This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, Call H2020-SC5-2016-2017 Greening the economy, under grant agreement No 730338.

Introduction to ThinkNature

Bucharest Forum

2-3 Oct 2019

Technical

University

Of Crete

Development of a multi-stakeholder dialogue platform and Think tank to promote innovation with

Nature based solutions

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thinknature ObjectiveThe development of a multi-stakeholder communication platform that will support the understanding and the promotion of nature based solutions in local, regional, EU and

International levels.

The ThinkNature Platform will bring together multi-disciplinary scientific expertise, policy, business and society, as well as citizens and it will create a wide interactive society that builds

new knowledge.

Yanweizhou Park in Jinhua City

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ThinkNature Exploitable Results

1. ThinkNature Platform 2. Stakeholder Engagement 3. Capacity Building – The Science Case

4. The Business Case of NbS

Regional stakeholder networksBrainstorming ForumsBarrier landscape and policy analysis

Knowledge Hub• Case study portfolio• NbS Project hub• Knowledge repositoryStakeholder Engagement – Dialogue• Stakeholder network• Dialogue• Taskforces• Surveys

NbS Case Study PortfolioThinkNature handbook on NbSExpert InterviewsThinkNature WebinarsThinkNature Summer SchoolMobile game App

NbS Business CaseInternational Market Analysis

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1. The ThinkNature Platform

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News – Events – Social Media and Networking Hub

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Case Study Hub – Knowledge Repository - Dialogue

8691 Stakeholder members of the Platform

2. Stakeholder Engagement

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Engagement Statistics – Social Media

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Engagement Statistics – Platform and Website

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ThinkNature Platform and Website Unique Visitors

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2. Stakeholder Engagement - Think-and-Do Tanks

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ThinkNature Brainstorming Forums - Enhanced Dialogue

1. Sustainable Urbanization in Cities

2. Restoring Degraded Ecosystems

3. Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation

4. Risk Management and Resilience

Identification of Barriers and Policy Analysis

3. Capacity Building - Case studies’ portfolio

Total NBS Case Studies: 112

Main Contents:

1. INTRODUCTION

2. SCOPE

3. CLASSIFICATION OF NATURE-BASED

SOLUTIONS

4. MULTIPLE AND MULTI-SCALE BENEFITS

5. TECHNOLOGY AND PRACTICE

6. FINANCING AND BUSINESS MODELS

7. POLICY AND DECISION MAKING

MECHANISMS

8. FUTURE PERSPECTIVES

ANNEX

CASE STUDIES’ PORTFOLIO

The ThinkNature Handbook – Capacity Building

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Webinars

SCIENCE POLICY BUSINESS AUTHORITIES

Deltares

Victor BeumerPeter de Ruiter

Jennifer Senick

Marcus Collier

Ricardo Garcia Mira

University of A Coruña

Josefina Enfedaque

European Commission

Kristyna Pelikanova

European Investment Bank

Zuzana Hudekova

Bratislava Municipaiity

Anna Levonmaa

City of Tampere

Expert Interviews

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A Hands-On Training EventNature-Based Solutions – From Theory to Practice

2-6 September 2019

ThinkNature Summer School 2019

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• The game is online and playable at http://game.think-nature.eu/.

Mobile App Game

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4. NBS Business Case

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