Fulfilling the Transformative

Potential of Nature-Based

Solutions: From Fragmentation

to Integration

Nature-based Solutions (NbS) have the potential to address urban challenges in economically viable and socially equitable ways. However, there are constraints to their optimal implementation, such as rigid governance structures, high costs, land use conflicts and social exclusion. To address these constraints, IntegrateNbS will co-create and test an ‘integrative lab’ methodology in six cities in Norway, Poland, Spain and Sweden, which integrates multiple challenges, types of actors, and social dimensions of change. Along with a “train the trainer” module, the integrative methodology will be shared widely to facilitate uptake across Europe and increase the ripple effects of the project.