Local environmental compensation processes
As shown within these nature-based solutions, measures to compensate the environment are available. However embedding them into mainstream policies and urban planning procedures requires more effort, in the shape of establishing the evidence-base for NBS and unlocking funds for example via adaptation funds, taxes or public-private partnerships.
Turin
A strategic public-private partnership for greening the City of Turin has allowed the municipality of Turin to identify, collect and display tools and concrete cases to improve the administration and management of city-owned public green asset. By engaging the private sector, Turin gained a boost in the development of green areas, providing win-win solutions for all.
To learn more about the processes and stakeholders involved, read the factsheet.
Zagreb
Zagreb has established new protocols and changes to planning procedures and policy development processes for nature-based solutions. This involved preparing guidelines for changing existing regulations in line with the recognized needs, monitoring the situation and initiating a policy change procedure. The Zagreb local task force is in the process of preparing the necessary documents by using the implementation experiences of local measures to identify the policy changes needed.
Learn more on these processes from this factsheet.
Ningbo
Ningbo collected meteorological, hydrological, chemical and ecological data to monitor the environment of Moon Lake (mainly water environment). The aim was that the water quality meets the III level standard, so that the government would pay all costs of the project implementation.
This activity is based on the Public-Private Partnership of the Moon Lake Water Ecological Comprehensive Improvement Project. More more deatils, read the factsheet.
Cluj-Napoca
A series of guidelines for protecting valuable landscapes and encouraging new developments that integrate and enhance the native vegetation are planned. These include a dedicated policy for environmental equilibrium, through community-driven small-scale interventions.
