Description
This NBS can preserve a part of pre-existing ecosystems and vegetation. The use of preexisting vegetation (remnant vegetation) provides elements to integrate vegetation present on the site prior to NBS design and implementation. This approach has many advantages (Florgård, 2000): - Vegetation in parks, etc. is already mature when the first occupants move in. This is a great advantage especially in areas with low growth potential. - Preserved areas will differ from ‘traditional’ gardens and parks and be of interest to everyone, particularly as an exciting playground for children. - Costs for construction and maintenance of green areas are minimized - Essential habitats for plants and animals can be preserved.
Type of NBS
Design and management of new ecosystems
Level
Ecological restoration of degraded terrestrial ecosystems
Approaches
- 1 Climate adaptation approaches
- 2 Ecosystem based disaster risk reduction
- 3 Ecological restoration
Challenges
Key Performance Indicators
| Recommended Indicators | Units | Class |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 Carbon removed or stored in vegetation and soil | kg/ha/y | Outcome-based indicators |
| 1.2 Avoided greenhouse gas emissions from reduced building energy consumption | t CO2e/y | Outcome-based indicators |
| 1.3 TXx, Monthly mean value of daily maximum temperature | °C | Outcome-based indicators |
| 1.4 TNn, Monthly mean value of daily minimum temperature | °C | Outcome-based indicators |
| 1.5 Heatwave Incidence | No./y | Outcome-based indicators |
| Additional Indicators | Units | Class |
|---|---|---|
| 2.1 Carbon storage and sequestration in vegetation | ||
| 2.1.1 Carbon storage and sequestration in vegetation per unit area per unit time | kg/ha/y | Outcome-based indicators |
| 2.1.2 Carbon storage and sequestration in vegetation – annual determination | kg/ha/y | Outcome-based indicators |
| 2.1.3 Total Leaf Area | m2 | Outcome-based indicators |
| 2.1.4 Carbon Storage Score | kg/day | Outcome-based indicators |
| 2.1.5 Measured soil carbon content | ton/ha | Outcome-based indicators |
| 2.1.6 Modelled carbon content of the upper soil layer | ton/ha | Outcome-based indicators |
| 2.1.7 Soil carbon decomposition rate | % p.a. | Outcome-based indicators |
| 2.2 Energy use savings due to green infrastructure implementation | kWh/y | Outcome-based indicators |
| 2.3 Estimated carbon emissions reduction from building energy saving - cooling | t CO2e/y | Outcome-based indicators |
| 2.4 Energy and CO2 emissions savings from reduced volume of water entering sewers | t CO2e/y | Outcome-based indicators |
| 2.5 Soil Temperature | °C | Outcome-based indicators |
| 2.6 Total surface area of wetlands | ha | Outcome-based indicators |
| 2.7 Surface area of restored and/or created wetlands | ha | Outcome-based indicators |
| 2.8 Aboveground tree biomass | t/ha | Outcome-based indicators |
| 2.9 Human Comfort | ||
| 2.9.1 Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) | °C | Outcome-based indicators |
| 2.9.2 Thermal Comfort Score (TCS) | unitless | Outcome-based indicators |
| 2.9.3 Physiological equivalent temperature (PET) | °C | Outcome-based indicators |
| 2.9.4 Predicted Mean Vote-Predicted Percentage Dissatisfied (PMV-PPD) | unitless | Outcome-based indicators |
| 2.10 Urban Heat Island Effect | ||
| 2.10.1 Urban Heat Island (UHI) incidence | °C | Outcome-based indicators |
| 2.10.2 Number of combined tropical nights and hot days | No. | Outcome-based indicators |
| 2.10.3 Thermal Storage Score | J | Outcome-based indicators |
| 2.10.4 Thermal Load Score | °C | Outcome-based indicators |
| 2.11 Estimated reduction in peak summer temperature | °C | Outcome-based indicators |
| 2.12 Maximum surface cooling | °C | Outcome-based indicators |
| 2.13 Mean or peak daytime temperature | ||
| 2.13.1 Mean or peak daytime temperature - Direct temperature measurement | °C | Outcome-based indicators |
| 2.13.2 Mean or peak daytime temperature - Temperature modelling | °C | Outcome-based indicators |
| 2.14 Daily Temperature Range (DTR) | °C | Outcome-based indicators |
| 2.15 Cooling of ambient air | ||
| 2.15.1 Air cooling | °C | Outcome-based indicators |
| 2.15.2 Air temperature reduction | °C | Outcome-based indicators |
| 2.16 Tree shade for local heat reduction | m2 | Outcome-based indicators |
| 2.17 Rate of evapotranspiration | mm/day | Outcome-based indicators |
| 2.18 Land surface temperature | °C | Outcome-based indicators |
| 2.19 Surface reflectance - Albedo | unitless | Outcome-based indicators |
| 2.20 Estimated carbon emissions from vehicle traffic | tC/y | Outcome-based indicators |
Sustainable Development Goals
Zero hunger. End hunger, achieve security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
Target 2.3
By 2030, double the agricultural productivity and incomes of small-scale food producers, in particular women, indigenous peoples, family farmers, pastoralists and fishers, including through secure and equal access to land, other productive resources and inputs, knowledge, financial services, markets and opportunities for value addition and non-farm employment.
