NATURA Networks

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The African Centre for Cities (ACC) is an interdisciplinary research and teaching programme focused on quality scholarship regarding the dynamics of unsustainable urbanisation processes in Africa, with an eye on identifying systemic responses.

The African Centre for Cities (ACC) is an interdisciplinary research and teaching programme focused on quality scholarship regarding the dynamics of unsustainable urbanisation processes in Africa, with an eye on identifying systemic responses.

Point of Contact: Pippin Anderson

Beyond the Academy is an international network of sustainability researchers united in a commitment to identify and overcome institutional barriers to making universities more supportive of applied interdisciplinary research with real-world impa

Beyond the Academy is an international network of sustainability researchers united in a commitment to identify and overcome institutional barriers to making universities more supportive of applied interdisciplinary research with real-world impact.

Point of Contact: Bonnie Keeler

The Centre for Urban Transitions investigates innovative planning and governance strategies for creating more liveable, sustainable, equitable, healthy and productive cities. Point of Contact: Niki Frantzeskaki

The Centre for Urban Transitions investigates innovative planning and governance strategies for creating more liveable, sustainable, equitable, healthy and productive cities.

Point of Contact: Niki Frantzeskaki

The CREATE Initiative advances research and education at the intersection of environment and equity through community engagement, interdisciplinary scholarship, and graduate training. Point of Contact: Bonnie Keeler

The CREATE Initiative advances research and education at the intersection of environment and equity through community engagement, interdisciplinary scholarship, and graduate training.

Point of Contact: Bonnie Keeler

Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences , formerly the Institute of Environmental Chemistry of Chinese Academy of Sciences founded in 1975, is the first comprehensive research institution engaged in research on e

Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, formerly the Institute of Environmental Chemistry of Chinese Academy of Sciences founded in 1975, is the first comprehensive research institution engaged in research on eco-environmental science and technology in China.

Point of Contact: Weiqi Zhou

CitiesWithNature is a unique initiative that recognizes and enhances the value of nature in and around cities across the world. It provides a shared platform for cities and their partners to engage and connect, working with shared commitment towar

CitiesWithNature is a unique initiative that recognizes and enhances the value of nature in and around cities across the world. It provides a shared platform for cities and their partners to engage and connect, working with shared commitment towards a more sustainable urban world.

Point of Contact: Nikara Mahadeo

Coordinated by Trinity College Dublin, Connecting Nature is a partnership of 31 organisations co-working with local authorities, communities, industry partners, NGOs and academics. Point of Contact: Marcus Collier

Coordinated by Trinity College Dublin, Connecting Nature is a partnership of 31 organisations co-working with local authorities, communities, industry partners, NGOs and academics.

Point of Contact: Marcus Collier

ENABLE aims to advance knowledge of how to design and implement Green and Blue Infrastructure (GBI) in a way that maximizes its potential to deliver numerous social and environmental benefits, such as social inclusion, health and human wellbeing,

ENABLE aims to advance knowledge of how to design and implement Green and Blue Infrastructure (GBI) in a way that maximizes its potential to deliver numerous social and environmental benefits, such as social inclusion, health and human wellbeing, stormwater retention and habitat functions. The ENABLE project uses a transdisciplinary approach to investigate the role of Green and Blue Infrastructure (GBI) in tackling a range of social-ecological challenges facing cities.

Point of Contact: Erik Andersson

Envision is a framework that provides the guidance needed to initiate this systemic change in the planning, design and delivery of sustainable and resilient infrastructure. Point of Contact: Christopher Raymond

Envision is a framework that provides the guidance needed to initiate this systemic change in the planning, design and delivery of sustainable and resilient infrastructure.

Point of Contact: Christopher Raymond

The European Forum on Urban Forestry (EFUF) is a unique meeting place for practitioners, policy-makers, managers, educators and scientists who are active in urban forestry, urban greening and green infrastructure. Point of Contact: Natalie Gul

The European Forum on Urban Forestry (EFUF) is a unique meeting place for practitioners, policy-makers, managers, educators and scientists who are active in urban forestry, urban greening and green infrastructure.

Point of Contact: Natalie Gulsrud

eLTER H2020 is a major project that will help advance the development of European Long-Term Ecosystem Research infrastructures. Point of Contact: Sandrine Glatron

eLTER H2020 is a major project that will help advance the development of European Long-Term Ecosystem Research infrastructures.

Point of Contact: Sandrine Glatron

Future Earth’s mission is to accelerate transformations to global sustainability through research and innovation. Point of Contact: Giles Bruno Sioen

Future Earth’s mission is to accelerate transformations to global sustainability through research and innovation.

