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The NetworkNature Task Force 4 (Communicators) is pleased to provide you with a summary of upcoming events and opportunities announced by Horizon 2020/Europe projects and select Missions. This Task Force is responsible for synergizing and enhancing communication approaches and messages across Nature-based Solutions (NbS) projects. If you are not a task force 4 member, but would like to submit to this informal digest, please reach out to hello@networknature.eu. We will get back to you as soon as possible with instructions!
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TF 4 Digest: October
Project Updates
- NetworkNature is going to COP 16! Check out our NbS project and common initiatives agenda here.
- NBS EduWORLD social media campaign for youth, #Youth4NBS, is still ongoing! Check here how you or any young person you know might contribute.
- UNPplus has launched their newsletter! Urban Nature Plans (UNPs) are a key component of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, and will be fundamental to achieving the targets outlined by the EU Nature Restoration Law. Subscribe to be ahead of the curve in the field of UNPs.
Upcoming Events
October
- European Conference on Sustainable Cities & Towns
Dates: 1-3 October 2024: Location: Aalborg, Denmark
This conference is an opportunity to see how Local Green Deals are making the EU Green Deal a reality across Europe. Come shape the future beyond the status quo and be part of the movement for urban transformation. NetworkNature is a partner. Standard registration is still open. Are you in Denmark? Contact us for a potential free ticket. - Reimagining Urban Spaces: Nature-Based Solutions for Inclusive Transformations in Europe and Latin America
Dates: 2-3 October 2024. Location: Granollers, Spain
The INTERLACE final conference will showcase learnings and resources around urban ecosystem restoration and nature-based solution planning and monitoring, inclusive stakeholder engagement and community participation, policy and governance, action-driven research, and cross-continental cooperation. The free to attend event will bring together a vibrant community of “city makers” from Europe and Latin America in a series of dynamic discussions, hands-on workshops and site visits, with multiple opportunities to learn from leading experts in the field. Registration, including opportunities to pitch and showcase your projects, ideas and work, is open now. - Sifted Summit 2024
Dates: 2-3 October 2024. Location: London, United Kingdom
Sifted Summit is bringing startup Europe together under one roof once again.European tech has taken a beating — but startups are bouncing back. This October, join 3,000 founders, startup operators and investors and discover how the ecosystem is recalibrating and responding to the startup revival.
Crowdhelix team together with VARcities project partners will have a booth and interact with various stakeholders, making partnerships and promoting NbS to the industry. Registration is open. - European Week for Regions and Cities
Dates: 7-10 October 2024; Location: Brussels, Belgium
Organised by the European Committee of the Regions and by the European Commission, the 2024 European Week for Regions and Cities will focus on “Empowering Communities”. Four themes will be discussed during this week: regions strengthening European democracy, smart and sustainable growth for regions, regions got talent, competitiveness and convergence, two sides of the same coin. Registration is open.
Session Spotlight: DivAirCity is co-hosting an interactive session during this year European Week of Regions titled “CrAFTing DivAirCity: co-creating inclusive climate-neutral cities”. The event will take place at the Albert Borschette Conference Centre in Brussels, Belgium, on October 10th, from 11:30 to 13:00. Registration is open until September 15th. - Smart Cities in Smart Regions 2024 Conference
Dates: 9-10 October 2024; Location: Lahti, Finland
This conference aims to bring together researchers, industry and local and regional authorities, focusing on urban resilience. Three themes will be at the centre of the 2024 conference: solutions for systemic changes; smart health and wellbeing innovations; design for sustainable business and responsible consumption. Registration is open until September 22nd.
November
- World Urban Forum
Dates: 4-8 November 2024; Location: Cairo, Egypt
Organised by the United Nations Habitats, the 12th World Urban Forum will focus on “the transformative power of localised actions”. More information on the theme will be available soon. Registration is open. - Urban Transitions
Dates: 5-7 November; Location: Sitges, Spain
Urban Transitions 2024 aims to promote healthy urban development by bringing together different disciplines working within cities. - UNFCCC COP29
Dates: 11-22 November 2024; Location: Baku, Azerbaijan
Organised by the United Nation, COP29 will be hosted by Azerbaijan. More information will be available soon. Information for participants can be found here. - European Mission Soil Week 2024
Dates: 12-13 November 2024; Location: Brussels, Belgium
Organised by the Soil EU Mission, this event aims to gather all the soil community. More information will be available soon. - Communicate 2024
Dates: 26-28 November; Location: Various UK and online
Communicate is the UK’s leading annual conference for environmental communicators running since 2004, bringing together a diverse group of delegates each year to develop their skills, share best practice and debate latest issues in science communication, nature conservation and engaging people with the natural world.
Calls for Proposals (Events)