Indicator 2.3.1: Volume of production per labour unit by classes of farming/pastoral/forestry enterprise size
Target 2.4
By 2030, ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production, that help maintain ecosystems, that strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change, extreme weather, drought, flooding and other disasters and that progressively improve land and soil quality
Indicator 2.4.1: Proportion of agricultural area under productive and sustainable agriculture
Target 2.a
Increase investment, including through enhanced international cooperation, in rural infrastructure, agricultural research and extension services, technology development and plant and livestock gene banks in order to enhance agricultural productive capacity in developing countries, in particular least developed countries
Indicator 2.a.1: The agriculture orientation index for government expenditures
Climate Action. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
Target 13.3
Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning
Indicator 13.3.1: Number of countries that have integrated mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning into primary, secondary and tertiary curricula
Indicator 13.3.2: Number of countries that have communicated the strengthening of institutional, systemic and individual capacity-building to implement adaptation, mitigation and technology transfer, and development actions
Target 13.b
Promote mechanisms for raising capacity for effective climate change-related planning and management in least developed countries and small island developing States, including focusing on women, youth and local and marginalized communities
Indicator 13.b.1: Number of least developed countries and small island developing States that are receiving specialized support, and amount of support, including finance, technology and capacity-building, for mechanisms for raising capacities for effective climate change-related planning and management, including focusing on women, youth and local and marginalized communities
Life on land. Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainable manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
Target 15.2
By 2020, promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globally
Indicator 15.2.1: Progress towards sustainable forest management
Target 15.3
By 2030, combat desertification, restore degraded land and soil, including land affected by desertification, drought and floods, and strive to achieve a land degradation-neutral world
Indicator 15.3.1: Proportion of land that is degraded over total land area
Target 15.5
Take urgent and significant action to reduce the degradation of natural habitats, halt the loss of biodiversity and, by 2020, protect and prevent the extinction of threatened species
Indicator 15.5.1: Red List Index
Target 15.9
By 2020, integrate ecosystem and biodiversity values into national and local planning, development processes, poverty reduction strategies and accounts
Indicator 15.9.1: Progress towards national targets established in accordance with Aichi Biodiversity Target 2 of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020
Target 15.a
Mobilize and significantly increase financial resources from all sources to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity and ecosystems
Indicator 15.a.1: Official development assistance and public expenditure on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystems
Target 15.b
Mobilize significant resources from all sources and at all levels to finance sustainable forest management and provide adequate incentives to developing countries to advance such management, including for conservation and reforestation
Indicator 15.b.1: Official development assistance and public expenditure on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystems
Key Performance Indicators
| Recommended Indicators | Units | Class |
|---|---|---|
| 9.1 S tructural and functional connectivity of urban green and blue spaces | ||
| 9.1.1 Structural connectivity of green space | various | Outcome-based indicators |
| 9.1.2 Functional connectivity of urban green and blue spaces | various | Outcome-based indicators |
| 9.2 N umber of native species | Number | Outcome-based indicators |
| 9.3 Number of non-native species introduced | ||
| 9.3.1 Number of invasive alien species | Number | Outcome-based indicators |
| 9.4 Species diversity within defined area | Number | Outcome-based indicators |
| 9.5 Number of species within defined area | Number | Outcome-based indicators |
| Additional Indicators | Units | Class |
|---|---|---|
| 10.1 Proportion of natural areas within a defined urban zone | % | Outcome-based indicators |
| 10.2 Area of habitats restored | ha | Outcome-based indicators |
| 10.3 Shannon Diversity Index of habitats | ||
| 10.3.1 Abundance of ecotones/Shannon diversity | unitless | Outcome-based indicators |
| 10.4 Length of ecotones | km | Outcome-based indicators |
| 10.5 Publicly accessible green space connectivity | % | Outcome-based indicators |
| 10.6 Ecological integrity | % | Outcome-based indicators |
| 10.7 Proportion of protected areas | ||
| 10.7.1 Sites of community importance and special protection areas | ha | Outcome-based indicators |
| 10.7.2 Article17 habitat richness | No./grid | Outcome-based indicators |
| 10.8 Number of veteran trees per unit area | No./ha | Outcome-based indicators |
| 10.9 Quantity of dead wood per unit area | m3/ha | Outcome-based indicators |
| 10.10 Forest habitat fragmentation – Effective Mesh Density | 1/ha | Outcome-based indicators |
| 10.11 Extent of habitat for native pollinator species | ha | Outcome-based indicators |
| 10.12 Polluted soils | ha | Outcome-based indicators |
| 10.13 Soil food web stability | unitless | Outcome-based indicators |
| 10.14 Modelled C and N cycling in soil | t/ha/y | Outcome-based indicators |
| 10.15 Equivalent used soil | m3 | Outcome-based indicators |
| 10.16 Number of conservation priority species | No. | Outcome-based indicators |
| 10.17 Article17 species richness | No./grid | Outcome-based indicators |
| 10.18 Number of native bird species within a defied urban area | No./ha | Outcome-based indicators |
| 10.19 Species diversity – general | ||
| 10.19.1 City Biodiversity Index | % | Outcome-based indicators |
| 10.20 Bird species richness | No./grid | Outcome-based indicators |
| 10.21 Animal species potentially at risk | No./ha | Outcome-based indicators |
| 10.22 Typical vegetation species cover | % | Outcome-based indicators |
| 10.23 Pollinator species presence | No./ha or % | Outcome-based indicators |
| 10.24 Biodiversity Conservation | various | Outcome-based indicators |
| 10.25 Metagenomic mapping | ||
| 10.25.1 Abundance of functional groups | Number (unitless) | Outcome-based indicators |
| 10.25.2 Diversity of functional groups (plants) | Number (unitless) | Outcome-based indicators |
| 10.25.3 Diversity of functional groups (animals) | Number (unitless) | Outcome-based indicators |
Sustainable Development Goals
Zero hunger. End hunger, achieve security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
Target 2.3
By 2030, double the agricultural productivity and incomes of small-scale food producers, in particular women, indigenous peoples, family farmers, pastoralists and fishers, including through secure and equal access to land, other productive resources and inputs, knowledge, financial services, markets and opportunities for value addition and non-farm employment.
Indicator 2.3.1: Volume of production per labour unit by classes of farming/pastoral/forestry enterprise size
Target 2.4
By 2030, ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production, that help maintain ecosystems, that strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change, extreme weather, drought, flooding and other disasters and that progressively improve land and soil quality
Indicator 2.4.1: Proportion of agricultural area under productive and sustainable agriculture
Target 2.a
Increase investment, including through enhanced international cooperation, in rural infrastructure, agricultural research and extension services, technology development and plant and livestock gene banks in order to enhance agricultural productive capacity in developing countries, in particular least developed countries
Indicator 2.a.1: The agriculture orientation index for government expenditures
Clean water and sanitation. Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
Target 6.1
By 2030, achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all
Indicator 6.1.1: Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services
Target 6.3
By 2030, improve water quality by reducing pollution, eliminating dumping and minimizing release of hazardous chemicals and materials, halving the proportion of untreated wastewater and substantially increasing recycling and safe reuse globally
Indicator 6.3.2: Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality
Target 6.4
By 2030, substantially increase water-use efficiency across all sectors and ensure sustainable withdrawals and supply of freshwater to address water scarcity and substantially reduce the number of people suffering from water scarcity
Indicator 6.4.1: Change in water-use efficiency over time
Indicator 6.4.2: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources
Target 6.5
By 2030, implement integrated water resources management at all levels, including through transboundary cooperation as appropriate
Indicator 6.5.1: Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100)
Indicator 6.5.2: Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation
Target 6.6
By 2020, protect and restore water-related ecosystems, including mountains, forests, wetlands, rivers, aquifers and lakes
Indicator 6.6.1: Change in the extent of water-related ecosystems over time
Target 6.a
By 2030, expand international cooperation and capacity-building support to developing countries in water- and sanitation-related activities and programmes, including water harvesting, desalination, water efficiency, wastewater treatment, recycling and reuse technologies
Indicator 6.a.1: Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance that is part of a government-coordinated spending plan
Target 6.b
Support and strengthen the participation of local communities in improving water and sanitation management
Indicator 6.b.1: Proportion of local administrative units with established and operational policies and procedures for participation of local communities in water and sanitation management
Climate Action. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
Target 13.3
Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning
Indicator 13.3.1: Number of countries that have integrated mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning into primary, secondary and tertiary curricula
Indicator 13.3.2: Number of countries that have communicated the strengthening of institutional, systemic and individual capacity-building to implement adaptation, mitigation and technology transfer, and development actions
Target 13.b
Promote mechanisms for raising capacity for effective climate change-related planning and management in least developed countries and small island developing States, including focusing on women, youth and local and marginalized communities
Indicator 13.b.1: Number of least developed countries and small island developing States that are receiving specialized support, and amount of support, including finance, technology and capacity-building, for mechanisms for raising capacities for effective climate change-related planning and management, including focusing on women, youth and local and marginalized communities
Life below water. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, sea and marine resources for sustainable development
Target 14.c
Enhance the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources by implementing international law as reflected in UNCLOS, which provides the legal framework for the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources, as recalled in paragraph 158 of The Future We Want
Indicator 14.c.1: Number of countries making progress in ratifying, accepting and implementing through legal, policy and institutional frameworks, ocean-related instruments that implement international law, as reflected in the United Nation Convention on the Law of the Sea, for the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans and their resources
Life on land. Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainable manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
Target 15.2
By 2020, promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globally
Indicator 15.2.1: Progress towards sustainable forest management
Target 15.3
By 2030, combat desertification, restore degraded land and soil, including land affected by desertification, drought and floods, and strive to achieve a land degradation-neutral world
Indicator 15.3.1: Proportion of land that is degraded over total land area
Target 15.5
Take urgent and significant action to reduce the degradation of natural habitats, halt the loss of biodiversity and, by 2020, protect and prevent the extinction of threatened species
Indicator 15.5.1: Red List Index
Target 15.9
By 2020, integrate ecosystem and biodiversity values into national and local planning, development processes, poverty reduction strategies and accounts
Indicator 15.9.1: Progress towards national targets established in accordance with Aichi Biodiversity Target 2 of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020
Target 15.a
Mobilize and significantly increase financial resources from all sources to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity and ecosystems
Indicator 15.a.1: Official development assistance and public expenditure on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystems
Target 15.b
Mobilize significant resources from all sources and at all levels to finance sustainable forest management and provide adequate incentives to developing countries to advance such management, including for conservation and reforestation
Indicator 15.b.1: Official development assistance and public expenditure on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystems
