1. General information
Location and description of the intervention
City or FUA
Nancy
Region
Europe
Native title of the NBS intervention
Le parc Sainte Marie et Nature en Fête
Short description of the intervention
Park Sainte-Marie is the second largest park in Nancy (Ref. 8). "The park Sainte-Marie hides varieties of splendid oaks and many other rare plants. It also hosts that annual "Nature in Festivities" event in the first weekend of May which represents the largest plant market in the region (Ref. 2). "This park was awarded the "Tourism and Handicap" labels in 2007 and "Outstanding Garden" in 2010" (Ref. 1). "An old Alsatian House , created for the International Exhibition of the East of France in 1909" is conserved within the park (Ref. 8).

Address

38 bis avenue du Maréchal Juin
54000 Nancy
France

Location
The NBS is situated in an area, with clear delineation of boundaries and a specific shape (polygon). The NBS project can also have more than one area location (more than one polygon, situated close by).
Area boundary
POINT (6.1701651084602 48.678567296521)
POINT (6.1730487688103 48.679152356002)
POINT (6.1714267585941 48.682206729443)
POINT (6.1684378114553 48.681542293401)
NBS area image
Source of NBS area image
Google Earth Pro (August 17, 2020). Coordinates offer a rough approximation of extent of NBS.
Total area
75000.00m²
NBS area
75000.00m²
Type of area before implementation of the NBS
Unknown
Website of the intervention
http://www2.nancy.fr/documents/nature-en-fete/index.html
Timeline of intervention
Start date of the intervention (planning process)
unknown
Start date of intervention (implementation process)
unknown
End date of the intervention
ongoing
Present stage of the intervention
Ongoing
Please specify "other" stage of the intervention
The Nature in Celebration is an event that occurs every year during the first week end of May (Ref. 3)
Goals of the intervention
-Educational purposes (Ref. 1 and 3)
-Biodiversity awareness (Ref. 1 and 3)
-Support local economy (Ref. 1 and 3)
-Preservation of Nature in the city (Ref. 1 and 3)
-Allowing visually impaired persons to learn more about birds species (Ref. 2)
-Recreational purposes with a playground and a "bowling" area (Ref. 1)
Quantitative targets
In past years there have been 150 exhibitors (Ref. 3) and The House of Nature at Parc Sainte Marie receive 14,000 visitors per year (Ref. 5)
Monitoring indicators defined
Number of exhibitors; number of visitors per year (Ref. 3).
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Habitat and biodiversity conservation
Green space creation and/or management
Environmental quality
Waste management
Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Environmental education
Social justice and equity
Social interaction
Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Enabling opportunities for physical activity
Creation of opportunities for recreation
Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
Employment/job creation
Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
Protection of historic and cultural landscape/infrastructure
Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Sustainable production
Habitats and biodiversity conservation: What types of conservation goals are / were defined for the NBS intervention?
Species-focused
Habitats and biodiversity conservation: What activities are implemented to realize the conservation goals and targets?
Protect and enhance urban habitats
Preserve and strengthen existing habitats and ecosystems
Protect species
Undertake specific measures to protect species
Undertake specific measures to protect native species
Undertake specific measures to protect valued species
Take measures for ex situ conservation
Means for conservation governance
Raise public awareness
Public engagement
Implementation activities
"A sound beacon is present in the park to the person visually impaired and allows them to learn the recognition of bird songs with a remote control." (Ref. 1)
The Nature in Celebration is held in this park every first week end of May: "An event around nature, with animations, horticulturists, landscapers, nurserymen, florists, artisans..." "Nature in Celebration will be the occasion to present the brochure of the service of the Parks and Gardens "Recognize the trees"" A "Seeds of Citizens" bag will be offered, so that visitors can sow in their garden a small meadow floral with wild flowers. Citizen seeds will also be sown on Saturday by gardeners and citizens, in the pine massif located near the playground"
-Creation of a planter: the gardeners of the Parks and Gardens department advise visitors, and the city of Nancy offers the necessary soil for the planting", "the Grand Nancy organizes a restitution of compost to the inhabitants during the duration of the event" (Ref. 3)
-"The diversity of plants, shrubs, flowers and local products , contribute to all the richness of this meeting, while respecting biodiversity" (Ref. 3).
-"an old Alsatian House , created for the International Exhibition of the East of France in 1909" is located in the park (Ref. 8).
-- Highlighting their knowledge - make and guarantee plants produced regionally.
(Ref 3)
Type of NBS project
Maintenance and management of urban nature
Knowledge creation and awareness raising
NBS domain and interventions
Ecological domain(s) where the NBS intervention(s) is/are implemented
Grey infrastructure featuring greens
Green playgrounds and school grounds
Parks and urban forests
Large urban parks or forests
Please specify "other urban green space connected to grey infrastructure"

