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In order to achieve more sustainable and resilient societies, nature based solutions are an important topic on the EU Research and Innovation policy agenda. The ThinkNature project is part of Horizon 2020, the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation and has received funding under grant agreement No 730338.
The objective of the ThinkNature project is the development of a platform that supports the understanding and the promotion of nature based solutions (NBS).
NBS are defined by the EU as solutions that are ‘inspired and supported by nature, which are cost-effective, simultaneously provide environmental, social and economic benefits and help build resilience. Such solutions bring more, and more diverse, nature and natural features and processes into cities, landscapes and seascapes, through locally adapted, resource-efficient and systemic interventions’ (source: The EU Research and Innovation policy agenda on Nature-Based Solutions).
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The ThinkNature Platform brings together multi-disciplinary expertise on nature based solutions. By joining the platform it becomes possible to ask questions, view case studies and share strategies.
The stakeholders on the platform are categorized in four climatic zones:
- Continent region
- Mediterranean region
- Northern temperate region
- Oceanic temperate region
The dialogues are structured along four topic lines:
- Enhancing sustainable urbanisation
- Restoring degraded ecosystems
- Developing climate change adaptation and mitigation
- Improving risk management and resilience
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This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, Call H2020-SC5-2016-2017 Greening the economy, under grant agreement No 730338.