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1 -= 5.3: Evaluating the Impact of Nature-based Solutions =
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3 -The European Commission Handbook on Evaluating the Impact of Nature-Based Solutions, henceforth the EU NBS handbook, is a guide to enable the development of NBS metrics which are scientifically-valid and comprehensive at all stages of the process from design to implementation[[[1]>>path:#_ftn1]]. Developed by the NBS impact evaluation taskforce, the handbook provides a reference European framework for monitoring and evaluating the impact of NBS solutions in cities. It combines the efforts of 27 different EU projects which focused on NBS, and examines indicators suggested by each of these. These projects include BiodivERsA, CLEARING HOUSE, CLEVER Cities, CONNECTING Nature, EdiCitNet, EKLIPSE, GREEN SURGE, GROW GREEN, Inspiration, MAES/EnRoute, NAIAD, Nature4Cities, Naturvation, NetworkNature, OpenNESS, OPERAs, OPERANDUM, PHUSICOS, proGIreg, RECONECT, REGREEN, Think Nature, TURaS, UNaLab, URBAN GreenUP, and URBiNAT.
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5 -In order to combine the indicators from all of these projects, the EU NBS handbook provides a reference document for NBS-monitoring methodologies.  To do this, indicators were categorised according to the key social challenges which they address. These are as follows:
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7 -1. Climate Resilience
8 -1. Water Management
9 -1. Natural and Climate Hazards
10 -1. Green Space Management
11 -1. Biodiversity Enhancement
12 -1. Air Quality
13 -1. Place Regeneration
14 -1. Knowledge and Social Capacity Building for Sustainable Urban Transformation
15 -1. Participatory Planning and Governance
16 -1. Social Justice and Social Cohesion
17 -1. Health and Wellbeing
18 -1. New Economic Opportunities and Green Jobs
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20 -The indicators from each project were examined and selected according to their importance. These are divided into ‘recommended’ and ‘additional’ indicators for each of the social challenges. The full list of these indicators can be found below, with the ones for which factsheets were created highlighted in green. More detailed factsheets can be found for these on the following pages.
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25 -[[[1]>>path:#_ftnref1]] European Commission, 2021 [[Evaluating the impact of Nature-based Solutions: a handbook for practitioners | European Commission (europa.eu)>>url:https://ec.europa.eu/info/news/evaluating-impact-nature-based-solutions-handbook-practitioners-2021-may-06_en]].
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28 -A new handbook aims to provide practitioners with a comprehensive Nature-based Solutions (NBS) impact assessment framework, and a robust set of indicators and methodologies to assess impacts of NBS across 12 societal challenges: Climate Resilience; Water Management; Natural and Climate Hazards; Green Space Management; Biodiversity; Air Quality; Place Regeneration; Knowledge and Social Capacity Building for Sustainable Urban Transformation; Participatory Planning and Governance; Social Justice and Social Cohesion; Health and Well-being; New Economic Opportunities and Green Jobs. The accompanying Appendix of Methods provides a brief description of each indicator and recommends appropriate methods to measure specific impacts, along with guidance for end-users about the appropriateness, advantages and drawbacks of each method in different local contexts.
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30 -The handbook has the objectives of: Serving as a reference for relevant EU policies and activities; Orienting urban practitioners in developing robust impact evaluation frameworks for NBS at different scales; Providing a comprehensive set of indicators and methodologies and build the European evidence base regarding NBS impacts.
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32 -The handbook is the result of a unique collaborative effort of 17 EU-funded Horizon 2020 NBS projects and collaborating institutions such as the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the Joint Research Centre (JRC), as part of the European Taskforce for NBS Impact Assessment.
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34 -Reference: [[https:~~/~~/ec.europa.eu/info/news/evaluating-impact-nature-based-solutions-handbook-practitioners-2021-may-06_en>>https://ec.europa.eu/info/news/evaluating-impact-nature-based-solutions-handbook-practitioners-2021-may-06_en]]
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