Digest
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 synergising 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: April 2026
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Upcoming Events
April
- From Pilots to Practice: Replicating Climate Adaptation Solutions for Insurance Markets
Date: 8 April; Location: online
This PIISA workshop will present key results from the project’s pilot activities and introduce the replicability roadmap, outlining how climate services, risk indicators, and adaptation strategies focusing on innovative insurance design can be replicated and adapted across sectors and geographies in Europe. Register here! - From Fatigue to Fascination: Reigniting Climate Action through Creativity
Date: 15 April; Location: online
This session explores how unconventional tools such as storytelling, arts, games and immersive experiences can strengthen participation in climate adaptation. It addresses the critical challenge of "climate fatigue" by deepening citizen involvement and making adaptation planning more inclusive, engaging and effective. Register here! - Market Feasibility of Index-Based Climate Insurance for Mediterranean Agriculture: Results from the PIISA Food & Agriculture Pilot
Date: 16 April; Location: online
This webinar presents the results of the PIISA agricultural pilot on the co-development of an index-based insurance solution for olive farmers in Andalucía in Southern Spain. For more information and registration, see here! - Exploring Nature and Community Pathways to Mental Wellbeing: Emerging Perspectives from Malawi
Date: 16 April; Location: online
This RESONATE Global Spotlight session will explore how ideas connecting environment, community, and mental wellbeing can be understood and applied within the Malawian context. Register here! - TETTRIs (Transforming European Taxonomy through Training, Research, and Innovation) Final event
Date: 27-29 April; Location: Brussels, Belgium
The three-day event will bring together researchers, policymakers, and key stakeholders from across Europe to reflect on the project’s achievements and to discuss the future role of taxonomy in biodiversity science and policy. For more information, see here! EcoDaLLi Legacy Event: From Living Labs to Policy and Practice
Date: 28 April; Location: Ruse, Bulgaria
The EcoDaLLi public event will present the Danube and Black Sea Lighthouse of the EU Mission “Restore our Ocean and Waters” to a local audience, highlighting its achievements and, in particular, the results of the EcoDaLLi project. The event will showcase concrete actions and solutions developed by projects funded under the EU Mission Ocean and Waters, demonstrating their impact on regional ecosystems and communities. Register here!- Webinar on financing mechanisms for urban nature
Date: 29 April; Location: online
Cities from the UNP+ and Invest4Nature projects will share their experiences implementing innovative financing mechanisms for urban nature. Challenges faced, solutions identified, and lessons learned from such mechanisms will be shared with the audience. Register here!
May
Advancing Climate Adaptation through Nature-based Solutions
Date: 3-8 May 2026; Location: Vienna, Austria
We are pleased to invite you to participate in the interdisciplinary session “Nature-based Solutions for Climate Change Adaptation” at the EGU 2026 conference, taking place in Vienna from 3 to 8 May 2026.Green for Whom: Housing Inequality for Greening Cities
Date: May 5 2026; online
Nature-based solutions (NbS) gained a central role in European and global policy agendas. Yet, alongside their environmental benefits, their implementation can unintentionally contribute to green gentrification and unequal access to urban nature, spaces and life. Join this webinar from ReHousIn to explore green gentrification, housing equity, and tools for fair access to urban nature.LOESS High-level Symposium: Shaping Soil Health Education for 2030 and Beyond
Date: May 7 2026; Location: Online and Barcelona
Join LOESS at Barcelona’s Social Hub—or online—for the LOESS Symposium, a key moment in boosting soil health education and capacity building across Europe. Throughout the day, we will reflect on how to better integrate soil literacy into schools, universities, vocational training, and society at large.World Urban Forum
Date: May 18-20 2026: Location: Baku, Azerbaijan
The theme of WUF13 “Housing the world: Safe and resilient cities and communities” will shine a global spotlight on the urgent need to address the global housing crisis and position housing as a driver of inclusive, resilient and sustainable urban development. Register here!Carbon-Smart Urban Green 2026: Co-Carbon Festival
Date: May 20 2026; Location: Helsinki, Finland
The Carbon-Smart Urban Green Festival launches in May with a series of free exhibitions, interactive geocaching activities, and a seminar presenting the latest results of the CO-CARBON project. Hosted at Think Corner, University of Helsinki, and in libraries across Helsinki and Hyvinkää, the festival highlights how urban green spaces contribute to climate-smart cities. The season culminates in the seminar “Where is urban green in climate action?” on May 20, exploring the role of urban nature in advancing cities’ climate goals.NbS Day – More than JUST Nature-based solutions
Date: May 26-29 2026; Location: Reggio Calabria, Italy
NbS Day is a full-day event dedicated to Nature-based Solutions (NbS), bringing together researchers and professionals to discuss innovative approaches to implementing, governing, and mainstreaming NbS.EU Cities Mission Conference 2026: Delivering Europe’s Urban Climate Transition
Date: May 27-29 2026; Torino, Italy
We kindly invite you to save the date and join us for a 2.5 day Cities Mission Conference focused on transitioning from planning to implementation, as Mission Cities enter the critical last four-year sprint to 2030. Mobilising climate finance, deepening strategic partnerships, elevating the role of national networks in the next phase of the Mission are topics that will be central to the discussions - alongside other essentials of climate action.
