BEST PRACTICES, Brussels — October 19, 2021 [Brussels 🇧🇪] Walkthrough of the neighbourhood of Neder-Over-Heembeek organised as part of Local Diagnostic Walkthrough of the district of Needer-Over-Heembeek as part of the Local Diagnostic of the area carried out with local residents.
NBS, NEWS COVERAGE, Nantes — October 15, 2021 [Nantes 🇫🇷] Public discussions to discuss URBiNAT implementations in and around Nantes Nord Mobile Living Lab Housing, shops, employment, nature, health ... and the Nantes-Nord Healthy Corridor. On Tuesday 12 October, 100+ residents met to discuss with the elected representatives and the town planner achievements to date and transformations to come with a view to opening up and improving the district. An update on URBiNAT activities and the wider Projet Global which will last 15 years.
CONFERENCE, NBS, WHITE PAPER — October 14, 2021 [UN Habitat 🇺🇳]URBiNAT Environmental Economist on High-Level Panel discussing Nature-Based Solutions and the Nature-Based Economy 13 October 2021. Environmental Economist Prof. Thomas Andersson (IKED, Sweden) representing the URBiNAT project took part in a high-level panel to discuss pathways from Nature-Based Solutions to the Nature-Based Economy.
PUBLICATIONS — October 13, 2021 [Conference Paper🇸🇮] Urban Corridors as Common Pool Resources: the Case of Nova Gorica and Rijeka Cities have to turn from infinite consumption and waste spaces to incubators of innovative narratives able to re-balance the coexistence between human beings and nature.
DIGITAL ENABLERS — October 11, 2021 [Digital Enablers📱] How TreeTalk and GreenTalk and contributing to a growing interest in urban nature trails Extract from URBiNAT Deliverable 3.4. The TreeTalk site site has mapped more than 700.000 trees in London. During the lock down caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, it experienced a more than fifty-fold increase in visitors.
BLOG, CONFERENCE, OBSERVERS — October 8, 2021 [URBiNAT Oberserver 🧿]URBiNAT and the Cyprus Institute hold high-level expert meeting 🇨🇾 Expert and Dialogue Meeting jointly hosted by URBiNAT and the Cyprus Institute (CyI), an international science and technology organisation supporting the establishment of a knowledge-based society in Cyprus and in the Eastern Mediterranean region.
NEWS COVERAGE, Porto — October 1, 2021 [In the News 🇵🇹] The Challenges of Urbanism. An interview with URBiNAT project coordinator, Gonçalo Canto Moniz Architect and URBiNAT project coordinator was interviewed on Portuguese national radio TSF Radio Noticias as part of a series of programmes on the opportunities and challenges in 2021 for new territorial planning.
NBS — September 15, 2021 [Marseille Manifesto🌎] URBiNAT in line with IUCN Congress call for a post-pandemic recovery based on nature Key takeaways from the IUCN Congress in Marseille
NBS, NBS Policy, PUBLICATIONS — September 6, 2021 [DRAFT WHITE PAPER 🇪🇺] From Nature-Based Solutions to the Nature-Based Economy How can we triple public and private sector investment in NBS by 2030 fuelling sustainable jobs and enterprises in the nature-based economy? Have your say and help shape the EC Expert Publication on the Nature-Based Economy. How? It’s simple. Provide your feedback below on 5 multiple choice questions. Consultation closes on September 10th and your input is vital as we seek to secure the right conditions for NBS project investment to happen.