Vegetation Type
Shrubs
Trees
Other
Please specify how many trees were planted
Unknown
Please specify other amenities offered by the NBS
-"A sound beacon is present in the park to the person visually impaired and allows them to learn the recognition of bird songs with a remote control." (Ref. 1)
"An old Alsatian House , created for the International Exhibition of the East of France in 1909" is conserved within the park (Ref. 8).
Amenities offered by the NBS
Playgrounds
Other
Please specify "other marginalized group"
-Allowing visually impaired persons to learn more about birds species (Ref. 2) "This park was awarded the "Tourism and Handicap" labels in 2007" (Ref. 1).
Services
Expected ecosystem services delivered
Provisioning services
Genetic materials from all biota
Habitat and supporting services
Habitats for species
Maintenance of genetic diversity
Cultural services
Tourism
Aesthetic appreciation
Inspiration for culture, art and design
Recreation
Intellectual interactions (scientific and / or educational)
Physical and experiential interactions with plants and animals
Social and community interactions
Other
Please specify "other cultural service"
-Allowing visually impaired persons to learn more about birds species (Ref. 2)
Scale
Spatial scale
Micro-scale: District/neighbourhood level
Beneficiaries
Primary Beneficiaries
Local government/Municipality
Citizens or community groups
Marginalized groups
Marginalized groups
People with functional diversities
Other
Governance
Governance arrangements
Co-governance with government and non-government actors
Non-government actors
Private sector/Corporate/Business
Please specify the roles of the specific government and non-government actor groups involved in the initiative
The city is the main initiating actor and managed the park. 150 exposants of professionals and associations are participating to the event of "Nature en Fête"(Nature in Celebration) (Ref. 3).
-the gardeners of the Parks and Gardens department advise visitors, and the city of Nancy offers the necessary soil for the planting", "the Grand Nancy organizes restitution of compost to the inhabitants during the duration of the event" (Ref. 3).
-More than 150 exhibitors sell items at the flower and plant market, described as "An unmissable event around nature, with entertainment, horticulturalists, landscapers, nurserymen, florists, artisans" (Ref. 3).
-"A beacon is installed in partnership and with the financial support of the Rotary-Club of Nancy - District 1790" (Ref. 2).
Key actors - initiating organization
Local government/municipality
Land owners
Public space owned by the city
Please specify other Key actors - Other stakeholders involved
Rotary club chapter (Ref. 2).
Key actors - Other stakeholders involved (besides initiating actors)
Local government/municipality
Private sector/corporate actor/company
Citizens or community group
Other
Land owners
Public space owned by the city
Participatory methods/forms of community involvement used
Taskforce groups
Dissemination of information and education
Consultation (e.g. workshop, surveys, community meetings, town halls)
Joint implementation (e.g. tree planting)
Policy drivers
NBS intervention implemented in response to an Regional Directive/Strategy
Unknown
NBS intervention implemented in response to a national regulations/strategy/plan
Unknown
NBS intervention implemented in response to a local regulation/strategy/plan
Unknown
Mandatory or voluntary intervention
Voluntary (spontaneous)
Enablers
Presence of specific city-level GI/NBS vision/strategy/plan - mentioned in connection to the project
Unknown
Presence of specific city-level GI/NBS section/part in a more general plan - mentioned in connection to the project
Yes
Please specify the general plan with GI/NBS section
"Nature in the City Plan" with different action plans and with the objectives to become a capital of gardens (Ref. 6).
If there is a relevant strategy or plan, please specify the theme / type of the plan.
Municipal / city level environmental plan or programme
Please specify other vegetation type
-"varieties of splendid oaks and many other rare plants" (Ref. 8).
-Small floral meadows with wild flowers (Ref. 3). "Citizen seeds will also be sown on Saturday by gardeners and citizens, in the pine massif located near the playground" (Ref. 3).
-Planters (Ref. 3)
Presence of city network or regional partnerships focused on NBS - mentioned in connection to the project
Yes
Please specify
"The Central Horticultural Society of Nancy" (Ref. 4)
-"Nancy is one of the greenest and most beautiful cities in France. The city can be proud of the label "Ville fleurie"(Flowered City) with 4 stars." (Ref. 5)
Presence of GI / NBS research project - mentioned in connection to the project
Unknown
Subsidies/investment for GI / NBS in the city - mentioned in connection to the project
Unknown
Co-finance for NBS
Unknown
Co-financing governance arrangements
Unknown
Was this co-governance arrangement already in place, or was it set up specifically for this NBS?
Unknown
Financing
Total cost
Unknown
What is/was the Cost/Budget (EUR) of the NBS or green infrastructure elements?
Unknown
What are the total amount of expected annual maintenance costs?
Unknown
What is the expected annual maintenance costs of the NBS or GI elements?
Unknown
Please specify cost savings
Unknown
Please specify total cost (EUR)
Unknown
Source(s) of funding
Public local authority budget
Type of fund(s) used
Earmarked public budget
Non-financial contribution
Yes
Type of non-financial contribution
Provision of goods
Who provided the non-financial contribution?
Private sector (businesses, financial institution)
Business models
Green education model
Green heritage model
Which of the involved actors was motivated by this model?
Public actor (e.g. municipality)
Type of innovation
Social
Cultural innovation
Please specify social innovation
Nature in Celebration with an event to celebrate nature and improve awareness on plant biodiversity thanks to workshops, animations and exchange with professionals. (Ref. 3)
Novelty level of the innovation
Ambiguous (e.g. multiple interpretations)
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
The Nature in Celebration is an event that occurs every year during the first week end of May (Ref. 3) The strategy of the city to promote gardening and planting flowers may have influenced the initiative "Nature in Celebration" in order to encourage the citizens to plant.
Replicability/Transferability
Ambiguous (e.g. multiple interpretations)
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
The Nature in Celebration is an event that occurs every year during the first week end of May (Ref. 3) Will likely occur on a yearly basis in the future as well
Impacts, benefits
Environmental impacts
Environmental quality
Improved waste management
Green space and habitat
Increased green space area
Description of environmental benefits
Environmental quality:
-Improved waste management: "Neighboring citizens of Sainte-Marie park continue their commitment to compost their household bio-waste, with a shared composting site within the park" (Ref. 3).
- "the Grand Nancy organizes a restitution of compost to the inhabitants during the duration of the event" (Ref. 3)


