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Nature-based solutions are complex, however, and many organisations do not have the capabilities in-house to design, deliver and manage them. Recent reports (UnaLab 2020) have shown that finding skilled and experienced suppliers is a major roadblock in the wider uptake of nature-based solutions. Nature-based enterprises can help to meet this challenge. They support cities, private-sector and third-sector organisations in the planning, delivery, and management or stewardship of nature-based solutions in urban, peri-urban (immediately adjacent to a city or urban area), and rural contexts. This guidebook helps to clarify what a nature-based enterprise is, how to find skilled and experienced nature-based enterprises and how to stimulate and support the start-up, financing, and growth of nature-based enterprises. ; Suggested citation: McQuaid, S., Kooijman, E., Fletcher, I., Collier, M. J., Connop, S., García-Espina Adank, C., Müller, J., Quartier, M., & Vos, P. (2022). Nature-based Enterprises: a Connecting Nature Guidebook. Brussels: DG Research & Innovation. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7503772 |