Point of Contact: Giles Bruno Sioen

GoGreenRoutes is a €10.5m EU-funded project sowing the seeds for increased nature-connectedness across Europe, Latin America and China. Its multidisciplinary consortium of 40 organisations is pairing participatory approaches and citizen science wi

GoGreenRoutes is a €10.5m EU-funded project sowing the seeds for increased nature-connectedness across Europe, Latin America and China. Its multidisciplinary consortium of 40 organisations is pairing participatory approaches and citizen science with Big Data analyses and digital innovation to co-create "Urban Well-being Labs" in six “Cultivating Cities”: Burgas (Bulgaria), Lahti (Finland), Limerick (Ireland), Tallinn (Estonia), Umeå (Sweden) and Versailles (France).

Point of Contact: Tadhg MacIntyre

ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability is a global network of more than 1,750 local and regional governments committed to sustainable urban development. Point of Contact: Wolfgang Teubner

ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability is a global network of more than 1,750 local and regional governments committed to sustainable urban development.

Point of Contact: Wolfgang Teubner

ILTER consists of networks of scientists engaged in long-term, site-based ecological and socio-ecological research. We improve the understanding of global ecosystems and thereby provide the prerequisites for knowledge-based solutions to many curre

ILTER consists of networks of scientists engaged in long-term, site-based ecological and socio-ecological research. We improve the understanding of global ecosystems and thereby provide the prerequisites for knowledge-based solutions to many current and future environmental problems.

Point of Contact: Michael Mirtl

The Intemperie Studio is an architectural studio based out of Guayaquil, Ecuador. This studio focuses on nature and ecological concepts to guide their work. Point of Contact: Manuel Colón-Amador

The Intemperie Studio is an architectural studio based out of Guayaquil, Ecuador. This studio focuses on nature and ecological concepts to guide their work.

Point of Contact: Manuel Colón-Amador

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is a membership Union uniquely composed of both government and civil society organisations. Point of Contact: Loredana Rita Scut o

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is a membership Union uniquely composed of both government and civil society organisations.

Point of Contact: Loredana Rita Scuto

LTER sites support ecological discovery on the influence of long-term and large-scale phenomenon. Point of Contact: Marty Downs

LTER sites support ecological discovery on the influence of long-term and large-scale phenomenon.

Point of Contact: Marty Downs

We work to integrate the value nature provides to society into all major decisions. Our ultimate objective is to improve the well-being of all people and nature by motivating greater and more targeted natural capital investments. Points of Contact

We work to integrate the value nature provides to society into all major decisions. Our ultimate objective is to improve the well-being of all people and nature by motivating greater and more targeted natural capital investments.

Points of Contact: Anne Guerry & Eric Lonsdorf

NATure-based URban innoVATION is a 4-year project, funded by the European Commission and involving 14 institutions across Europe in the fields of urban development, geography, innovation studies and economics. Point of Contact: Harriet Bulkele

NATure-based URban innoVATION is a 4-year project, funded by the European Commission and involving 14 institutions across Europe in the fields of urban development, geography, innovation studies and economics.

Point of Contact: Harriet Bulkeley

The Nature Conservancy is a global environmental nonprofit working to create a world where people and nature can thrive. Point of Contact: Anna Bettis

The Nature Conservancy is a global environmental nonprofit working to create a world where people and nature can thrive.

Point of Contact: Anna Bettis

The Nature of Cities is an international platform for transdisciplinary dialogue and urban solutions. Point of Contact: David Maddox

The Nature of Cities is an international platform for transdisciplinary dialogue and urban solutions.

Point of Contact: David Maddox

Oppla is a knowledge marketplace for the latest thinking on natural capital, ecosystem services and nature-based solutions. Oppla is supported by a global community of several thousand members, comprising businesses, policymakers, scientists and

Oppla is a knowledge marketplace for the latest thinking on natural capital, ecosystem services and nature-based solutions. Oppla is supported by a global community of several thousand members, comprising businesses, policymakers, scientists and researchers, as well as representatives from government and civil society. Membership is free and includes access to a growing number of knowledge platforms and projects.

Point of Contact: Paul Mahoney

PlanAdapt is an independent network-based organization, that provides knowledge services in support of effective, economically just and socially inclusive climate change adaptation and climate risk management around the world. Point of Contact:

PlanAdapt is an independent network-based organization, that provides knowledge services in support of effective, economically just and socially inclusive climate change adaptation and climate risk management around the world.

Point of Contact: Alannah Hofemeier

The RECNET network comprises more than 60 organizations from 27 different countries, born with the purpose of finding the collaboration of key stakeholders in re-thinking the transformation of cities for sustainable transition to more resilient so

The RECNET network comprises more than 60 organizations from 27 different countries, born with the purpose of finding the collaboration of key stakeholders in re-thinking the transformation of cities for sustainable transition to more resilient socio-ecological systems.

