Graz, 11\/10\/2022 - The 15 European partners of the new EU-funded project Invest4Nature met on October 10-12 2022 for the project\u2019s kick-off event in Graz. Over the course of 4 years, 15 partners will contribute to a better understanding of the economic and financial performance of nature-based solutions. The improved understanding is needed to promote upscaling, to attract investments in the measures and to serve as a basis for the development of a market to enable a broad deployment of nature-based solutions.<\/p>\n
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The world is experiencing a severe climate and biodiversity crisis. The EU\u2019s strategy to tackle this crisis \u2013 the Green Deal - considers nature-based solutions as a key measure. Therefore, it supports projects that contribute its further development. The environmental, social and economic benefits of the solutions are manifold: from the mitigation and adaptation to climate change (including the reduction of urban heat island effects and flood mitigation) to the increased well-being for citizens. However, these benefits are not yet fully understood and there is currently no standard method to calculate the economic and financial benefits of such nature-based solutions e.g. in the reduction of climate risks which are important for financial stakeholders such as investors and insurances.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThere can be no investments without reliable data and concrete figures. We\u2019re excited to fill this gap with Invest4Nature and the fruitful kick-off meeting here in Graz showed that we can create a powerful \u201cmeta-level boost\u201d for the broad implementation of nature-based solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n
Andreas T\u00fcrk, Joanneum Research, Coordinator of Invest4Nature<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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Invest4Nature<\/strong> (full name: Promoting investments in NBS and accelerating market uptake by gaining a better understanding of the economic performance of NBS, considering climate mitigation and risk reduction) combines the expertise of 15 organisations from 11 European countries, including universities, research organisations, NGOs, SMEs and municipalities. For further information, visit the Invest4Nature twitter channel via @Invest4N<\/a>, the LinkedIn channel via @Invest4Nature<\/a>, and the official project website www.invest4nature.eu<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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The Invest4Nature consortium consists of the following members:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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- JOANNEUM RESEARCH FORSCHUNGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH, AUSTRIA<\/li>\n
- STEINBEIS 2I GMBH, GERMANY<\/li>\n
- NORSK INSTITUTT FOR VANNFORSKNING, NORWAY<\/li>\n
- HORIZON NUA INNOVATION, IRELAND<\/li>\n
- AARHUS UNIVERSITET, DENMARK<\/li>\n
- CLIMATE ALLIANCE \u2013 KLIMA-BUENDNIS \u2013 ALIANZA DEL CLIMA e.V., GERMANY<\/li>\n
- OPPLA EEIG, NETHERLANDS<\/li>\n
- ENGINEERING \u2013 INGEGNERIA INFORMATICA SPA, ITALY<\/li>\n
- EMAC EMPRESA MUNICIPAL DE AMBIENTE DE CASCAIS EM SA, PORTUGAL<\/li>\n
- MELOMYS ADVISORY, LATVIA<\/li>\n
- FONDAZIONE CENTRO EURO-MEDITERRANEO SUI CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI, ITALY<\/li>\n
- AARHUS KOMMUNE, DENMARK<\/li>\n
- KLIMABUNDNIS TIROL, AUSTRIA<\/li>\n
- MIASTO POZNAN, POLAND<\/li>\n
- U-SENTRIC BVBA, BELGIUM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Project coordinator:<\/strong>
\nAndreas Tuerk (JOANNEUM RESEARCH)
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Main press contact:<\/strong>
\nRegine Wehner (Steinbeis 2i GmbH)
\nregine.wehner@steinbeis-europa.de<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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