AECOM is Making NBS a Reality Across the Globe
As a full-service design, management, environmental, and energy company, AECOM has unique experience integrating Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) and equity into our programs. Our approach emphasizes social and environmental objectives, placing AECOM at the forefront of natural infrastructure and hybrid solutions. Partnering with the Network for Engineering with Nature (N-EWN) provides a pathway to make these solutions more mainstream, impactful, and sustainable. We are committed to bringing our experience to N-EWN, sharing knowledge and collaborating in the development of research, guidance materials, and policy. Recent examples of similar partnerships include:
- We are leading multiple efforts under our Sustainable Legacies initiative including developing real-world natural labs like the Natural Capital Laboratory where nature restoration is measured and observed to better understand its long-term benefits.
- AECOM partnered with The Nature Conservancy to further nature-based solutions visibility and funding for hazard mitigation through guidebooks and workshops.
- As part of The Sustainable Markets Initiative Nature Working Group, AECOM served on the Measurement and Transparency Taskforce to develop an auditing and assessment framework to predict the impact of future infrastructure projects on nature and take action at the earliest stages of project consideration.
Engineering with Nature – Recent Projects
- Rebuild by Design: Meadowlands, New Jersey
- A Playbook for Nature-Positive Infrastructure Development
- Coastal Resilience for Small Island States
- Native Seed Procurement/Habitat Restoration for SDG&E, California
- Great Barrier Reef Foundation’s Resilient Reefs Initiative
Solving Complex Challenges
- Measuring ecological impact with the Biodiversity Accounting Metric
- What challenges do organisations face as they try to become ‘nature-positive’?
- Practical User’s Guide for the NNBF Guidelines
Sharing our Experience
At the upcoming N-EWN Partner Symposium, AECOM will present on a range of topics and convene a panel of experts to share our experience with the partner community.
We hope you will make it to our panel titled “Navigating Resilience: AECOM’s Journey Towards Climate Adaptation and Natural Infrastructure Integration” on May 23, 2024.
Moderator: Anne deBoer, Senior Associate – Sustainable Economics
Panelists:
- Shane Parson, Climate Adaptation Lead
- Marisa Escobar Arias, Latin America and West Coast Senior Planner
- Chris Levitz, Coastal and Riverine Resilience Practice Lead
- Lauren Swan, Vice President – Resilience and Sustainable Development
Please note that the upcoming Partner Symposium is invite-only. We will share further information about the event afterwards.
Featured image (top): Hanalei Stream Restoration Project
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