Reports and resources

If you are interested in nature-based solutions, urban forestry, and green infrastructure planning, you can start with these excellent resources. NBSI experts have been actively involved in many of these.

• Documents (co-)authored by NBSI
  • UNECE Policy Brief on Sustainable Urban and Peri-urban Forestry
  • Nordic Council of Ministers – Policy Brief: Nordic Cities – Green, Resilient, Healthy
  • Global Forest Expert Panel report – Forests and Human Health

• European GREEN SURGE project, which e.g., resulted in a Manual for green infrastructure planning
• FAO urban and peri-urban forestry pages, with access to e.g. the FAO guidelines for urban and peri-urban forestry
• Handbook of Urban Forestry, published by Routledge in 2017
• Arboriculture and Urban Forestry, a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the International Society of Arboriculture
• The Project for Public Places
• Trees and Design Action Group (UK)
• Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, a peer-reviewed scientific journal
• Vibrant Cities Lab, US-based resource centre on research and practice provided by the US Forest Service and other partners