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AgoraNatura is now online: Germany’s first online-marketplace for certified nature conservation projects

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As of the end of September 2020, companies and private individuals can use the new online-marketplace at www.agora-natura.de to invest in biodiversity and ecosystem services in Germany. AgoraNatura is a Germany-wide platform that aims to encourage voluntary payments from companies and private individuals for biodiversity and ecosystem services. All projects on the platform are certified according to the Naturplus standard and make their expected effects on various public environmental goods transparent.

You can find more information about the AgoraNatura project here.

New book: Ecosystem Services as an Urban Planning Tool: The Case of Çankaya District

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The book “Ecosystem Services as a City Planning Tool: The Case of Çankaya District” prepared within the scope of the Nature and Cities Project carried out by the Nature Conservation Center (DKM) was published. It emphasizes the importance of urban spatial planning taking into account nature-based solutions and ecosystem services, and at the same time, the book provides a tool to guide decision-makers and practitioners on these issues. [Read more…] about New book: Ecosystem Services as an Urban Planning Tool: The Case of Çankaya District

Special Issue: Sustainable Urban Design and Land Use Planning

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This special issue is now open for submission. It invites authors working on themes of urban planning, architecture, landscape ecology, social science, soil science, agronomy, environmental, structural, and mobility engineering to publish their latest advances in a collection of papers that will answer the question: can sustainable urban design and land use planning be integrated and supported by new ecosystemic, socioecological, structural–technological, smart mobility assessments aided by GIS techniques with a resilient spatial perspective? If so, how do plans and projects benefit from these assessments and, moreover, how are the adopted solutions practically targeted, evaluated, delivered and monitored by plans and projects? The deadline for manuscript submissions is 15 April 2021.

You can find more information here.

Bankable Nature Solutions: Solutions from across the globe to adapt to and mitigate climate change and to help our living planet thrive

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WWF & Nature^Squared report shows how bankable nature solutions can generate a financial return and have a positive impact on nature, people and climate. The publication is meant to demonstrate what bankable projects are and how WWF through the Bankable Nature Solutions division can work across different landscapes to overcome various challenges. It aspires to show global landscape practitioners, investors and investees that Bankable Nature Solutions can be a promising solution, helping to upscale projects and to achieve more impact.

Please find the full statement and report here.

Special Issue on Urban transitions towards Nature-based Solutions in Urban Forestry & Urban Greening

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The call for contributions for this Special Issue is currently open. The aim of the Issue is to gather a collection of papers that present contemporary knowledge and conceptual development of NBS in urban areas as well as practical experiences, including co-creation processes in solving urban problems and enhancing ecosystem services through NBS, and promote green infrastructure as a basis for NBS. The deadline for manuscript submissions is 15 December 2020. We encourage you to contribute to the Issue, as well as to take part in NBS for Cities Symposium at SURE2020/21 Conference in Poznań, Poland!

Please have a look at the journal website for more information.