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Let's talk the same nature-based language - again!
22 July 2020
Second round of the nature-based solutions terminology survey! Let's talk
in the same nature-based language!
Even if there are multiple research and implementation activities related
to NBS, we do not have a common NBS terminology: there are different, often
overlapping nomenclatures of NBS. For instance, the same NBS can be called
a “green façade with climbing plants”, a “climber green wall”, or a
“ground-based greening”. This is hindering communication and affects the
consolidation of the knowledge generated so far in this field.
Therefore, EdiCitNet
project (Edible Cities Network) <https://www.edicitnet.com/> (GA 776665),
the COST ACTION Circular City <https://circular-city.eu/> (CA 17133) and
the Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA) <https://www.icra.cat/> joined
efforts for a comprehensive review work and developed a preliminary list of
32 NBS, integrating 108 overlapping NBS from 4 EU projects: UNALAB
<https://unalab.eu/home>, URBANGREENUP <https://www.urbangreenup.eu/>,
NATURE4CITIES <https://www.nature4cities.eu/> and THINKNATURE
<https://www.think-nature.eu/>.
In this endeavor, we followed a participatory approach: a couple of weeks
ago, we published in Oppla
<https://oppla.eu/nature-based-solutions-terminology-survey>, a web-based
survey where the NBS community could together find a common terminology for
these NBS. The survey received 164 answers from researchers and practioners
of 46 countries all over the globe.
First, we thank all participants for sharing your NBS knowledge and
experience in this process. Together, we agreed on the names of 20 NBS.
However, there are still some NBS for which the consensus was not reached
(less than 50% of valid votes). Therefore, we would like to kindly ask your
help once again: we have prepared a second survey containing the 12 NBS
were consensus was not reached, each with a brief description. Now we need
to decide between the two names that received most votes in the first
survey.
Second round - NBS terminology survey
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeIKLvSivNGmm5UxCe59h-uDmDzztY4_SLnKNN3FLPKJsJp-g/viewform>
It will only take you 5-10 minutes to answer it!
Let's all be part of this nature-based movement towards a common
terminology for NBS!
Thank you in advance!
Josep Pueyo-Ros
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Postdoctoral researcher
Catalan Institute for Water Research
