Resources for NBS Education

NBS EduWORLD Initial report on NBS in higher education

This milestone report explores the current understanding, approaches, and pedagogies of higher education in NBS, encompassing vocational, entrepreneurial, and tertiary domains.

The primary aim of the report is to summarise existing and potential needs-based education approaches at higher level to present a state of the art. This output will form the core input on which the design of educational learning units can be based. These learning units will be developed for NBS EduWORLD Work Package 4 (WP4).

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NBS EduWORLD Learning Units

The NBS EduWORLD Learning Units page offers a comprehensive resource for higher education, with 50 curated learning units designed to bridge the gap between Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) and higher education (UG, PG, PhD). These units cater to third-level, entrepreneurial, and vocational education, providing insights into NBS concepts, educational frameworks, and real-world case studies from NBS EduWORLD demonstrator sites. Ideal for students and educators, the platform offers flexible, editable resources that support NBS integration into academic and professional development.

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Piloting and Assessment of Stepping Stones and Education Journeys

This work builds on earlier efforts in architecture and the evaluation of Nature-based Solutions (NBS) in education to advance institutional leadership through capacity-building initiatives. A comprehensive set of innovative guidance materials are developed, which aim at embedding NBS thinking within strategic and operational practices across higher education and industry. Central to this effort is the co-creation and delivery of interactive workshops designed to establish baseline knowledge, stimulate peer learning, and facilitate knowledge exchange among partners and stakeholders. As a key output, the project involved the design, testing and implementation of 50 modular Learning Units, structured to support both formal accreditation and informal learning. These units cover foundational to advanced concepts and are mapped as 'stepping stones' within a sequential learning framework. The resulting output of this report offers a scalable, adaptable resource to embed NBS literacy into educational ecosystems and workforce development strategies along with exploring the stepping stones of education journeys involving NBS.

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Summer Course 'Soluciones basadas en la naturaleza para la sostenibilidad'

In partnership with the Andalusian Center for the Evaluation and Monitoring of Global Change, the 4 month summer course instructed 20 university students of any discipline how to use NBS towards resolving social and environmental problems. Taught case studies included locally specific issues, e.g. the 'acequia' water management system in the Sierra Nevada.

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Sustainability Leadership for the Built Environment

The Sustainability Leadership for the Built Environment programmes explore the importance of building knowledge and leadership skills to drive real change through multiple professions and disciplines working together. The programmes are available as a part-time Master’s or Postgraduate Certificate in Interdisciplinary Design for the Built Environment (IDBE), offered by the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) and supported by the Departments of Architecture and Engineering.

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