Nature-Based Solutions Courses and Certifications

NITTTR

Nature-Based Solutions -Traditional Knowledge and Sustainability

Explores how Indigenous and traditional ecological knowledge can strengthen nature-based solutions for climate resilience, conservation, and sustainable livelihoods.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Oct 31, 2026
• Free Online Course

Explore new ideas and ways to address common challenges when implementing nature-based solutions

• NOAA
• 2 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Provides an approach for identifying your community’s coastal hazard issues and green infrastructure practices that can help reduce impacts

• NOAA
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Australian Water School

Introduction to the Design of Coastal Nature-Based Solutions

Explore Nature-Based Solutions for coastal resilience, including beach nourishment, living shorelines, and mangrove protection strategies that work with natural systems to protect coastal communities from climate change impacts.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 4 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Urban Nature: Connecting Cities, Sustainability and Innovation

486 ratings at Coursera

Explore nature-based solutions in cities, from assessment and valuation methods to governance strategies, business models and financing, and innovation pathways for urban sustainability.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Engineering: Building with Nature

2 ratings

Learn how to use ecological and engineering design principles to develop more effective and sustainable hydraulic infrastructure.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Beyond Engineering: Building with Nature

Learn how to use Social Design Principles in developing more effective and sustainable hydraulic infrastructure, with an emphasis on delta, coastal and port environments.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 3-4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Nature-based Urban Regeneration

1 rating

How can we use nature to improve life in our cities? This course shares knowledge generated in urban Living Labs in Europe and China and will introduce you to co-designing, co-implementing and evaluat

• edX
• 6 weeks, 5-6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Fosters discovery of literature on the effectiveness and economics of green infrastructure for coastal resilience

• NOAA
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Exploring Nature-Based Solutions in Your Classroom

This course aims to bridge the gap by exploring the implementation of nature-based solutions in classrooms through the connection with contemporary research and NBS practitioners, including ready-to-use learning scenarios.

• Independent
• 18 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Career Certificate

Sustainable Cities and Communities

3044 ratings at Coursera

Learn to drive urban transformations through experimentation: urban living labs, urban nature and innovation, and the sharing economy's role in city consumption and governance.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 3 courses

University of Copenhagen;  Universidad Politécnica de Madrid;  EIT Health;  University of Coimbra

Urbanisation and Health - Promoting Sustainable Solutions

173 ratings at Coursera

In this course, you will learn about the key determinants of urban health including demography, climate change, air pollution, noise, transport systems, public and blue and green spaces, and policies and investments affecting sense of community and publi…

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Sustainable Urban Water Systems

65 ratings at Coursera

Explore sustainable urban water management: the urban water cycle, Nature-based Solutions in drainage, stormwater control, alternative water resources, and loss reduction in water-sensitive cities.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Dimensions of Sustainable Infrastructure in a Project

Learn the four dimensions of sustainable infrastructure and how they shape project planning, nature-based solutions, gender equity, employment, and public-private partnerships.

• Coursera
• 2 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

An introduction to floodplain meadows

11 ratings at OpenLearn

Explore how floodplain meadows support biodiversity and deliver nature-based solutions for climate change, flood risk, food security, and water quality.

• OpenLearn
• 3 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate