Policy and institutional frameworks
- European Commission — Nature-Based Solutions.
Nature-based solutions overview - European Commission — EU Soil Strategy for 2030.
Soil Strategy 2030 - European Commission — EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030.
Biodiversity Strategy 2030 - IUCN — Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions.
IUCN Global Standard PDF - WHO Europe — Urban green spaces and health.
WHO urban green space review - FAO — Urban and peri-urban forestry.
FAO urban forestry - IPCC AR6 WGII — Cities, settlements and key infrastructure.
IPCC Chapter 6 - UN-Habitat — World Cities Report.
World Cities Report
Scientific and technical directions
- i-Tree Eco — Urban forest ecosystem service assessment.
i-Tree Eco - Urban tree cooling and canopy research.
Used as a research direction for the IUESS canopy, cooling and spatial resilience layer. - Biochar in urban soils and arboriculture.
Used as a research direction for responsible biochar specification inside the IUESS soil stabilization layer. - Remote sensing and urban forest monitoring.
Used as a research direction for future IUESS monitoring, data and score development.
How IUESS uses references
IUESS does not claim to replace these frameworks. It uses them as a reference environment for building a practical, communicable and measurable framework focused on the urban chain:
Soil → Roots → Trees → Space → Climate
The next development stage should expand this page with full academic citations, DOI links and project-specific technical documentation.