Welcome to the
NaturaConnect Learning Platform.

This is the capacity-building hub of the NaturaConnect project. Here, you will find a range of resources and training modules developed by project partners to enhance professional competences for designing and implementing the Trans-European Nature Network (TEN-N).

  • NaturaConnect Training Course

    Organised into 3 sections with a total of 13 modules.

  •  Section 1 - Concepts

     5 modules of background information.

  • Section 2 - Governance

    3 modules of processes and instruments.

  •  Section 3 - Technical Tools

     5 modules of project tutorials.

  •  Project websites and platforms 

     Overview and easy access to all project resources.
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NaturaConnect Training Course.

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This self-paced course includes sequential and stand-alone modules to enhance professional competences for conservation planning. The materials and activities enable participants to utilise the NaturaConnect outcomes covering a range of frameworks and technical tools for policy, financial instruments, stakeholder engagement, scenarios and models, ecological connectivity, and spatial conservation planning.

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Section 1 - Concepts

Background information.

Modules

   1.1. Trans-European Nature
           Network (TEN-N)

   1.2. Cross-Sectoral Policy

           Frameworks

   1.3. Nature Futures Framework

           (NFF)

   1.4. Connectivity Conservation


   1.5. Integrated Spatial Planning

Section 2 - Governance

Processes and instruments.

Modules

   2.1. Stakeholder Engagement


   2.2. Financial Instruments

   2.3. Political Economy Analysis
           (PEA)

Section 3 - Technical Tools

Project tutorials.

Modules

   3.1. Biodiversity Modelling

   3.2. Scenarios on Land Use and
           Climate Change

   3.3. Connectivity Analyses

   3.4. Spatial Planning for Protected
           and Restoration Areas

   3.5. EBV Data Portal

Training Modules Content.

Training Needs Assessment

The TNA tool helps you assess the skills, knowledge and personal qualities needed to plan or manage protected areas or ecological corridors. The competences you need are related to the level of responsibility in your work. Define your job level and assess your training needs!

The Project.

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Building a resilient ecological network of conserved areas
across Europe for nature and people

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How can we maximise our conservation efforts in Europe? How can we realise an ecologically representative, resilient and well-connected network of conserved areas across all countries?

With the tools and knowledge created by NaturaConnect, we aim to support the EU Member States in their conservation efforts and to jointly achieve the 30x30 target.
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Our Datasets and Publications.

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RIO Collection is the repository for all project deliverables and outputs produced throughout the project period, including reports, datasets, and other resources.

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NaturaConnector is an online-only visualisation platform that helps to navigate NaturaConnect project results by displaying key aggregated project outputs and summarised performance indicators.

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The public repository of ecological connectivity projects supports knowledge sharing and provides information on ecological connectivity projects in Europe.

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Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBV) Data Portal is the repository for raster datasets on relevant model-based biodiversity variables, dimensions, and scales.

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Zenodo is the repository for all project results that are not of a spatial nature and spatial data that do not capture any biodiversity variable, dimension or scale.

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Google Scholar is the repository for all peer-reviewed articles and scholarly publications linked or associated with the NaturaConnect project.

Our Stakeholder Community.

The NaturaConnect Stakeholder Community is an online platform that brings together the perspectives and ideas of a diverse community interested in designing the Trans-European Nature Network (TEN-N).

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Contact us!

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naturaconnect@iiasa.ac.at

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© 2026 NaturaConnect. This training course is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), except where otherwise noted. You are free to share and adapt if you give appropriate credit. Some elements may carry separate copyright terms and are noted where they appear. This course is provided as-is, without warranties of any kind.

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