in a seminar on nature-based solutions in Copenhagen, organized by the Danish IUCN National Committee.
The pilots and the S-UMMATION project will also be presented at the Nordic nature-based solutions conference in Malmö 26-27 September.
Nordic NBS 