About this report

The Nordic NBS policy handbook is created by Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), Norion Consult, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Ensucon AB and University of Iceland, who are all partners in the A-DVICE project (2022-2024). It was commissioned by the Nordic Council of Ministers. For more information about the project, visit www.niva.no/en/projects/a-dvice

This is the TemaNord report from the project. The complete handbook is accessible online on www.nbspolicy.org

Caroline Gundersen Enge,¹ Ingvild Skumlien Furuseth,¹ Elvira Borgman,² Maria Dubovik,³ Ásdís Björk Gunnarsdóttir,⁴ Victoria Pehrsson,⁵ Line Johanne Barkved,¹ Lára Hrönn Hlynsdóttir,⁴ Hafdís Hanna Ægisdóttir,⁴ Salar Valinia,⁵ Sara Lisa Egebæk,² Amalie Engelbrecht Hansen,² Kristian Jørgensen,² Carmen Antuña Rozado,³ Lassi Warsta,³ Isabel Seifert-Dähnn.¹

¹ Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA)

² Norion Consult

³ VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

⁴ University of Iceland

⁵ Ensucon AB

Enge, C.G.; Furuseth, I.S.; Borgman, E.; Dubovik, M.; Gunnarsdóttir, Á.B.; Pehrsson, V.; Barkved, L.J.; Hlynsdóttir, L.H.; Ægisdóttir, H.H.; Valinia, S.; Egebæk, S.L.; Hansen, A.E., Jørgensen, K.; Rozado, C.A.; Warsta, L. and Seifert-Dähnn, I. (2024). Teaming up with nature: Policy advice for more nature-based solutions in the Nordics. Nordic Council of Ministers. Denmark: Copenhagen.

We wish to thank:
The members of the NCM steering committee and the project reference group for providing feedback and inputs during the project. The interviewees and workshop participants for their time contributing to building the project’s background materials. The IUCN European Regional Office for providing feedback on this report document. Project team members Laura Wendling (SINTEF, previously VTT), Louise Quistgaard (Ensucon), Rikke Fischer-Bogason (Norion), as well as Saskia Trubach (NIVA), Jemmima Knight (NIVA), Gabrielle Hairabedian (NIVA) and Sara Noémie Plassnig (NIVA) for their contributions to the project.

Line Johanne Barkved (front page, chapter 4), Caroline Gundersen Enge (chapters 3, 7 and 10), Janne Gitmark (chapter 8) and Ingvild Skumlien Furuseth (chapters 1, 2, 5, 6 and 9).

The A-DVICE project is part of the Nordic programme on nature-based solutions, which is funded by the Nordic Council of ministers. More information about the programme: www.norden.org/en/project/nature-based-solutions