Green space and habitat:
-Increased green space area: The park covers 7500 m^2 (Ref. 8).
Economic impacts
Attraction of business and investment
Generation of income from NBS
Increased market share for green economies
Description of economic benefits
Generation of income from NBS/green economy: -Improving local economy thanks to the participation of local gardening professionals at the Nature in Festivities (Ref. 1 and 3); This approach aims to support the local economy, and promote plant-based businesses that are still too little known to the general public!" (Ref. 3).
Social and cultural impacts
Social justice and cohesion
Improved access to urban green space
Increased visibility and opportunity for marginalised groups or indigenous peoples
Increased opportunities for social interaction
Health and wellbeing
Gain in activities for recreation and exercise
Cultural heritage and sense of place
Protection of historic and cultural landscape / infrastructure
Increased awareness of flora and fauna as culturally and historically meaningful
Education
Increased knowledge of locals about local nature
Please specify other environmental justice issue
env/social justice facilitating communication with nature for all groups: "A sound beacon is present in the park to the person visually impaired and allows them to learn the recognition of bird songs with a remote control." (Ref. 1)
Description of social and cultural benefits
Social justice and cohesion:
-Improved access to urban green space/Increased visibility and opportunity for marginalized groups or indigenous peoples: -The park obtained the labels "Tourism and Handicap" in 2007 and "Outstanding Garden" in 2010 (Ref. 2).
-Increased opportunities for social interaction: "The opportunity to share with enthusiasts and gardening professionals" (Ref. 3).
-Allowing visually impaired persons to learn more about birds species (Ref. 2)

Health and well-being:
-Gain in activities for recreation and exercise: The park offers recreational facilities (Ref. 8)

Cultural heritage and sense of place:
-Protection of historic and cultural landscape / infrastructure: "an old Alsatian House , created for the International Exhibition of the East of France in 1909" is located in the park (Ref. 8).
-Increased awareness of flora and fauna as culturally and historically meaningful: "For 8 years, horticulturalists and nurserymen from Lorraine have gathered around this project, with several objectives:
- Highlighting the Lorraine varieties dating from the beginning of the 20th century,
- Highlighting their knowledge - make and guarantee plants produced regionally.
This approach aims to support the local economy, and promote plant-based businesses that are still too little known to the general public!" (Ref. 3).
-In past years there have been 150 exhibitors (Ref. 3) and The House of Nature at Parc Sainte Marie receive 14,000 visitors per year (Ref. 5)


