How does a natural regeneration project work within Simbial?
From de-paved schoolyards to a company's biodiversity plan: how the 4-phase method applies to nature, and where your journey begins.
The typical nature project
A municipality wants to green a sweltering square; a company wants to regenerate the area around its facility; a school wants to de-pave its courtyard. The method is always the same: an ex-ante declared target (square metres returned to the ground, trees with three-year survival rates, water retained), followed by the 4 phases — understanding the place, designing with those who live in it, implementing, measuring honestly. The difference compared to other sectors is time: nature delivers its results across seasons and years, and the measurement plan must account for this from the very start.
The team you need
The Impact Nature & Biodiversity Specialist at the core, with the Impact Project Manager on coordination and — in urban projects — the expertise of those who understand soil, plants and water. The Impact Controller validates the indicators: this is the guarantee that distinguishes genuine regeneration from photo-opportunity tree planting. And there is almost always a community to engage: in nature projects the social dimension is not an add-on, it is a condition for success.
What you learn by doing
To read a place before drawing on it. To design for the climate that is coming, not the one that was here. To measure what grows slowly without fudging the timelines. To work with institutions, citizens and companies that speak different languages. And to use AI as an ally — territorial data analysis, exploration of solutions, structuring of indicators — while decisions about species, spaces and people remain where they belong.
Why nature is a sector that shapes you
Those who learn here carry three rare qualities everywhere they go: the patience of long timeframes, respect for the complexity of living systems, and the habit of measuring the invisible. These are the same qualities needed in impact projects across every sector — nature is simply the most demanding teacher.
The first step
If this world calls to you: the Impact Nature & Biodiversity Specialist role is waiting for you, with its full path — fundamentals, simulated project, assessment. If you lead a business or organisation: start from the dependency and impact map, or from a first measurable intervention on your spaces. Nature that works always begins this way: a place, a declared objective, the will to measure it.
Frequently asked questions
How long does a nature project last?
Implementation can be fast, but measurement follows natural timelines: tree survival is assessed at one and three years. The measurement plan is declared from the start: it is part of the method's honesty.
What role do communities play in nature projects?
A central one: a green space designed with those who will live in it gets used and cared for; one imposed from above often dies. Engagement is measured as part of the social impact.
Where does someone who wants to work in nature on Simbial begin?
With the Impact Nature & Biodiversity Specialist role: shared fundamentals, a simulated role project, an enabling assessment — and then real projects, in cities or in supply chains.