CONFERENCE — May 25, 2022 URBiNAT Conference 2022: Registration now open! Registration is now open for the URBiNAT International Conference in Milan (16 & 17 June). Join the discussions and register now for NATiURB 2022! The event is open to all and will be held in a hybrid format.
Brussels — May 20, 2022 [Brussels 🇧🇪] Find the URBiNAT Brussels team at the “Fête de la Place”! Find the URBiNAT Brussels team at the “Fête de la Place” organised by the Neder-Over-Heembeek francophone cultural centre on Saturday 28th May. They’ll be out with the “ludomobile” and copies of the artistic synthesis of the local diagnostic : a colouring map for all ages!
PUBLICATIONS — May 17, 2022 [Policy Brief] Innovating with urban governance: municipal committees for inclusive, nature-based solutions This policy brief explores the challenges and innovative opportunities for institutionalising participatory processes within municipal contexts. Specifically, we report on the creation of municipal committees, a proposal framed within the EU-funded project URBiNAT aimed at co-creating healthy corridors made up of a combination of nature-based solutions (NBS).
NBS, Nantes — May 17, 2022 [Nantes Nord 🇫🇷] Urban Gardening – A topic becoming increasingly important On 6 May, 29 stakeholders gathered at the community center of the healthy corridor in Nantes Nord to discuss and make contacts around a constantly growing topic in the district: urban gardening.
NEWS COVERAGE, Nova Gorica — May 16, 2022 [In the News 🇸🇮] Highlights URBiNAT Consortium meeting in Høje-Taastrup as viewed by sister URBiNAT city Nova Gorica URBiNAT Consortium members met in Høje-Taastrup (Denmark) to meet with local teams and citizens groups working on the creation of a Healthy Corridor for the district. Read the write-up on the site of sister URBiNAT City, Nova Gorica.
NBS, PUBLICATIONS — May 2, 2022 [Expert Report 🇪🇺] The vital role of NBS in a nature positive economy Just out: "The Vital Role of Nature Based Solutions in a Nature Positive Economy" (Ed. European Commission) co-authored / edited by URBiNAT partner Thomas Andersson, IKED.
Brussels, Nantes, Porto, Sofia — April 29, 2022 [European Commission 🇪🇺] 100 climate-neutral and smart cities by 2030 The European Commission announced the 100 EU cities that will participate in the EU Mission for 100 climate-neutral and smart cities by 2030, the so-called Cities Mission. URBiNAT is proud that the cities of Porto, Nantes, Sofia and Brussels where we are co-creating NBS-lined Healthy Corridors are listed.
NBS, Porto — April 28, 2022 [PORTO 🇵🇹] Field visit to Porto city exploring business cases for marketable NBS URBiNAT Consortium partners meet to assess advancements in Healthy Corridor implementation plans
CONFERENCE, NBS, Høje-Taastrup — April 20, 2022 [HØJE-TAASTRUP 🇩🇰] See What’s New From Høje-Taastrup Høje-Taastrup will host the upcoming URBiNAT Consortium Meeting on 9-11 May. This will be a great opportunity to share experiences and to explore local developments. And there are many of them!