Key Performance Indicators
| Recommended Indicators | Units | Class |
|---|---|---|
| 11.1 Number of days during which air quality parameters exceed threshold values | No. of days | Outcome-based indicators |
| 11.2 Proportion of population exposed to ambient air pollution | % | Outcome-based indicators |
| 11.3 European Air Quality Index | Good, Fair, Moderate, Poor, Very Poor, Extremely Poor | Outcome-based indicators |
| Additional Indicators | Units | Class |
|---|---|---|
| 12.1 Removal of atmospheric pollutants by vegetation | kg/ha/y | Outcome-based indicators |
| 12.2 Total particulate matter removed by NBS vegetation | kg/ha/y | Outcome-based indicators |
| 12.3 Modelled O3, SO2, NO2 and Co capture/removal by vegetation | ||
| 12.3.1 Total Leaf Area | m2 | Outcome-based indicators |
| 12.4 NOX and PM in gaseous releases | PM- µg/m3 NOx - ppb | Outcome-based indicators |
| 12.5 Ambient pollen concentration | Number | Outcome-based indicators |
| 12.6 Trends in NOx and SOx emissions | µg/m3 | Outcome-based indicators |
| 12.7 Concentration of particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), NO2 and O3 in ambient air | µg/m3 | Outcome-based indicators |
| 12.8 Concentration of particulate matter at respiration height along roads | µg/m3 | Outcome-based indicators |
| 12.9 Mean level of exposure to ambient air pollution | µg/m3 | Outcome-based indicators |
| 12.10 Morbidity, Mortality and Years of Life Lost due to poor air quality | No./y, No./y and y | Outcome-based indicators |
| 12.11 Avoided costs for air pollution control measures | € | Outcome-based indicators |
Sustainable Development Goals
Zero hunger. End hunger, achieve security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
Target 2.3
By 2030, double the agricultural productivity and incomes of small-scale food producers, in particular women, indigenous peoples, family farmers, pastoralists and fishers, including through secure and equal access to land, other productive resources and inputs, knowledge, financial services, markets and opportunities for value addition and non-farm employment.
Indicator 2.3.1: Volume of production per labour unit by classes of farming/pastoral/forestry enterprise size
Target 2.4
By 2030, ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production, that help maintain ecosystems, that strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change, extreme weather, drought, flooding and other disasters and that progressively improve land and soil quality
Indicator 2.4.1: Proportion of agricultural area under productive and sustainable agriculture
Target 2.a
Increase investment, including through enhanced international cooperation, in rural infrastructure, agricultural research and extension services, technology development and plant and livestock gene banks in order to enhance agricultural productive capacity in developing countries, in particular least developed countries
Indicator 2.a.1: The agriculture orientation index for government expenditures
Climate Action. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
Target 13.3
Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning
Indicator 13.3.1: Number of countries that have integrated mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning into primary, secondary and tertiary curricula
Indicator 13.3.2: Number of countries that have communicated the strengthening of institutional, systemic and individual capacity-building to implement adaptation, mitigation and technology transfer, and development actions
Target 13.b
Promote mechanisms for raising capacity for effective climate change-related planning and management in least developed countries and small island developing States, including focusing on women, youth and local and marginalized communities
Indicator 13.b.1: Number of least developed countries and small island developing States that are receiving specialized support, and amount of support, including finance, technology and capacity-building, for mechanisms for raising capacities for effective climate change-related planning and management, including focusing on women, youth and local and marginalized communities
Life on land. Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainable manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
Target 15.2
By 2020, promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globally
Indicator 15.2.1: Progress towards sustainable forest management
Target 15.3
By 2030, combat desertification, restore degraded land and soil, including land affected by desertification, drought and floods, and strive to achieve a land degradation-neutral world
Indicator 15.3.1: Proportion of land that is degraded over total land area
Target 15.5
Take urgent and significant action to reduce the degradation of natural habitats, halt the loss of biodiversity and, by 2020, protect and prevent the extinction of threatened species
Indicator 15.5.1: Red List Index
Target 15.9
By 2020, integrate ecosystem and biodiversity values into national and local planning, development processes, poverty reduction strategies and accounts
Indicator 15.9.1: Progress towards national targets established in accordance with Aichi Biodiversity Target 2 of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020
Target 15.a
Mobilize and significantly increase financial resources from all sources to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity and ecosystems
Indicator 15.a.1: Official development assistance and public expenditure on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystems
Target 15.b
Mobilize significant resources from all sources and at all levels to finance sustainable forest management and provide adequate incentives to developing countries to advance such management, including for conservation and reforestation
Indicator 15.b.1: Official development assistance and public expenditure on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystems
Key Performance Indicators
| Recommended Indicators | Units | Class |
|---|---|---|
| 13.1 Derelict land reclaimed for NBS | ha | Outcome-based indicators |
| 13.2 Quantity of blue-green space as ratio to built form | Number (0-1) | Outcome-based indicators |
| 13.3 Perceived quality of urban green, blue and blue-green spaces | various | Outcome-based indicators |
| 13.4 Place attachment: Place identity or "Sense of Place" | Outcome-based indicators | |
| 13.5 Recreational value of public green space | various | Outcome-based indicators |
| 13.6 NBS incorporated in building design / incorporation of environmental design in buildings | Number (0-5) | Process focused indicators |
| 13.7 Cultural heritage protection | Number (0-5) | Process focused indicators |
| Additional Indicators | Units | Class |
|---|---|---|
