During the last few years, nature-based solutions (NBS) have gained a lot of attention in the International community, as well as in Estonia. The use of NBS in urban areas is often significantly more cost-effective than building large-scale technical systems on their own, and the benefits of using them range from protection of biodiversity to climate change adaptation.
The main goal of this seminar is to raise awareness on how the use of NBS in urban areas can bring great benefits to both people and the environment and show where the implementation of NBS has already worked.
Topics covered and discussed:
• the importance of nature-based solutions;
• practical examples of nature-based solutions;
• importance of biodiversity in urban areas;
• creation, management and monitoring of wetlands;
• project “Putukaväil”;
• project “LIFE UrbanStorm”.
00:00 - Moderator Ivo Krustok - Opening the day and focus of the seminar
04:43 - Russel Galt (IUCN) - Importance of the topic and inspiration
26:15 - Meelis Pärtel - The importance of biodiversity in the urban environment
41:13 - Mart Meriste - Biodiversity through a practitioner’s view
1:01:07 - Anne-May Nagel and Anu Leisner - Presentation of the „Putukaväil“ project
1:26:03 - Teele Kaljurand - Overview of her Master’s thesis
1:41:02 - Outi Wahlroos - Creation of wetlands, management and monitoring
2:13:56 - Tanel Mätlik and Siim Reinla - Presentation of the UrbanStorm project in more detail
2:43:45 - Panel - Tuul Sepp, Andro Mänd, Karin Bachmann, Bart Stoffels, Ragne Maasel, Pärtel-Peeter Pere, Helen Sulg, Raimond Tamm
4:42:21 - Moderator Ivo Krustok - Concludes the day
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