Nature-based solutions for urban environments
13 European H2020 organizations list this as part of their work — 7 as their primary capability.
Most active in this area
- BIOAZUL, SL
Spanish SME developing wastewater treatment and reuse technologies, specializing in nutrient recovery, circular economy, and agricultural water management across Europe.
“CONNECTING Nature addressed urban nature-based solutions; UrBAN-WASTE tackled waste management in tourist cities.”
SMEES12 projects - DE SURDURULEBILIR ENERJI VE INSAAT SANAYI TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI
Turkish energy and construction SME delivering smart city demonstrations, nature-based solutions, and urban sustainability projects across European consortia.
“Participated in URBAN GreenUP (re-naturing cities, NBS monitoring and upscaling) and MAKING-CITY (positive energy districts with urban planning integration).”
PrimarySMETR7 projects - ETIFOR SRL SOCIETA BENEFIT
Italian benefit corporation specializing in forest ecosystem services, nature-based solutions, and participatory climate adaptation across Europe.
“CONNECTING Nature focused on co-production of nature-based solutions in front-runner cities using transdisciplinary methods.”
SMEIT6 projects - AGENZIA REGIONALE PER LA PREVENZIONE, L'AMBIENTE E L'ENERGIA DELL'EMILIA-ROMAGNA
Italian regional environmental agency contributing operational monitoring data, climate adaptation expertise, and nature-based solution testbeds to European research consortia.
“Both iSCAPE (green infrastructure for air quality) and OPERANDUM (open-air laboratories for NBS) point to growing work in nature-based interventions.”
IT6 projects - INSTITUTE OF URBAN ENVIRONMENT, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Chinese Academy of Sciences institute bridging European and Chinese research on urban nature-based solutions, green infrastructure, and post-industrial regeneration.
“Core contributor to both REGREEN (nature-based solutions for urban transitions in Europe and China) and proGIreg (productive green infrastructure for post-industrial regeneration).”
PrimaryCN4 projects - GRUNSTATTGRAU FORSCHUNGS- UND INNOVATIONS-GMBH
Austrian research SME bridging green infrastructure and construction innovation — from nature-based urban solutions to industrialized building renovation.
“Core contributor in Nature4Cities (knowledge diffusion platform for NBS) and METABUILDING (NBS listed as key cross-sectoral topic).”
PrimarySMEAT3 projects - GRAD BEOGRAD
City of Belgrade — urban living lab for nature-based solutions, blue-green infrastructure, and their measurable impact on public health.
“All three projects (CLEVER Cities, EuPOLIS, HEART) center on integrating blue-green infrastructure into urban settings.”
PrimaryRS3 projects - INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACION DE RECURSOS BIOLOGICOS ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT
Colombia's national biodiversity institute bridging Latin American urban ecosystem restoration expertise into EU-CELAC research consortia.
“Both CONEXUS and INTERLACE are explicitly built around NBS design and implementation in urban contexts, with the Institute contributing field-based Latin American case expertise.”
PrimaryCO2 projects - ANAPTYXIAKI ETAIREIA LEFKOSIAS (ANEL) LTD
Nicosia's city development agency offering urban pilot site expertise in nature-based solutions and electric mobility for EU research consortia.
“CONNECTING Nature (2017–2022) placed ANEL within a major Innovation Action on co-producing nature-based solutions for city governance, contributing an urban community co-production perspective.”
PrimaryCY2 projects - AJUNTAMENT DE GRANOLLERS
Catalan municipality providing urban pilot sites for thermal energy planning and nature-based urban restoration across EU and Latin American city networks.
“INTERLACE (2020–2025) focuses explicitly on urban ecosystem restoration, green infrastructure, and resilient city design across European and Latin American cities.”
PrimaryES2 projects - KORONA INZENIRING DD
Slovenian engineering SME bridging industrial process efficiency and nature-based urban solutions across European research consortia.
“Active partner in VARCITIES (2020–2025), addressing health, wellbeing, and resilience through nature-based actions in cities.”
SMESI2 projects - INTERNATIONALE VERENIGING VAN STEDEBOUWKUNDIGEN
Global professional association of urban planners bridging EU research with city governance and planning practice across 70+ countries.
“ThinkNature ran 2016–2019 and built a multi-stakeholder dialogue platform promoting nature-based innovation, a natural fit for an urban planning association.”
NL2 projects - GIS and RS Consulting Center GeoGraphic
Georgian GIS and remote sensing SME applying spatial analysis to urban nature-based solutions and Black Sea marine ecosystems.
“CONNECTING Nature (2017–2022) focused on deploying nature-based solutions in front-runner cities using transdisciplinary, co-production methods.”
SMEGE2 projects