| 14.1 Share of Green Urban Areas | % | Outcome-based indicators |
| 14.2 Land composition | % use class A, N, D, M | Outcome-based indicators |
| 14.3 Land take index | % | Outcome-based indicators |
| 14.4 Area devoted to roads | Number (0-1) | Outcome-based indicators |
| 14.5 Traditional knowledge and uses reclamation | Yes/No | Outcome-based indicators |
| 14.6 Traditional events organised in NBS areas | No. | Outcome-based indicators |
| 14.7 Social active associations | No. | Structural indicators |
| 14.8 Retail and commercial activity in proximity to green space | % | Outcome-based indicators |
| 14.9 Number of new businesses created and gross value added to local economy | No. of businesses and € | Outcome-based indicators |
| 14.10 Social return on investment | €/€ | Outcome-based indicators |
| 14.11 Population mobility | % | Outcome-based indicators |
| 14.12 Population growth | % | Outcome-based indicators |
| 14.13 Proportion of elderly residents | % | Outcome-based indicators |
| 14.14 Areal sprawl | m2/m2 | Outcome-based indicators |
| 14.15 Access to public amenities | various | Outcome-based indicators |
| 14.16 Average distance of natural resources from urban centres/train station/public transport | km | Outcome-based indicators |
| 14.17 Natural and cultural site availability | km2 | Outcome-based indicators |
| 14.18 Historical and cultural meaning | unitless | Outcome-based indicators |
| 14.19 Cultural value of blue-green spaces | various | Outcome-based indicators |
| 14.20 Opportunities for tourism | No./year | Outcome-based indicators |
| 14.21 Building structure – Urban form | Dimensionless (0-140) | Process focused |
| 14.22 Material used coherence | Yes/No | Process focused |
| 14.23 Techniques used coherence | Yes/No | Process focused |
| 14.24 Design for sense of place | Number (0-5) | Process focused |
| 14.25 Viewshed | km2 | Outcome-based indicators |
| 14.26 Scenic sites and landmarks created | No. | Outcome-based indicators |
| 14.27 Scenic paths created | km | Outcome-based indicators |
Sustainable Development Goals
Zero hunger. End hunger, achieve security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
Target 2.3
By 2030, double the agricultural productivity and incomes of small-scale food producers, in particular women, indigenous peoples, family farmers, pastoralists and fishers, including through secure and equal access to land, other productive resources and inputs, knowledge, financial services, markets and opportunities for value addition and non-farm employment.
Indicator 2.3.1: Volume of production per labour unit by classes of farming/pastoral/forestry enterprise size
Target 2.4
By 2030, ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production, that help maintain ecosystems, that strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change, extreme weather, drought, flooding and other disasters and that progressively improve land and soil quality
Indicator 2.4.1: Proportion of agricultural area under productive and sustainable agriculture
Target 2.a
Increase investment, including through enhanced international cooperation, in rural infrastructure, agricultural research and extension services, technology development and plant and livestock gene banks in order to enhance agricultural productive capacity in developing countries, in particular least developed countries
Indicator 2.a.1: The agriculture orientation index for government expenditures
Climate Action. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
Target 13.3
Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning
Indicator 13.3.1: Number of countries that have integrated mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning into primary, secondary and tertiary curricula
Indicator 13.3.2: Number of countries that have communicated the strengthening of institutional, systemic and individual capacity-building to implement adaptation, mitigation and technology transfer, and development actions
Target 13.b
Promote mechanisms for raising capacity for effective climate change-related planning and management in least developed countries and small island developing States, including focusing on women, youth and local and marginalized communities
Indicator 13.b.1: Number of least developed countries and small island developing States that are receiving specialized support, and amount of support, including finance, technology and capacity-building, for mechanisms for raising capacities for effective climate change-related planning and management, including focusing on women, youth and local and marginalized communities
Life on land. Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainable manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
Target 15.2
By 2020, promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globally
Indicator 15.2.1: Progress towards sustainable forest management
Target 15.3
By 2030, combat desertification, restore degraded land and soil, including land affected by desertification, drought and floods, and strive to achieve a land degradation-neutral world
Indicator 15.3.1: Proportion of land that is degraded over total land area
Target 15.5
Take urgent and significant action to reduce the degradation of natural habitats, halt the loss of biodiversity and, by 2020, protect and prevent the extinction of threatened species
Indicator 15.5.1: Red List Index
Target 15.9
By 2020, integrate ecosystem and biodiversity values into national and local planning, development processes, poverty reduction strategies and accounts
Indicator 15.9.1: Progress towards national targets established in accordance with Aichi Biodiversity Target 2 of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020
Target 15.a
Mobilize and significantly increase financial resources from all sources to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity and ecosystems
Indicator 15.a.1: Official development assistance and public expenditure on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystems
Target 15.b
Mobilize significant resources from all sources and at all levels to finance sustainable forest management and provide adequate incentives to developing countries to advance such management, including for conservation and reforestation
Indicator 15.b.1: Official development assistance and public expenditure on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystems
Key Performance Indicators
| Recommended Indicators | Units | Class |
|---|---|---|
| 21.1 Level of outdoor physical activity | Outcome-based indicators | |
| 21.2 Level of chronic stress (Perceived stress) | Number (0-4) | Outcome-based indicators |
| 21.3 General wellbeing and happiness | Number (0-7) | Outcome-based indicators |
| 21.4 Self-reported mental health and wellbeing | Number (1-6) | Outcome-based indicators |
