Periodic Reporting for period 2 - NetworkNature (NetworkNature - Advancing nature-based solutions together)
Periodo di rendicontazione: 2021-12-01 al 2023-07-31
(1) To consolidate, expand and support a community of practice for NBS across science, business, policy and practice at scales from sub-national to international and across the rural-urban continuum with a particular focus on innovative NBS
Achievements:
15 NBS projects and their outputs featured on NN website;
Average increase of 173% in active members on platform for each main target audience (business, media, policy, practitioner, public, research)(compared to RP1);
Average increase of 199% in audience diversity by sector (civil society, financing and investment, infrastructure planning, natural resources management) (compared to RP1);
At least 24% increase in active participants in H2020 NBS TF;
7 joint products produced by NBS TF.
(2) To promote the increase and upscaling of NBS implementation across key areas of science, business, policy and practice
Achievements:
Average of 250% increase in participants per target audiences represented in events organised by NN;
Expansion of NBS knowledge base with 375 knowledge products (2.068 clicks), including +205 NBS resources, +149 NBS case studies, 4 factsheets, 3 knowledge briefs, 2 policy briefs, 3 design briefs, 1 NBS business package and 3 NBS knowledge databases (database of 196 NBS knowledge gaps, database of EU R&I on NBS with 300 projects, NBS knowledge database with 840 resources);
6 sectoral events organised by NN, participation in 7 sectoral events
(3) To build a broad base of support for NBS amongst society at large
Achievements:
65 #NatureFacts published with engagement of 23 different NbS projects and initiatives;
Activation of 6 NBS regional/national hubs through local in-person kick-off events (5 of them represented in NBS hubs portals on NN);
Target Audience wider public successfully engaged in NBS comics campaigns (1.1 Mio views of website, 22,000 unique visitors);
Average increase of 260% in Social Media Followers/Subscribers (highest increase in Linkedin with +354% compared to RP1).
Facilitation of the NBS Cluster Taskforces through NN contact points successfully continued, resulting in 4 Cluster TF meetings (with learnings to be taken into NN+), an increases in active members across all TF, the proliferation of work streams, the launch of a new TF on NBS education and 7 joint outputs (operational fund). 3 semester themes were run on ecosystem restoration, NBS quality and standards, and NBS education with the support of experts from the NBS community, which were imperative for making connections with NBS experts, raising awareness of NBS with the wider public (NBS comics) and establishing NBS in the European standardisation.
Exchanges with 10 interested regions/countries representatives led to the establishment of 6 national/regional NBS hubs (Nordic, Hungarian, Portuguese, Ukrainian, Italian and Polish) with thematic, strategic and financial support from NN. Developed structural and procedural support in setting up NBS hubs will be taken on into NN+ for the expansion of NBS hubs and their capacity-building.
With the NBS comics campaign, NN took an innovative approach to broaden its outreach to the wider public, fostering collaboration with the creative sector, thereby transcending the boundaries of typical audience engagement. Garnering considerable attention with 1.1 Mio page views, NN has clearly captivated and engaged a wide spectrum of individuals beyond its usual audience, effectively disseminating its message and promoting awareness about the importance and benefits of NBS to an expanded and receptive audience.