Projects and Partnerships

GoGreenNext is a Horizon Europe project aimed at future proofing urban health across Europe and North America. It will deliver a comprehensive policy-oriented approach to evidence how ecosystem health and human health are connected. Supporting the development of innovative policies and pilots in four biogeographic regions in Europe, the project will address the nexus between biodiversity, climate, and planetary health. Specifically, the project will work to reverse environmental degradation through implementing nature-based solutions (NBS) and collaborating with global initiatives, particularly in urban areas most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Cities offer an opportunity to accelerate the implementation of current solutions aligned with emerging strategies and policy initiatives (e.g. New European Bauhaus, 100 Climate Neutral and Smart Cities) combining to form what is termed a just–green transition. EUKN will support the activities of GoGreenNext’s Policy Impact Hub to develop and test multidimensional policies aligned to climate, environmental and planetary health objectives. It will also contribute to building stakeholders’ capacities to implement holistic participatory evaluations of NBS interventions. 

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NATURO is a collaborative 3-year project funded by the European Driving Urban Transitions Partnership (DUT), aimed at empowering marginalized urban communities through nature-based solution. Collaborating with local governments and research and dissemination partners, the project seeks to develop a strategic framework for capacity building and enabling local governments and stakeholders to implement effective NBS initiatives that facilitate the inclusion of marginalized groups in the three cities involved in the project: Velenje in Slovenia, Den Bosch in the Netherlands and Tyresö in Sweden. These cities via create Micro Urban Living Labs (MULLs) to promote reflexive governance and co-creation of urban spaces. By fostering engagement at local, national, and transnational levels, the project seeks to co-produce knowledge that can inform equitable NBS planning and management practices across Europe. The EUKN is will facilitate the upscaling and upgrading of the project to promote NBS in integrated urban development projects and policies.

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