| 21.5 Cardiovascular diseases (prevalence, incidence) | %, % per year | Outcome-based indicators |
| 21.6 Morbidity, mortality due to cardiovascular disease | No./y | Outcome-based indicators |
| 21.7 Quality of Life | Number (1-5) | Outcome-based indicators |
| Additional Indicators | Units | Class |
|---|---|---|
| 22.1 Self-reported physical activity | Minutes per week | Outcome-based indicators |
| 22.2 Observed physical activity level within NBS | % over 3 levels of physical activity (sedentary, walking, or vigorous) | Outcome-based indicators |
| 22.3 Encouraging a healthy lifestyle | Number (1-5) | Outcome-based indicators |
| 22.4 Incidence of obesity | % per year | Outcome-based indicators |
| 22.5 Heat-related discomfort: Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) | oC | Outcome-based indicators |
| 22.6 Hospital admissions due to high temperature during extreme heat events | No. per 100 000 | Outcome-based indicators |
| 22.7 Heat-related mortality | No. per 1 000 000 per year | Outcome-based indicators |
| 22.8 Exposure to noise pollution | % | Outcome-based indicators |
| 22.9 Perceived chronic loneliness | Number (1-3) across 3 categories | Outcome-based indicators |
| 22.10 Somatisation | Low, Moderately high, Very high | Outcome-based indicators |
| 22.11 Mindfulness | Number (0-4) across 12 categories | Outcome-based indicators |
| 22.12 Visual access to green space | Number (0-4) | Outcome-based indicators |
| 22.13 Time spent viewing green space from residence each day | Number (0-3) | Outcome-based indicators |
| 22.14 Perceived restorativeness of public green space/ NBS | Number (0-10) across 4 categories | Outcome-based indicators |
| 22.15 Perceived social support | Number (0-4) | Outcome-based indicators |
| 22.16 Connectedness to nature | Number (1-5) across 14 categories | Outcome-based indicators |
| 22.17 Prevalence of attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) | % | Outcome-based indicators |
| 22.18 Exploratory behaviour in children | Outcome-based indicators | |
| 22.19 Self-reported anxiety | Mild, Moderate, Severe | Outcome-based indicators |
| 22.20 Prevalence, incidence, morbidity and mortality of respiratory diseases | %, %per year, No./y, No./y | Outcome-based indicators |
| 22.21 Morbidity, Mortality and Years of Life Lost due to poor air quality | No./y, No./y, No. of years | Outcome-based indicators |
| 22.22 Prevalence and incidence of autoimmune diseases | %, % per year | Outcome-based indicators |
| 22.23 Prevalence, incidence and morbidity of chronic stress | %, % per year and No./y | Outcome-based indicators |
Sustainable Development Goals
Zero hunger. End hunger, achieve security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
Target 2.3
By 2030, double the agricultural productivity and incomes of small-scale food producers, in particular women, indigenous peoples, family farmers, pastoralists and fishers, including through secure and equal access to land, other productive resources and inputs, knowledge, financial services, markets and opportunities for value addition and non-farm employment.
Indicator 2.3.1: Volume of production per labour unit by classes of farming/pastoral/forestry enterprise size
Target 2.4
By 2030, ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production, that help maintain ecosystems, that strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change, extreme weather, drought, flooding and other disasters and that progressively improve land and soil quality
Indicator 2.4.1: Proportion of agricultural area under productive and sustainable agriculture
Target 2.a
Increase investment, including through enhanced international cooperation, in rural infrastructure, agricultural research and extension services, technology development and plant and livestock gene banks in order to enhance agricultural productive capacity in developing countries, in particular least developed countries
Indicator 2.a.1: The agriculture orientation index for government expenditures
Clean water and sanitation. Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
Target 6.1
By 2030, achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all
Indicator 6.1.1: Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services
Target 6.3
By 2030, improve water quality by reducing pollution, eliminating dumping and minimizing release of hazardous chemicals and materials, halving the proportion of untreated wastewater and substantially increasing recycling and safe reuse globally
Indicator 6.3.2: Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality
Target 6.4
By 2030, substantially increase water-use efficiency across all sectors and ensure sustainable withdrawals and supply of freshwater to address water scarcity and substantially reduce the number of people suffering from water scarcity
Indicator 6.4.1: Change in water-use efficiency over time
Indicator 6.4.2: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources
Target 6.5
By 2030, implement integrated water resources management at all levels, including through transboundary cooperation as appropriate
Indicator 6.5.1: Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100)
Indicator 6.5.2: Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation
Target 6.6
By 2020, protect and restore water-related ecosystems, including mountains, forests, wetlands, rivers, aquifers and lakes
Indicator 6.6.1: Change in the extent of water-related ecosystems over time
Target 6.a
By 2030, expand international cooperation and capacity-building support to developing countries in water- and sanitation-related activities and programmes, including water harvesting, desalination, water efficiency, wastewater treatment, recycling and reuse technologies
Indicator 6.a.1: Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance that is part of a government-coordinated spending plan
Target 6.b
Support and strengthen the participation of local communities in improving water and sanitation management
Indicator 6.b.1: Proportion of local administrative units with established and operational policies and procedures for participation of local communities in water and sanitation management
Responsible Consumption and Production. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
Target 12.8
By 2030, ensure that people everywhere have the relevant information and awareness for sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with nature
Indicator 12.8.1: Extent to which (i) global citizenship education and (ii) education for sustainable development (including climate change education) are mainstreamed in (a) national education policies; (b) curricula; (c) teacher education; and (d) student assessment
Climate Action. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