Point of Contact: Duván Hernan Lopez

ReNature establishes a nature-based solutions research and innovation strategy and cluster, consisting of practitioners, national authorities, businesses, NGOs and researchers. Activities carried out foster capacity-building and collaboration to m

ReNature establishes a nature-based solutions research and innovation strategy and cluster, consisting of practitioners, national authorities, businesses, NGOs and researchers. Activities carried out foster capacity-building and collaboration to mainstream evidence-based implementation of nature-based solutions.

Point of Contact: Mario Balzan

The San Juan Urban Long-Term Research Area (ULTRA) is a long-term network and research site established in the city of San Juan in 2009 by the USDA Forest Service and the National Science Foundation (NSF) to produce knowledge on urban areas and

The San Juan Urban Long-Term Research Area (ULTRA) is a long-term network and research site established in the city of San Juan in 2009 by the USDA Forest Service and the National Science Foundation (NSF) to produce knowledge on urban areas and to support policy, education, and local initiatives in order to improve the quality-of-life and environmental conditions in the city.

Point of Contact: Elvia Meléndez

The SMARTer Greener Cities project aims to develop and test novel tools and processes for explicitly converging social, ecological, and technological systems (SETS) approaches for improving life in cities. Point of Contact: Erik Andersson

The SMARTer Greener Cities project aims to develop and test novel tools and processes for explicitly converging social, ecological, and technological systems (SETS) approaches for improving life in cities.

Point of Contact: Erik Andersson

Future Position X is a non-profit network organization that was founded in 2006 when regional actors gathered in an initiative for the Gävleborg region to take the position "Sweden's leading geospatial information cluster". Points of Contact:

Future Position X is a non-profit network organization that was founded in 2006 when regional actors gathered in an initiative for the Gävleborg region to take the position "Sweden's leading geospatial information cluster".

Points of Contact: Henrik Dahl & Per Andersson

The UNESCO Chair on Sustainability (UNESCO-SOST) is an international centre of excellence for resilience and sustainability science applied for transformation at local and regional scales. Point of Contact: Jordi Morató

The UNESCO Chair on Sustainability (UNESCO-SOST) is an international centre of excellence for resilience and sustainability science applied for transformation at local and regional scales.

Point of Contact: Jordi Morató

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The UNESCO Chair on Sustainability (UNESCO-SOST) is an international centre of excellence for resilience and sustainability science applied for transformation at local and regional scales. Point of Contact: Jordi Morató

The UNESCO Chair on Sustainability (UNESCO-SOST) is an international centre of excellence for resilience and sustainability science applied for transformation at local and regional scales.

Point of Contact: Jordi Morató

UNESCO European Regional Centre for Ecohydrology (ERCE) : Development of ecohydrological biotechnologies and systemic solutions by international cooperation in the framework of UNESCO International Hydrological Programme and European Commission pro

UNESCO European Regional Centre for Ecohydrology (ERCE): Development of ecohydrological biotechnologies and systemic solutions by international cooperation in the framework of UNESCO International Hydrological Programme and European Commission projects.

Point of Contact: Maciej Zalewski

The Urban Resilience to Extremes Sustainability Research Network (UREx SRN) focuses on integrating social, ecological, and technical systems to devise, analyze, and support urban infrastructure decisions in the face of climatic uncertainty. Point

The Urban Resilience to Extremes Sustainability Research Network (UREx SRN) focuses on integrating social, ecological, and technical systems to devise, analyze, and support urban infrastructure decisions in the face of climatic uncertainty.

Point of Contact: Nancy Grimm

The Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN ) is a peer-to-peer network of local government professionals from communities across the United States and Canada dedicated to creating a healthier environment, economic prosperity, and increased so

The Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN) is a peer-to-peer network of local government professionals from communities across the United States and Canada dedicated to creating a healthier environment, economic prosperity, and increased social equity.

Point of Contact: Kristin Baja

The US Forest Service ’s mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the Nation’s forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations. Point of Contact: Sarah Hines

The US Forest Service’s mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the Nation’s forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations.

Point of Contact: Sarah Hines

The Urban Biodiversity Hub (UBHub) helps cities around the world to measure and promote their biodiversity and assess their biodiversity strategy. We work with municipal and other local governments and their partners to improve the efficiency and

The Urban Biodiversity Hub (UBHub) helps cities around the world to measure and promote their biodiversity and assess their biodiversity strategy. We work with municipal and other local governments and their partners to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their biodiversity planning, according to the goals they set for themselves.

