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The two Nordic handbooks on nature-based solutions (NBS) are now online! The two projects A-DVICE (Advice for Policy Development to Implement, Mainstream and Upscale NBS in the Nordics) and GuideNBS (practical implementation of Nature-based solutions) have been working in parallel for the past 1,5 years to develop two Nordic handbooks for nature-based solutions (NBS). The twoContinueContinue reading “Nordic handbooks published”

Nordic NBS researchers and practitioners got together in Malmö to share experiences and learn more about Nordic nature-based solutions. All the Nordic NBS projects were presented, including the ongoing work on the A-DVICE and GuideNBS handbooks. The Nordic Council of Ministers’ NBS programme organised the Nordic conference on nature-based solutions in Malmö, Sweden 26. – 27.ContinueContinue reading “Attending the Nordic NBS conference”

26. – 27. September 2024, the Nordic NBS programme organises a conference on nature-based solutions in Malmö, Sweden. This conference presents the results accumulated in the Nordic Council of Ministers’ programme on nature-based solutions from 2021-2024. The purpose of the programme is to encourage the Nordic countries to work together, enhance their knowledge base and promoteContinueContinue reading “Join us in Malmö at the Nordic NBS conference”

From the left: Jan-Petter Huberth-Hansen (the Nordic NBS program steering committee / the Norwegian Environment Agency), Anja Winger (the Norwegian NBS pilot / Nibio), Line Barkved (S-UMMATION/NIVA), Hjörtur Þorbjörnsson (the Icelandic NBS pilot /Reykjavík Botanical Garden), Jóna Ólavsdóttir (the Nordic NBS programme / the Faroese Environment Agency), Magnus Göransson (the Icelandic NBS pilot / IcelandicContinueContinue reading “Nordic nature-based solutions at Arendalsuka”

The Yggdrasil project will focus on promoting nature-based solutions (NBS) and will centre around the innovative 3+30+300 rule, guiding urban greening efforts to enhance biodiversity, climate adaptation, and public health. Yggdrasil – The Living Nordic City is the newest project in Nordic nature-based solutions (NBS) programme. It will be lead by Trädkontoret (The Tree Office)ContinueContinue reading “New Nordic NBS project on urban trees and greening”

The A-DVICE project got many useful inputs during the Nordic policy workshop in May. To create a policy handbook with advice to implement, mainstream and upscale nature-based solutions in the Nordics, the A-DVICE project relies on inputs from the potential users of the handbook. Stakeholder consultations In addition to building on previous projects in theContinueContinue reading “Nordic workshop on policy development for NBS”

All the partners in the project were represented when we arranged a project workshop in Oslo in November 2023. 2.-3. November the A-DVICE team got together in a physical meeting for the first time. In a cold and snowy Oslo, we had a two-day workshop arranged at NIVA’s offices at Hasle. A-DVICE team members SalarContinueContinue reading “A-DVICE partner meeting and workshop in Oslo”

The final digital workshop in the S-UMMATION project was held 25. October 2023. The S-UMMATION project has followed the progress of the eight Nordic NBS pilot projects since early 2022, through interviews, a survey, meetings and workshops. Discussing findings The aim of the final workshop was to share insights based on the experiences from theContinueContinue reading “S-UMMATION findings workshop”