Target 13.3
Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning
Indicator 13.3.1: Number of countries that have integrated mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning into primary, secondary and tertiary curricula
Indicator 13.3.2: Number of countries that have communicated the strengthening of institutional, systemic and individual capacity-building to implement adaptation, mitigation and technology transfer, and development actions
Target 13.b
Promote mechanisms for raising capacity for effective climate change-related planning and management in least developed countries and small island developing States, including focusing on women, youth and local and marginalized communities
Indicator 13.b.1: Number of least developed countries and small island developing States that are receiving specialized support, and amount of support, including finance, technology and capacity-building, for mechanisms for raising capacities for effective climate change-related planning and management, including focusing on women, youth and local and marginalized communities
Life below water. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, sea and marine resources for sustainable development
Target 14.c
Enhance the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources by implementing international law as reflected in UNCLOS, which provides the legal framework for the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources, as recalled in paragraph 158 of The Future We Want
Indicator 14.c.1: Number of countries making progress in ratifying, accepting and implementing through legal, policy and institutional frameworks, ocean-related instruments that implement international law, as reflected in the United Nation Convention on the Law of the Sea, for the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans and their resources
Life on land. Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainable manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
Target 15.2
By 2020, promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globally
Indicator 15.2.1: Progress towards sustainable forest management
Target 15.3
By 2030, combat desertification, restore degraded land and soil, including land affected by desertification, drought and floods, and strive to achieve a land degradation-neutral world
Indicator 15.3.1: Proportion of land that is degraded over total land area
Target 15.5
Take urgent and significant action to reduce the degradation of natural habitats, halt the loss of biodiversity and, by 2020, protect and prevent the extinction of threatened species
Indicator 15.5.1: Red List Index
Target 15.9
By 2020, integrate ecosystem and biodiversity values into national and local planning, development processes, poverty reduction strategies and accounts
Indicator 15.9.1: Progress towards national targets established in accordance with Aichi Biodiversity Target 2 of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020
Target 15.a
Mobilize and significantly increase financial resources from all sources to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity and ecosystems
Indicator 15.a.1: Official development assistance and public expenditure on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystems
Target 15.b
Mobilize significant resources from all sources and at all levels to finance sustainable forest management and provide adequate incentives to developing countries to advance such management, including for conservation and reforestation
Indicator 15.b.1: Official development assistance and public expenditure on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystems
Key Performance Indicators
| Recommended Indicators | Units | Class |
|---|---|---|
| 23.1 Valuation of NBS | ||
| 23.1.1 Value of NBS calculated using GI-Val | € | Outcome-based indicators |
| 23.1.2 Economic Value of Urban Nature Index | € | Outcome-based indicators |
| 23.2 Mean land and/or property value in proximity to green space | ||
| 23.2.1 Change in mean house prices/ rental markets | € | Outcome-based indicators |
| 23.2.2 Average land productivity and profitability | €/ha | Outcome-based indicators |
| 23.2.3 Property betterment and visual amenity enhancement | €/m2 | Outcome-based indicators |
| 23.3 Direct economic activity: Number of new jobs created | €/year | Outcome-based indicators |
| 23.4 Direct economic activity: Retail and commercial activity in proximity to green space | % | Outcome-based indicators |
| 23.5 Direct economic activity: Gross value added to local economy from new business creation | %/year | Outcome-based indicators |
| 23.6 Recreational monetary value | €/year | Outcome-based indicators |
| 23.7 Overall economic, social and health wellbeing | Human Development Index | Outcome-based indicators |
| Additional Indicators | Units | Class |
|---|---|---|
| 24.1 New businesses established in proximity to NBS | No./year | Outcome-based indicators |
| 24.2 Value of rates paid by businesses in proximity to NBS | €/year | Outcome-based indicators |
| 24.3 New customers to businesses in proximity to NBS | Mean No./day per quarter | Outcome-based indicators |
| 24.4 Local economy GDP in proximity to NBS | €/year | Outcome-based indicators |
| 24.5 Initial costs of NBS implementation | € | Outcome-based indicators |
| 24.6 Maintenance costs of NBS | €/year | Outcome-based indicators |
| 24.7 Replacement costs of NBS | € | Outcome-based indicators |
| 24.8 Avoided costs due to NBS implementation | € | Outcome-based indicators |
| 24.9 Payback period for NBS | year | Outcome-based indicators |
| 24.10 Reduced/avoided damage costs from hydro meteorological risk reduction | €/year | Outcome-based indicators |
| 24.11 Social Return on Investment (SROI) | €/€ | Outcome-based indicators |
| 24.12 Income generated via application of green administrative policies within Living Lab district | €/year | Outcome-based indicators |
| 24.13 Subsidies applied for private NBS measures | €/year | Outcome-based indicators |
| 24.14 Private finance attracted to the NBS site | €/year | Outcome-based indicators |
| 24.15 Increase in tourism | Mean no. visitors/day per year | Outcome-based indicators |
| 24.16 New activities in the tourism sector | Number (1-5) | Outcome-based indicators |
| 24.17 Gross profit from nature-based tourism | €/year per km2 | Outcome-based indicators |
| 24.18 Number of new jobs in green sector | % | Outcome-based indicators |
| 24.19 Jobs created in NBS construction and maintenance | Number (1-5) | Outcome-based indicators |
| 24.20 New employment in the tourism sector | Number (1-5) | Outcome-based indicators |
| 24.21 Turnover in the green sector | % | Outcome-based indicators |
| 24.22 Employment in agriculture | No./ha | Outcome-based indicators |