Education
-Increased knowledge of locals about local nature: "They offer their plants and give the necessary advice to make your gardens even more enjoyable!" (Ref. 3).
Type of reported impacts
Achieved impacts
Indicators
-During the "Nature in Festivities" day event at the park, compost workshops and other educational activities have been organized (Ref. 3)
-The park offers recreational facilities (Ref. 8)
-The park obtained the labels "Tourism and Handicap" in 2007 and "Outstanding Garden" in 2010 (Ref. 3).
-Improving local economy thanks to the participation of local gardening professionals at the Nature in Festivities (Ref. 1 and 3)
Environmental, social and economic impacts
Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
Environmental quality
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Analysis of specific impact categories
Job creation: The NBS created ...
Paid employment positions
Environmental justice: The implementation of the NBS project resulted in ...
Positive distribution of NBS benefits
Improved access to green and/or blue spaces
Other
Negative impacts: Did the project cause any problems or concerns?
No information was found regarding negative impacts of the project
COVID-19 pandemic
Ref. 3 indicates that the annual festival of nature in the park was canceled in 2020 due to the covid-19 pandemic. The event was intended to "celebrate the 24th edition of Nature en Fête, more than 150 exhibitors will be present on May 9 and 10, 2020 , at Parc Sainte-Marie. The opportunity to share with enthusiasts and gardening professionals, but also to find the perfect plant that can easily be found on the balcony, in the garden or to beautify an apartment!" (Ref. 3).
Methods of impact monitoring
Process of recording NBS impacts
No evidence in public records
Methods used to evaluate the impacts of NBS
Unknown
Evidence for use of assessment
Presence of an assessment, evaluation and/or monitoring process
Unknown
Presence of indicators used in reporting
No evidence in public records
Presence of monitoring/evaluation reports
No evidence in public records
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
No evidence in public records
Impact assessment mechanism
Name of any specific impact assessment tools
Unknown
Use of GIS in mapping impacts
No evidence in public records
Citizen involvement
Citizens involvement in assessment/evaluation
Yes
Mode(s) of citizen involvement in evaluation/assessment
Focus Group
Citizens involvement in the analysis of the assessment/evaluation
Unknown
Follow-up to the evaluation / assessment
Unknown
References
Web links relevant to the intervention
Ref. 1
Ref. 2
Ref. 3
Ref. 4
Ref. 5
Ref. 6
Ref. 7
Ref. 8
List of references
1. Les Jardins du Grand Est (n.d). "Le Jardin Sainte Marie, Nancy". Available at: https://www.jardins-grand-est.com/de/listing/parc-sainte-marie-nancy/ (Website not available in 2020).
2. Anon. (2017, June) "Nouvelle balise pour personnes déficientes visuelles au Parc Sainte-Marie". Available at: https://www.aujourdhuianancy.com/item/164-nouvelle-balise-pour-personnes-deficientes-visuelles-au-parc-sainte-marie (Accessed: August 12, 2020).
3. Lorraine au Coeur (n.d). "Nature en Fête au Parc Sainte-Marie Nancy". Available at: https://www.lorraineaucoeur.com/evt-31388/nature-en-fete-au-parc-sainte-marie-nancy-annule/meurthe-et-moselle-nancy/fete-animation (Accessed: August 12, 2020).
4. Nancy (n.d). "Nature en Fête". (Website not available in 2020).
5. NancyStan (n.d). "Direction des Parcs et jardins". nancystan.com. Available at: https://www.nancy54.com/direction-des-parcs-et-jardins-de-nancy (Accessed: August 12, 2020).
6. Nancy (n.d). "La nature dans la ville". (Website not available in 2020).
7. Nancy (n.d). "Nancy, La ville qui cultive". Available at: https://www.nancy.fr/utile/nancy-la-ville-qui-cultive-la-vie-218.html (Accessed: August 12, 2020).
8. TRFIHI Parks (n.d.)."Parc Sainte-Marie". Available at: https://www.trfihi-parks.com/en/park-details/12029-Parc-Sainte-Marie (Accessed: August 12, 2020).
Comments and notes
Comments
2017 comments:
Section 4: "Enablers and Policy Drivers": The city is recognized as a flowered city, and received a fourth flower to the "Villes Fleuries" (Flowered Cities and Villages) French label. Also, "Nancy received the gold medal at the European floral agreement competition"(Ref. 7).
Additional insights
2020 comments:
"Nancy is one of the greenest and most beautiful cities in France. The city can be proud of the label "Ville fleurie"(Flowered City) with 4 stars." (Ref. 5)
Pictures of the NBS
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Public Images
Sainte Marie Park and Festival of Nature (2008)
Sainte Marie Park and Festival of Nature (2008)
Ville de Nancy, retrieved 08/18/2018 from Stéphane Harter
Sainte Marie Park and Festival of Nature
Sainte Marie Park and Festival of Nature
Ville de Nancy, retrieved 08/18/2018 from Stéphane Harter