About this site

This site is a product of the GuideNbs project, which was funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers vision program on NbS. This project builds on the previous NCM-funded SITUATIONS-UMMATION and Nordic pilot projects on NbS

The main objective of this site is to make practical information gained in the NCM projects available to a wide range of stakeholders, including practitioners, local authorities, and the public. This online handbook contains guidance for the implementation of NbS across six specific ecosystems, namely coastal areas, cultural landscapes, forests, mountains, urban areas, and wetlands, in the Nordics. You can also find a selection of the information in this handbook in the project report: A guide for Nature-based solutions in the Nordics.

GuideNbS was led by the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, in collaboration with Aarhus University, the Natural Resources Institute Finland, the Faroe Islands National Museum, the Agricultural University of Iceland, the Norwegian Institute for Water Research, and Lund University.

The pages in this site have been written by the following authors, including revision and feedback from scientific experts and potential users of this handbook.

Norwegian Institute for Nature Research: Tessa Bargmann, Leonard Sandin, Sigrid Engen, Ruben Roos, Evert Mul, Ulrika Jansson, Jenni Nordén

NIRAS/Aarhus University: Annette Baattrup-Pedersen

Norwegian Institute for Water Research: Line Barkved, Eli Rinde, Ingvild Skumlien Furuseth, Caroline Enge

Lund University: Helena Hansson, Georg Andersson, Johanna Alkan Olsson

Natural Resources Institute Finland: Ekaterina Shorohova, Ilkka Vanha-Majamaa

Faroe Islands National Museum: Kolbrún í Haraldsstovu

Agricultural University of Iceland: Daniele Stefàno, Jóhanna Gísladóttir