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UrbanByNature: Going through Step 3 and 4 PRIORITISE, COMMIT AND PLAN
An introduction to prioritise, plan and commit steps of the UbN capacity building programme. The focus of this learning unit is to make the target audience to actively think about the co-creation aspects relevant for NbS and give an overview of challenges associated with getting commitment from stakeholders for NbS implementation and how to tackle them.
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Educational Level: Professional
Language: English
Organisation: ICLEI
UrbanByNature: Going through Step 6 MONITOR, Collective workshop
This LU provides learners with key elements to understand the importance of the monitoring process before/during/after an NBS implementation. It provides some case studies from the MNHN in France about citizen science, to understand how citizen science can support NbS mainstreaming. Eventually, the last 35 minutes are dedicated to a collective workshop activity, gathering different departments from a municipality in order to develop their own citizen science monitoring protocol.
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Educational Level: Professional
Language: English
Organisation: ICLEI
What is nature-based entrepreneurship?
All humans and all businesses need a healthy planet to survive and prosper. However, the steep decline in nature and biodiversity, intertwined with the climate and pollution crisis, are resulting in the increased frequency and severity of natural disasters with devastating impacts for nature and society. This learning unit sets the context for transformative change explaining how transforming businesses and economic systems to work with, and for, nature can help to reverse these negative trends. In this unit, participants will learn about nature-based solutions and nature-based enterprises and various initiatives supporting businesses in this transition. Participants will reflect and analyse the mission of their business (or idea) and consider their alignment with nature-based solutions, nature-based enteprises in the context of the wider economy. They will learn about and be invited to engage with new initiatives for businesses in the nature-positive economy.
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Educational Level: Professional
Language: English
Organisation: Horizon Nua
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