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Local NBS activity, Nantes — June 26, 2019

Billy the Tri – The Horse that helps to raise awareness about recycling in Nantes Nord

Billy the Tri is a venerable old work horse who is used in the district of Nantes Nord to raise awareness about recycling among local children. He is owned by a local association that organises regular walk throughs of housing estates in the area of Nantes Nord, followed by groups of school children who are taught about the keeping their neighbourhoods litter-free, and the benefits of recycling. A very popular programme, socially, environmentally, and economically.

Local NBS activity, Nantes — June 3, 2019

Sustainable Organic Urban Farming in Nantes Nord

Interview with Thomas Ravard who has established his farm in the district of Nantes Nord.

URBiNAT City meeting, Porto — May 31, 2019

URBiNAT Kick-Off in Porto – Corujeira School, 31 May 2019

31 May 2019: Pupils from the Corujeira School in URBiNAT Frontrunner city of Porto will be taking part in a day of design workshops, mapping and other interactive actives as part of kick-off events for the creation of an NBS-based Healthy Corridor.

Khorramabad — May 16, 2019

New URBiNAT-related website in Farsi

The city of Khorramabad in Iran, one of the URBiNAT Observer cities has just launched a locally produced website regarding the project. Click to access.

Local NBS activity, Nova Gorica — April 16, 2019

URBiNAT city Nova Gorica celebrates World Water Day 2019

Conference, EU-H2020 event, NBS Conference, Nantes — April 11, 2019

Takeaways from the Paris Forum on Nature-Based Solutions

Høje-Taastrup — March 22, 2019

URBiNAT Principles of User Involvement: 6 Recommendations from SLA Architects

Launched in the summer of 2018, the URBiNAT project is focused on the regeneration and integration of economically deprived social housing districts in seven pilot cities across Europe, from Porto in northern Portugal to Høje Taastrup near Copenhagen, to the historic city of Siena in Italy, and to the Bulgarian capital Sofia. Between 2018 and 2023, residents in each city will be called on to take part in the co-design, co-construction and, ultimately, the co-evaluation of locally inspired and/or adapted Nature-Based Solutions. 

Media coverage, Brussels, Høje-Taastrup, Khorramabad, Nantes, Nova Gorica, Porto, Shenyang, Siena, Sofia — March 21, 2019

[Video] The URBiNAT Project in 2 minutes

This short video gives a short overview of the aims of the URBiNAT project in terms of the promotion of NBS and the creation of Healthy Corridors in seven cities across Europe.

URBiNAT City meeting, Sofia — February 22, 2019

[Blog] URBiNAT Consortium meeting in Sofia

Members of the URBiNAT Consortium met in Sofia, from 23 to 25 January, for a series of meetings with city authorities and exchanges with citizens of the district of Nadezhda, as part of the first phase of the implementation of a Healthy Corridor.