Resources for NBS Education
NBS EduDirectory - The resource landscape of NBS Education
This repository provides a comprehensive list of available resources, including guidance, reports, tools, and services developed around education about NBS. These NBS education resources and materials were discovered through EU-funded online repositories and through desk research. It is updated annually. You can also consult it as a database on PowerBI.
Have a look at further resources repositorites of the NBS and the education communities at the NBS EduHub.
Exploring nature-based solutions in your classroom and beyond
Launched as a rerun of the 2023 MOOC “Exploring nature-based solutions in your classroom”, the current course expands its formal education reach to also include non-formal education settings and approaches, while offering a selection of new resources and teaching tools for both, and putting NBS careers in the spotlight. By joining this course, teachers and educators will be able to introduce NBS initiatives in their schools and communities, and lead discussions among various age groups on the sustainable future of our planet.
Topic: Understanding of NBS
Educational Level: Primary to Secondary Education
Language: English
Organisation: European Schoolnet
Exploring Nature-Based Solutions in Your Classroom MOOC
This course allows participants to explore the implementation of nature-based solutions in classrooms through the connection with contemporary research and NBS practitioners, including ready-to-use learning scenarios.
Topic: Understanding of NBS
Educational Level: Primary to Secondary Education
Language: English
Organisation: European Schoolnet
Exploring Nature-Based Solutions in Your Classroom MOOC Rerun
This course allows participants to explore the implementation of nature-based solutions in classrooms through the connection with contemporary research and NBS practitioners, including ready-to-use learning scenarios, as well as provides information about the GreenComp, NBS societal challenge areas, relevant NBS frameworks, and pedagogical approaches.
Topic: Understanding of NBS
Educational Level: Primary to Secondary Education
Language: English
Organisation: European Schoolnet
NBS EduWORLD Living Labs Roadmap
This roadmap provides a comprehensive approach and structured path to embed environmental and social responsibility and active sustainability citizenship into school education through the integration of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS). It guides schools in reimagining infrastructure, curricula, teaching and learning, and community practices, inspired by nature and leveraging its power to solve real-world challenges. It aims to support the long-term strategy of mainstreaming NBS in education alongside the creation of vibrant, future-ready learning environments where sustainability is not just taught but is lived and practiced daily. Based on evidence and inspiring stories of implementation, it outlines objectives and key actions, highlights basic steps and lessons learnt, discusses opportunities and challenges, and explores the impact of setting up schools as NBS Living Labs for sustainability.
Topic: Understanding of NBS
Educational Level: Primary to Secondary Education
Language: English
Organisation: NBS EduWORLD
The Great Green Roof Challenge
In this Learning Scenario, students explore climate change and the impact of nature-based solutions (NBS) by designing and constructing green roof models for a local community center. Through this hands-on project, they investigate the numerous benefits of green roofs as an example of nature-based solutions. Students gather ideas and design models to demonstrate how transforming a community center with a green roof can mitigate the effects of climate change. They then test their models to measure temperature differences between green roofs and traditional roofs, showcasing the effectiveness of this NBS. By doing so, students not only develop STEM skills but also enhance their environmental awareness.
Topic: Understanding of NBS
Educational Level: Primary to Secondary Education
Language: English
Organisation: European Schoolnet
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