1. General information
2. Objectives of the intervention
Goals of the intervention
1) Protect natural areas and secure them for nature conservation and agricultural purposes in the face of increasing urbanization (9)
2) Link varied natural landscapes (blue-green corridors, ribbons, natural parks and reserves) (9)
3) Develop these areas for recreation, nature conservation and agriculture (9)
4) Education of locals about nature and local landscapes in the area (1, 8, 9)
5) Protect and strengthen the edges of the Green C in order to set sustainable limits to the settlement pressure of the heavily urbanized region. (9)
2) Link varied natural landscapes (blue-green corridors, ribbons, natural parks and reserves) (9)
3) Develop these areas for recreation, nature conservation and agriculture (9)
4) Education of locals about nature and local landscapes in the area (1, 8, 9)
5) Protect and strengthen the edges of the Green C in order to set sustainable limits to the settlement pressure of the heavily urbanized region. (9)
Quantitative targets
Unknown
Monitoring indicators defined
Unknown
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Habitats and biodiversity conservation: What types of conservation goals are / were defined for the NBS intervention?
Habitats and biodiversity conservation: What activities are implemented to realize the conservation goals and targets?
Implementation activities
Three relevant interventions took place in and around Bonn:
1) Redevelopment and renewal of the Rhine ferry port: creating park areas, picnic sites, putting sunbeds along the newly implemented river bed, installing green terraces and creating bicycle lanes; linking the different patches of nature with bicycle and walking paths (5)
2) Creation of 35 "Natural Portals/Gates" for the Green C demarcating the area from urban areas where the settlement pressure is the greatest. These nature-oriented places would mark the transition from the residential area to the landscape through the implementation of nature areas consisting of the planting of natural vegetation, trees etc. typical for this area, the installation of playground facilities with information boards introducing the local nature, thus having multiple functions (3)
3) Development of the Buschdorf - Rosenfeld Green corridor with the implementation of vegetable gardens for rent to promote urban farming practices, creation of extensive flower beds fostering native insect species, installation of and agriculture themed playground, multi-functional small playing field, a gymnastic meadow and fitness facilities. These development measures were adapted to the occurrence of the specially protected species. (4)
1) Redevelopment and renewal of the Rhine ferry port: creating park areas, picnic sites, putting sunbeds along the newly implemented river bed, installing green terraces and creating bicycle lanes; linking the different patches of nature with bicycle and walking paths (5)
2) Creation of 35 "Natural Portals/Gates" for the Green C demarcating the area from urban areas where the settlement pressure is the greatest. These nature-oriented places would mark the transition from the residential area to the landscape through the implementation of nature areas consisting of the planting of natural vegetation, trees etc. typical for this area, the installation of playground facilities with information boards introducing the local nature, thus having multiple functions (3)
3) Development of the Buschdorf - Rosenfeld Green corridor with the implementation of vegetable gardens for rent to promote urban farming practices, creation of extensive flower beds fostering native insect species, installation of and agriculture themed playground, multi-functional small playing field, a gymnastic meadow and fitness facilities. These development measures were adapted to the occurrence of the specially protected species. (4)
3. NBS domains, ES and scale
4. Governance and financing
5. Innovation
Type of innovation
Novelty level of the innovation
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
Unknown
Replicability/Transferability
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
There is a follow-up project aiming at expanding the efforts of the "Grünes C", now with eight municipalities involved since an integrated concept for green infrastucture has been elaborated (IHK GI) which gave rise to a call for proposal issued by the Ministry for Climate and Nature Protection and Agriculture of Northrhein-Westfalia (Ref. 2). However, the detailed outline of the follow-up project is not yet accessible on the internet (application for funding just in 2017, funding is pending).
