NBS for the environment – benefits and opportunities
A webinar titled “NBS: Green solutions for the environment. Benefits and opportunities”, was held 30th September with 157 registered contacts, and an average participation of 84 attendees.
News
At the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2021 in Marseille
PHUSICOS presented how NBS create good environmental governance by engaging all parts of society and to enhance multiple benefits for both humans and nature at the IUCN World Congress.
The role of public and private sectors in mainstreaming NBS
A WP5 report was presented at the Policy Business Forum 19th April 2021. Three NBS financing models emerged: private, blended and public. They summarise some key messages of the workshop.
Site visit to Erill la Vall, the Pyrenees
A meeting and site visit to the NBS project Erill la Vall gully in Catalunya, Spain with PHUSICOS partners, promoters of the project and local experts took place in late July.
Field Visit to Artouste and St. Elena sites, The Pyrenees.
The visit aimed to analyse the extent of problems such as erosion and rock falls affecting the road at both sites, as well as to assess how the nature based solutions will work, as well as discussing other possible technical solutions.
Phusicos VR: Virtual reality for real learning
PHUSICOS-VR takes you across Europe to show how different nature-based solutions work to mitigate natural hazards, including floods, agricultural run-off, rock falls and avalanches.
Test plots in the Kaunertal Valley
The Concept Case at the Kaunertal Valley is testing mixtures to stabilize alpine slopes and reduce erosion that is intensified by rapid glacier retreat and extreme precipitation events. See video.
Site visit to buffer strip intervention sites
Nature-based solutions are making news at the Massacciuccoli Lake demonstration case study site in the Serchio River Basin, with headlines like “Green buffers for the health of Massacciucoli’s water”.
Led session at Understanding Risk Forum 2020
Farrokh Nadim led the virtual session “NBS: Balancing risk and societal benefits” at the “URF 2020”. A link to this recorded session can be found under “Publication/Results/ Presentations-videos on this web-site.
Strategic framework for stakeholder mapping
“Stakeholder Mapping to Co-Create Nature-Based Solutions: Who Is on Board?” is published in the journal Sustainability. A strategic framework to achieve higher implementation efficiency is presented.