Results from S-ITUATION were presented at an event on "the rise of nature-based solutions" with ministers and EU leaders participating. Project leader of S-ITUATION and S-UMMATION team member Leonard Sandin, S-ITUATION and S-UMMATION researcher Ingvild Skumlien Furuseth, and the Norwegian minister for climate and environment Espen Barth Eide at the event in Brussels (photo: SindreContinue reading "Nature-based solutions and S-ITUATION on the agenda in Brussels"

The project report and a policy brief on status of Nordic NBS are now available - read them here! Clear political priorities, institutional structures, common standards and funding structures are among the key factors for implementing nature-based solutions (NBS) in the Nordics. These are some of the key recommendations in the new report «Working withContinue reading "Final report: Great opportunities, but also challenges, for NBS in the Nordics"

While the final report from the S-ITUATION project is right around the corner, the fact sheets from the project are already available! In these five fact sheets members of the research team present types of NBS that are typically used to solve various problems in specific land-use contexts: NBS in agricultural landscapes Marine and coastalContinue reading "Fact sheets on Nordic NBS"

Thursday 24. November we will present the results from S-ITUATION in a webinar series on nature-based solutions. The webinar series called "Naturbasert sone" are arranged by NIVA on a monthly basis. It is open to everyone who work with, do research on, or just wants to know more about NBS. On Thursday the topic isContinue reading "Webinar on NBS in the Nordics"

COP27 is hosted by Egypt in Sharm el-Sheikh (photo: IAEA Imagebank, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons). The results from S-ITUATION was part of the programme in the Nordic Pavillion. Wednesday 16. november was "biodiversity day" at the ongoing climate meeting COP27 in Egypt. COP27 is the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also knownContinue reading "S-ITUATION at COP27"

The Nordic ministers on climate and environment committed to promoting nature-based solutions (NBS). The Nordic ministers met in the Finnish parliament in Helsinki. Foto: Magnus Fröderberg/Norden.org Wednesday 2 November, researcher and project leader Leonard Sandin presented the S-ITUATION project during the Nordic climate and environment ministers' meeting in Helsinki. Leonard Sandin presented the S-ITUATION projectContinue reading "S-ITUATION presented to the Nordic ministers in Helsinki"

S-ITUATION researchers Annette Baattrup-Pedersen, Dominik Zak, Leonard Sandin, Samaneh Nickayin, Ingvild Skumlien Furuseth and Caroline Enge all joined the launch of the Nordic NBS hub i Copenhagen. Members of the S-ITUATION team met in Copenhagen to attend the launch of the new NetworkNature Nordic hub. "We live in uncertain times, so working together is moreContinue reading "The new Nordic hub for nature-based solutions is launched!"

How can we protect society from the extremities of a changing climate while also protecting nature and enhancing biodiversity? We discuss the opportunities and challenges that nature-based solutions pose in the Nordic countries in a new podcast! S-ITUATION researchers Isabel Seifert-Dähnn, Johanna Alkan-Olsson and Helena Hanson join the conversation with editor of the podcast Nordics.infoContinue reading "Podcast: Shaping the Nordic Future"