Tag: nature-based solutions
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Partner Takeover: LimnoTech
LimnoTech became a N-EWN Partner in 2022 and is proud to have helped grow and guide N-EWN over the years through our involvement with the leadership team, the advisory and operations committees, and various working groups. LimnoTech’s vision and values align with the principles of Engineering With Nature (EWN) — applying science, engineering, and collaboration…
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Duke’s Nature Activation Hub: Lowering Barriers to Investment in NbS
The Nature Activation Hub at Duke University is working with multiple partners to think about how to lower the barriers for private sector investment in nature-based solutions. Learn more here. As nature-based solutions gain popularity, there is concern that public funding won’t be enough to enable implementation at the pace and scale required to achieve…
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Partner Takeover: ECOncrete
Time for another partner takeover! Check out these upcoming events with our partner ECOncrete: Are you attending NY Climate Week? Join one of our ECOncrete Field Sessions to explore resilient waterfronts with our experts and discuss ecological design & engineering, nature-inclusive technology, and regenerative blue finance. And join us for drinks at our new New…
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AECOM’s Nature-Based Solutions: Empowering People and Nature to Thrive
Nature-based solutions harness the power of ecosystems to drive resilience, biodiversity, and sustainable outcomes. With over half of the world’s GDP dependent on healthy natural systems—and an estimated $700 billion per year needed to halt species and ecosystem loss—these solutions integrate ecological processes into the way we plan, design, and build. Nature-based approaches address climate…
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The Natrx Platform: Comprehensive Nature-Based Resilience
The future of nature-based solutions requires more than great infrastructure — it requires a system. The Natrx platform is designed to integrate assessment, implementation, and long-term measurement into one seamless approach to shoreline and watershed resilience. It starts with Natrx Assess, which uses remote sensing and AI to map erosion risks and vulnerabilities across landscapes…
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Duke Experts Offer Resources for Activating Nature
Originally published here by the Duke University Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability. For two decades, experts at Duke University’s Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability have undertaken actionable research and developed purposeful partnerships aimed at integrating nature’s benefits into decision-making. [Launched on January 14], the Nature Activation Hub elevates and organizes this work—bringing together…
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Tomorrow: ASCE Nature-based Solutions Sustainability Webinar
This week, ASCE hosts the second of three Nature-based Solutions (NbS) Sustainability Webinars: Engineering Guidance for Nature-Based Solutions on Wednesday, August 30, 2023 from 12:00pm-1:00pm. Register here to join the webinar.