Explore how to retrofit and maintain Nature-Based Solutions in our communities using our new infographics

These infographics are an output from UKGBC’s Nature Based Solutions Labs

Nature-Based Solutions will be crucial as we transform our cities – bringing back biodiversity to our communities and increasing their resilience to our changing climate.

In our 2022 report, ‘The Value of Urban Nature-Based Solutions’ we examined the benefits of implementing NBS in our towns and communities – exploring the different ways the value of these solutions can be demonstrated.

Building on this report, UKGBC’s Nature-Based Solutions Labs provided built environment stakeholders with the opportunity to work through some of challenges and solutions of implementing nature-based solutions in an urban context.

Acknowledging that many practitioners are facing similar challenges, the NBS Labs were designed for learning and peer-to-peer knowledge exchange, specifically around maintenance and stewardship, as well as existing buildings and retrofit. We heard from a range of speakers about the challenges faced, lessons learnt, and solutions they had whilst implementing urban NBS.

In order to share some of the challenges, recommendations, and considerations practitioners should take when implementing NBS into an urban environment, we’ve created two infographics that share these key learnings.

The first explores the challenges and key considerations for retrofitting NBS and the second considers maintenance and stewardship of existing solutions.

Download the Infographics here

Nature Based Solutions

Nature Based Solutions offer a wide range of benefits for both people and planet, and when implemented into our towns, cities & communities they are a key tool for tackling the combined climate and ecological crises.