Point of Contact: Jennifer Rae Pierce

The UWIN Network is a consortium of multiple academic institutions and key water industry partners with activities currently in six regions across the U.S. designed to address water challenges in a variety of contexts from coastal communities to h

The UWIN Network is a consortium of multiple academic institutions and key water industry partners with activities currently in six regions across the U.S. designed to address water challenges in a variety of contexts from coastal communities to high plain deserts.

Point of Contact: Mazdak Arabi

VIVA-PLAN is about revitalising in-between spaces in residential housing areas to promote nature conservation, social inclusion and human well-being. Point of Contact: Christopher Raymond

VIVA-PLAN is about revitalising in-between spaces in residential housing areas to promote nature conservation, social inclusion and human well-being.

Point of Contact: Christopher Raymond

The Western Center for Metropolitan Extension and Research works to increase the internal capacity of Extension programs to address metropolitan issues. We partner with cities, NGO’s, and businesses – connecting our partners with university profes

The Western Center for Metropolitan Extension and Research works to increase the internal capacity of Extension programs to address metropolitan issues. We partner with cities, NGO’s, and businesses – connecting our partners with university professionals working across the United States – to develop place-based and data-driven solutions to societal issues. In the past few years, we have focused on urban sustainability and green infrastructure, urban-suburban-rural interdependencies, and creating a culture of health across connected communities.

Point of Contact: Brad Gaolach

CLEARING HOUSE uses trees as a means to improve urban living in both Europe and China. Point of Contact : Rik De Vreese

CLEARING HOUSE uses trees as a means to improve urban living in both Europe and China.

Point of Contact: Rik De Vreese

SETS Convergence

The Converging Social, Ecological, and Technological Infrastructure Systems (SETS) for Urban Resilience project is a 5-year initiative to accelerate advances in convergent urban systems science capable of providing cities with the knowledge and methods for building integrated SETS resilience strategies to extreme events, supported by cutting-edge modeling, simulation, and visualization of infrastructure systems. The project will develop and refine an urban resilience conceptual framework to guide an emerging, convergent urban systems science for cities to test and deploy in San Juan (PR), Atlanta, New York, and Phoenix.

Point of Contact: Mikhail Chester

Partnership for Water Sustainability in British Columbia

The Partnership for Water Sustainability in British Columbia (the Partnership) is the hub for a “convening for action” network in the local government setting, is responsible for delivering the Water Sustainability Action Plan program through partnerships and collaboration, and embraces a vision for shared responsibility where all the players align their efforts for the greater common good.

kounkuey design initiative

KDI is a non-profit design and community development organization founded in Nairobi in 2006 with offices in Kenya, Sweden, and the US. We partner with under-resourced communities to advance equity and activate the unrealized potential in neighborhoods and cities through advocacy, research, planning, and built works. We have been working together with citizens on urban nature, Nature-based Solutions, and Green Infrastructure over the last 15 years through our award-winning Kibera Public Space Project and related programs, and in the last four years have launched a significant program on "Realising urban Nature-based Solutions" (R u NBS?) in Nairobi and Dar-es-Salaam. We are a team of landscape architects, urban planners, civil engineers, architects, community organizers, and researchers focused on alleviating economic, environmental, and social challenges to enable communities to have a healthy, prosperous, and happy life.

Point of Contact: Franklin Kimiri

Stockholm Resilience Centre

The Stockholm Resilience Centre, is a research centre on resilience and sustainability science at Stockholm University. It is a joint initiative between Stockholm University and the Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

Point of Contact: Erik Andersson

Ecosystems and Environment Research Programme at University Of Helsinki

The wide-ranging and multidisciplinary Ecosystems and Environment Research Programme (ECOENV) investigates the effects of human activity on land and aquatic ecosystems, as well as how these effects are reflected in society. Our researchers are looking for solutions to current environmental problems. Societally, research-based knowledge in environmental sciences can be used to curb climate change as well as foster biodiversity and habitats in support of environmental and human wellbeing.

Point of Contact: Erik Andersson

The MUST project co-creates knowledge to interrelate the needs of humans and other species. The interdisciplinary team brings together researchers from environmental education to human geography, environmental economics, spatial ecology, resilience

The MUST project co-creates knowledge to interrelate the needs of humans and other species. The interdisciplinary team brings together researchers from environmental education to human geography, environmental economics, spatial ecology, resilience in urban and regional planning and geospatial approaches, exploring how to change our relationship with nature.

Point of Contact: christopher.raymond@helsinki.fiChris Raymond

SLA Studio

SLA is a nature-based design studio working globally with cities, nature, places, and people.

Point of Contact: Alexandra Burgos-Thorsen