| 24.23 Rural Productivity Index | €/ha | Outcome-based indicators |
| 24.24 Economic value of productive activities vulnerable to risks | €/km2 | Outcome-based indicators |
| 24.25 Innovation impact | No. Innovations | Outcome-based indicators |
| 24.26 Income/Disposable income per capita | €/year per person | Outcome-based indicators |
| 24.27 Upskilling and related earnings increase | Increase in employment earnings per person per year | Outcome-based indicators |
| 24.28 Population mobility | % in 1 y, % in 2 y, % in 5 y | Outcome-based indicators |
| 24.29 Avoided cost of run-off treatment | €/y | Outcome-based indicators |
| 24.30 Correction Cost of Groundwater Quality | €/m3 | Outcome-based indicators |
| 24.31 Dissuasive cost of water abstraction | €/m3 | Outcome-based indicators |
| 24.32 Average water productivity | €/m3 | Outcome-based indicators |
| 24.33 New areas made available for traditional productive uses | km2 | Outcome-based indicators |
| 24.34 Value of food produced in NBS | €/y | Outcome-based indicators |
| 24.35 Renewable energy produced in NBS | kWh/y | Outcome-based indicators |
Sustainable Development Goals
Zero hunger. End hunger, achieve security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
Target 2.3
By 2030, double the agricultural productivity and incomes of small-scale food producers, in particular women, indigenous peoples, family farmers, pastoralists and fishers, including through secure and equal access to land, other productive resources and inputs, knowledge, financial services, markets and opportunities for value addition and non-farm employment.
Indicator 2.3.1: Volume of production per labour unit by classes of farming/pastoral/forestry enterprise size
Target 2.4
By 2030, ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production, that help maintain ecosystems, that strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change, extreme weather, drought, flooding and other disasters and that progressively improve land and soil quality
Indicator 2.4.1: Proportion of agricultural area under productive and sustainable agriculture
Target 2.a
Increase investment, including through enhanced international cooperation, in rural infrastructure, agricultural research and extension services, technology development and plant and livestock gene banks in order to enhance agricultural productive capacity in developing countries, in particular least developed countries
Indicator 2.a.1: The agriculture orientation index for government expenditures
Climate Action. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
Target 13.3
Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning
Indicator 13.3.1: Number of countries that have integrated mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning into primary, secondary and tertiary curricula
Indicator 13.3.2: Number of countries that have communicated the strengthening of institutional, systemic and individual capacity-building to implement adaptation, mitigation and technology transfer, and development actions
Target 13.b
Promote mechanisms for raising capacity for effective climate change-related planning and management in least developed countries and small island developing States, including focusing on women, youth and local and marginalized communities
Indicator 13.b.1: Number of least developed countries and small island developing States that are receiving specialized support, and amount of support, including finance, technology and capacity-building, for mechanisms for raising capacities for effective climate change-related planning and management, including focusing on women, youth and local and marginalized communities
Life below water. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, sea and marine resources for sustainable development
Target 14.c
Enhance the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources by implementing international law as reflected in UNCLOS, which provides the legal framework for the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources, as recalled in paragraph 158 of The Future We Want
Indicator 14.c.1: Number of countries making progress in ratifying, accepting and implementing through legal, policy and institutional frameworks, ocean-related instruments that implement international law, as reflected in the United Nation Convention on the Law of the Sea, for the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans and their resources
Life on land. Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainable manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
Target 15.2
By 2020, promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globally
Indicator 15.2.1: Progress towards sustainable forest management
Target 15.3
By 2030, combat desertification, restore degraded land and soil, including land affected by desertification, drought and floods, and strive to achieve a land degradation-neutral world
Indicator 15.3.1: Proportion of land that is degraded over total land area
Target 15.5
Take urgent and significant action to reduce the degradation of natural habitats, halt the loss of biodiversity and, by 2020, protect and prevent the extinction of threatened species
Indicator 15.5.1: Red List Index
Target 15.9
By 2020, integrate ecosystem and biodiversity values into national and local planning, development processes, poverty reduction strategies and accounts
Indicator 15.9.1: Progress towards national targets established in accordance with Aichi Biodiversity Target 2 of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020
Target 15.a
Mobilize and significantly increase financial resources from all sources to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity and ecosystems
Indicator 15.a.1: Official development assistance and public expenditure on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystems
Target 15.b
Mobilize significant resources from all sources and at all levels to finance sustainable forest management and provide adequate incentives to developing countries to advance such management, including for conservation and reforestation
Indicator 15.b.1: Official development assistance and public expenditure on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystems
Ecosystem Services
Ecosystem Service Categories
- Food, crops, wild foods and spices
- Water
Ecosystem Service Categories
- Carbon sequestration
- Erosion prevention
- Flood protection
- Maintaining populations and habitats
- Soil formation and composition
- Crop pollination
- Nutrient dispersal & cycling
- Seed dispersal
- Primary production
Ecosystem Service Categories
- Recreation
- Intellectual and aesthetic appreciation
Real case example of applied NBS
There are no available real case examples at the moment