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Green infrastructure, ecosystem restoration, urban nature, wetlands, and nature-based adaptation.
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Brazil’s draft national strategy for urban nature-based solutions sets a 2026–2035 action plan spanning regulation, finance, justice, maintenance and data. Its most important move is to treat nature-based infrastructure as a governed service, not a collection of showcase projects.
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Spain is designing non-competitive grants for agricultural practices and nature-based solutions, beginning with €8.5 million around Doñana.
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Serbia's three-city green-infrastructure challenge separates projects ready for immediate co-financing from promising ideas that first need technical support.
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New Zealand is committing NZ$2 million to begin restoring Whangamarino wetland.
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Urban wetlands integrated into green infrastructure systems capture stormwater, filter pollutants, recharge groundwater, and create resilient urban public spaces.
Read analysisUrban flooding is rising as climate change intensifies rainfall.
Read analysisGreen Roofs Urban Sustainability merges architecture and ecology to boost energy efficiency, manage stormwater, enhance biodiversity, and build climate-resilient cities.
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