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Nature-Based Solutions in Latin America and The Caribbean: Regional Status and Priorities for Growth

This paper discusses how the Latin American and Caribbean region is on the verge of a transition from experimenting with nature-based solutions (NBS) to adopting it on a much wider scale that can

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Urban Green Infrastructure II: Implementing and Monitoring (Spanish)

This publication is part of a series of three papers exploring the different aspects of urban green infrastructure solutions.

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Best Practices and Lessons Learned on the Pathways to Sustainability: Urban Park Rangers

The importance of conservation units in urban areas lies in the fact that they are mitigating

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Best Practices and Lessons Learned on the Pathways to Sustainability: Banco San Miguel Ecological Reserve Cleaning Brigade

"Banco San Miguel y Bahía de Asunción” Ecological Reserve is the city’s largest green area.

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Lagos Resilience Strategy

The Lagos Resilience Strategy is the State’s first urban resilience strategy document and it articulates an integrated approach to addressing the shocks and stresses the city e

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Natural Asset and Biodiversity Valuation in Cities

Cities are increasingly recognizing the role of the natural environment in shaping healthy and livable places that enhance human capital.

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Smart Management for LED-based Public Lighting: City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Local governments can lead on climate action through municipal service areas such as public li

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Land degradation and cities: The essential role of local and regional governments

Global concern for the challenges posed by land degradation has been affirmed by target 15.3 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which is aimed at halting and reversing land degradation.

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A greener tomorrow: Water management in urban redevelopment: Dortmund, Germany

Dortmund has transformed from a major industrial city into the “green metropolis” of Germany’s Westphalia region.

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TOD Guide for Communities

This TOD Guide for Urban Communities shares the best practice guidelines in transit oriented development around the world.

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Brazil Low Carbon Case Study: Waste

This report synthesis the findings for the waste sector of a broader study, the Brazil low carbon study, which was undertaken by the World Bank in

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Making the Business Case for Nature-Based Infrastructure: How the City of Cape Town boosted funding for restoring its waterways

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