Dr Mike Hynes of the Governance and Sustainable Development Research Cluster led a hybrid workshop of the GovERN research community at the L’institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (INRAE) in Nouvelle-Aquitaine Bordeaux, France on Wednesday 18^th October 2023. This workshop preceded a public conference organised by the GovERN the previous day titled The Natured-based Solutions we want: Shifting perspectives on rural and peri-urban Nature-based Solutions attended by academics, practitioners, government agencies, and civic organisations from across Europe and Canada. GovERN is an international research community which seeks to advance collaborative research on social challenges and emancipatory opportunities when governing rural and peri-urban Nature-based Solutions. Members of the collective represent academic, government, and civic organisations and institutions in France, the UK, Finland, Spain, Italy, Canada and Ireland and are actively engaged in collaborative research and writing, teaching, and research funding applications and opportunities.

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Dr Mike Hynes leading the workshop and discussions on application and implementation of Nature-based Solutions for the GovERN research community