NetworkNature EU challenged practitioners to articulate the biggest myths about Nature Based solutions

NetworkNature EU challenged practitioners to articulate the biggest myths about Nature Based solutions and then showcased the winners at their Annual Event 2024 | Busting myths: People with Nature

Last week the follow-up came: a friendly, easy-to-understand pamphlet that brought the myth, the truth and proof points together with cartoons!

As an example, take the myth that it is “Biodiversity or Profit” that many consider the choice a business must make.
Myth Buster Carlos Ruiz González of SEO/BirdLife flipped it to : “Biodiversity makes profit” and proved the point in olive groves in Spain where various nature based solutions increased bird, ant, pollinator and plant populations – lower input cost for farmers, increasing profits.

Or the myth that "under climate change, dams are more needed than ever" to store more clean water.
Fish conservation/river restoration expert Carlos Garcia de Leaniz of the EU HORIZON AMBER project (Adaptive management of Barriers in European Rivers) focused on environmental hazards of dams, and that alternative technologies like recharged aquifers, and precision agriculture may provide the same or better results, if upscaled, without the downsides of barrages.
He suggested the mantra: "under climate change, free-flowing rivers are more needed than ever"! With the hashtag#NatureRestorationLaw recently enacted, focus is on how to reconnect rivers and balance needs for renewable energy rather than driving to build dams as the exclusive reaction to climate change.

At EcoAdvance (Horizon Europe) we're constantly searching for the people and projects that make freshwater restoration a success. The Nature-based Solutions (NbS) myth busters have the right approach – NBS is not just techniques but a mindset. Understanding the nuances will bring real progress!

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