The Nature-based solutions for Urban Resilience in the Anthropocene (NATURA)
Project Team: Timon McPhearson, Nancy Grimm, Elizabeth Cook, Chris Kennedy, Yeowon Kim, Tessa Martinez
The Nature-based Solutions for Urban Resilience in the Anthropocene (NATURA) project links networks in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, North and Latin America, and globally to enhance connectivity among the world's scholars and practitioners and improve the prospects for global urban sustainability. NATURA exchanges knowledge, shares data, and enhances communication among research disciplines and across the research-practice divide to advance urban resilience in face of growing threats of extreme weather events.
NATURA encompasses nine thematic working groups, including the NATURA Global Roadmap for Urban Nature-Based Solutions, co-led by Loan Diep and Timon McPhearson. This initiative will culminate in a 2025 release of a comprehensive series of reports, providing insights into the knowledge, challenges, and opportunities for innovation in urban nature-based solutions within and across global regions.
NATURA also supports the Early Career Network (ECN) - a platform to support early-career researchers, practitioners and students in advancing research on nature-based solutions. The ECN is building a community that fosters networking opportunities, sharing of information, and peer to peer support. In 2021, NATURA launched an Early Career Fellowship program, linking early career researchers with institutions across the NATURA network.
Support for NATURA is provided by the National Science Foundation.
