Bundesamt für Naturschutz

BfN Schriften 456 - Proceedings of the European Conference “Nature-based Solutions to Climate Change in Urban Areas and their Rural Surroundings“

Biodiversity•
Climate Change
BfN-Schriften
The conference proceedings included in this volume attempt to reflect the great variety of the presentations and discussions. Abstracts of oral presentations and posters provided by scientists and practitioners from all over Europe are complemented by a summary of the discussions held during parallel sessions and in plenary.
Author
Nadja Kabisch, Jutta Stadler, Simon Duffield, Horst Korn and Aletta Bonn
Editor
Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
Year of publication
2017
Edition
456
Language
English
Pages
179
ISBN
978-3-89624-193-1
DOI
10.19217/skr456

Description

To highlight the importance of nature-based solutions for climate change mitigation and adaptation in urban areas and their rural surroundings, the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) in co-operation with the ENCA Interest Group on Climate Change and the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) / German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) organized the conference on “Nature-based solutions to climate change in urban areas and their rural surroundings – Linkages between science, policy and practice”, which took place from 17-19 November 2015 in Bonn, Germany. In addition, emphasize was given to the potential of nature-based approaches to create multiple benefits regarding ecological, social and economic aspects.