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Urban Nature Program Unveiled at COP28: Paving the way for Nature-Positive Cities

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27 February 2024

Amidst of the 28th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28) in Dubai the Urban Nature Program , launched at the event themed "Nurturing Nature: Bringing Nature-Positive Cities to the Forefront of Urban Climate Action". In a collaborative effort, leading organisations such as the World...

Visuals for Nature: Art and Nature-based Solutions

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23 February 2024

NetworkNature takes very seriously its role to raise awareness, share knowledge and build capacities for nature based solutions. This work is underpinned by an EU Research and Innovation NbS Roadmap and NetworkNature’s six priority themes:

Biodiversity enhancement and ecosystem...

CO-OP4CBD Project: Second Call for Experts in Biodiversity

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21 February 2024

The CO-OP4CBD project team extends an invitation to researchers and practitioners across Europe, EEA, and beyond, as they open the second call for experts to join their biodiversity expert network. This opportunity offers professionals at all career levels the chance to actively contribute to...

World Cities Report 2024: call for climate action in cities case studies

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20 February 2024

World Cities Report 2024: Cities and Climate Actions

Deadline: 28 March 2024

UN-Habitat is calling for case studies of actions implemented by cities to tackle climate change and its impacts. The selected case studies will be presented in the Annex of the World Cities Report 2024, and...

TNOC Festival 2024: The distance between dreams and reality is action

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19 February 2024

TNOC Festival 2024: The distance between dreams and reality is action Virtual: April 15-26 | Berlin: June 4-7

The Nature of Cities (TNOC) is thrilled to announce the TNOC Festival 2024, a global gathering of scientists, artists, and practitioners dedicated to pushing the boundaries of...

New Project UNPplus Supports Cities in Imagining a More Sustainable and Inclusive Future

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14 February 2024

The EU may be deep in winter, but we have greening on our minds. The stage for a flourishing spring was set at the kick off of UNPplus, a new Horizon Europe project coordinated by Politecnico Milano and dedicated to supporting cities in crafting and implementing Urban Nature Plans (UNPs, former...

Call for Contributions: Special Issue on Nature-based Solutions for Climate Change Adaptation

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13 February 2024

In response to the urgent need for effective climate change adaptation strategies, a call is underway for research contributions to a special issue on Nature-based Solutions (NbS) . The UNEA defines NbS as ‘actions to protect, conserve, restore, sustainably use and manage natural or modified...

NetworkNature Communicators Report: February Task Force 4 Digest

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7 February 2024

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...

Unveiling the path to soil health: SOLO project launches open review of mission plans

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5 February 2024

Healthy soils are essential for life on Earth, supporting our food systems, providing clean water, and fostering biodiversity. Furthermore they contribute to climate resilience, support cultural heritage, shape landscapes and underpin economic prosperity.However, soils are under multiple...

Danube Wetlands and Floodplains Restoration – Call for Associated Regions

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29 January 2024

Danube Wetlands and Floodplains Restoration through systematic, community engaged and sustainable innovative actions ( DaWetRest ) aims to develop and demonstrate concrete solutions applied on the Danube basin, to address the challenges faced by its inland and coastal wetland ecosystems. Through...