Nature-based solutions (NBS) can mitigate the challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss and mental wellbeing prioritised by the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The advantages of co-producing NBS with local communities have been explored, yet there is a lack of understanding of professional partners’ priorities in relation to specific projects, and their perceptions of the opportunities and challenges encountered during the co-productive process. The benefits of co-producing NBS with children are not understood, particularly in deprived, diverse communities. We addressed these gaps by conducting in-depth, semi-structured interviews with eight professional partners in contrasting roles involved in the co-production of an educational arboretum-meadow on a redundant mini-golf site in Wardown Park, within the High Town ward of Luton, Bedfordshire, UK. Here there is considerable ethnic diversity with 41% residents White British, and 59% other ethnicities. There are significant Black and Minority Ethnic communities (38%). A high percentage of households live with overcrowding (24%) and 31% year six children are obese. All partners prioritised connecting children to nature. The social benefits of the project were prioritised over ecological and climate-related ones. Most participants perceived diverse partner expertise and priorities as an opportunity of co-production. Covid-19 was considered a significant challenge and an opportunity. Our research provides insight into the potential for co-production of NBS in a relatively deprived, ethnically diverse context to contribute to “futureproofing” towns and cities by fostering nature connection amongst children, whilst providing a novel, creative approach to managing and maintaining GI under austerity. Learning from this project has international transferability as a ‘flagship project’ illustrating how the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can be addressed at the local level.

基于自然的解决方案 (NBS) 可以缓解全球可持续发展目标 (SDG) 优先考虑的气候变化、生物多样性丧失和心理健康等挑战。已经探索了与当地社区共同制作 NBS 的优势，但缺乏对专业合作伙伴在特定项目方面的优先事项的了解，以及他们对共同制作过程中遇到的机遇和挑战的看法。与儿童共同制作 NBS 的好处尚不清楚，尤其是在贫困的多元化社区。我们通过对八位专业合作伙伴进行深入的半结构化访谈来解决这些差距，这些合作伙伴在 Wardown 公园的一个多余的迷你高尔夫球场上共同制作一个教育植物园 - 草地所涉及的角色对比，位于 High Town 病房内卢顿, 英国贝德福德郡。这里有相当多的种族多样性，41% 的居民是英国白人，59% 是其他种族。有重要的黑人和少数民族社区 (38%)。很大一部分家庭生活在过度拥挤的环境中 (24%)，而 31% 的六岁儿童肥胖。所有合作伙伴优先将孩子与大自然联系起来。该项目的社会效益优先于生态和气候相关效益。大多数参与者将不同的合作伙伴专业知识和优先事项视为共同生产的机会。新冠肺炎被视为重大挑战和机遇。我们的研究深入了解了在相对贫困、种族多样化的背景下共同制作 NBS 的潜力，通过培养儿童之间的自然联系，为“面向未来”的城镇和城市做出贡献，同时提供一种新颖、创造性的方法来管理和维护 GI紧缩。作为“旗舰项目”，该项目的经验教训具有国际可移植性，说明了如何在地方层面实现全球可持续发展目标 (SDG)。