Key interventions to increase the use of nature-based solutions

Nature-based solutions (NBS) offer multiple benefits to address urban sustainable-development problems, especially those related to climate change and biodiversity loss. However, NBS implementation in cities still faces barriers. 

This study identifies key interventions for promoting NBS use in cities. In combination, these can form pathways to normalise and ‘mainstream’ (or integrate) NBS in urban settings.

The researchers focused on normalising NBS use in urban areas and reviewed existing practice in European cities, proposing a new approach to promote the use of NBS to deliver multiple sustainability goals simultaneously.