Please note that this event is invitation-only and places are limited. Cities should express their interest before Monday 16 February to receive an invitation to attend in Torino.
June
EU Green Week 2026: Investing in a nature-positive economy
Date: June 3-4 2026; Brussels, Belgium
This June, the 26th edition of EU Green Week puts the spotlight on the business case for nature, demonstrating that a nature-positive economy is essential for Europe’s prosperity, resilience, and competitiveness.
Registrations are also now open for the session Re:Invest in Nature. The event connects start-ups, projects and SMEs working in nature and biodiversity with investors, public funding bodies and corporate stakeholders, with the goal of increasing visibility and facilitating concrete partnerships.
Registration deadline: 1 April 2026
Register here!European Urban Resilience Form (EURESFO)
Date: June 17-19 2026; Guimarães, Portugal
The 13th European Urban Resilience Forum will be held on 17-19 June 2026 in Guimarães, Portugal. City representatives, experts, and stakeholders from local and regional institutions will convene in the city denominated as European Green Capital for 2026 with the shared goal of advancing strategies, initiatives, and actions on climate change adaptation, disaster risk management, and the strengthening of urban resilience. The focus of the 2026 edition will be on exploring integrated approaches to climate resilience that move beyond adaptation.
September:
CARDIMED Conference 2026
Date: September 21-22 2026; Utrecht, Netherlands
Organised by CARDIMED project in collaboration with Utrecht University and its Pathways to Sustainability programme, the conference will bring together researchers, practitioners, planners, policy makers and artists to explore how urban rivers can be renatured and regenerated to foster climate resilience, biodiversity recovery and social connection. The programme will combine plenary sessions with interactive seed sessions, designed to stimulate emerging ideas and collaborations.
Calls for Proposals (Events)
Soils for Europe Conference
Date: Sept. 7-11 2026; Location: Coimbra, Portugal
Call for session proposals open. Submissions due March 31 2026.CARDIMED Conference 2026
Date: September 21-22 2026; Utrecht, Netherlands
A Call for Seed Sessions is currently open, inviting proposals aligned with three thematic areas: Nature-based Solutions for urban river regeneration; planning, governance and management of renaturing processes; and spatial transformation, politics of space and Rights of Nature. The deadline for submission is 28 March 2026.19th International Conference on Wetland Systems
It is our great pleasure to welcome you to the 19th IWA International Conference on Wetland Systems for Water Pollution Control to be held between 13-17 September 2026 in the beautiful city of Chania on the island of Crete in Greece. Submit an abstract now.NbS International Congress
From November 2 to 6, 2026, at Sorbonne University in Paris, France, the Congress (co-hosted by NetworkNature and the French National Research Program on Nature-based Solutions (SOLU-BIOD) and supported by UNP+, the City of Paris, and Biodiversa+) will bring together researchers, policymakers, practitioners, urban leaders, businesses, investors, and civil society actors from around the world. We will invite proposals for 2-hour sessions that address the multifaceted challenges of Nature-based Solutions across all ecosystems, sectors, and geographical scales. Submit your proposal for the academic portion of the conference by March 30 2026.Call for papers: Beyond Land Use: Designing a Soil-Based Approach in Urban Planning
Event will take place in Paris, 3-4 December 2026. The call for paper is open until April 20 2026.1st International Conference on Land Degradation and Restoration
Abstract submission and registration open for the event taking place in Valencia, July 20-26 2026. Abstracts due May 31 2026.
Calls for Abstracts (Publications)
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Other Opportunities
Ready to scale nature-based solutions in your city? The Urban ReLeaf Accelerator Programme is now open: Cities and regions can join a growing European community focused on integrating data, digital tools and nature-based solutions into urban planning. Participants will enter the programme as accelerators, gaining access to four online information sessions in spring 2026.
