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    Veszprém , Hungary - Wildflower cities

    BiodiverCity Steps Forward: local action and peer learning take centre stage

    Between January and March 2025, the BiodiverCity network may have appeared quiet on the transnational front, but beneath the surface, partner cities were buzzing with activity. Following the inspiring

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    A Table for All: Veszprém’s Long Table Picnic and Biodiversity Festival 2025

    On 22 June, the heart of Veszprém transformed into a celebration of nature, community, and conviviality as the city hosted its Long Table Picnic and Biodiversity Festival – a flagship event in Hungary

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    BiodiverCity: Mar Menor, the first ecosystem in Europe with legal personhood and rights

    Mar Menor, the „small sea”, is not small at all, and it is very different from the Mediterranean Sea, the “Mar Mayor” (the “greater sea”). Mar Menor is the biggest coastal saltwater lagoon in the

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    BiodiverCity Project Represented at Key URBACT Event in Paris

    The BiodiverCity project was proudly represented by its Lead Partner and Lead Expert at a dynamic three-day URBACT gathering in Paris, which concludes today. The event brought together Action Planning

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    Bees Between the Tower Blocks Urban Beekeeping Blossoms in Veszprém

    In an innovative step towards boosting urban biodiversity, Veszprém has joined the growing movement of urban beekeeping – bringing buzzing life to the city's rooftops and green pockets. As part of the

  • Dunaújváros organised the biodiversity festival

    On Sunday, Dunaújváros celebrated nature with a vibrant Biodiversity Festival, organised as part of the URBACT BiodiverCity project. Held on the picturesque Szalki Island, the event placed a special

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    Buzzing with sustainability: green day brings to Veszprém's schoolchildren

    This year on 16 May, as a side event of Planet Lens, the "Green Day - Sustainability all the time" event took place in Veszprém, aiming to bring sustainability issues closer to the schoolchildren of

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    Beyond tree plantations: Celebrate mature trees that provide great benefits for cities and citizens!

    Spring is here, and until June 2025, BiodiverCity partner cities are loud with BiodiverCity Festivals celebrating urban biodiversity. Our ad-hoc expert, Rita Szerencsés, facilitated partner cities in

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    FIRST FLOWERS FESTIVAL IN VRATSA CELEBRATES SPRING AND ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS

    The first Flowers festival was organized in Vratsa during Easter time this year. The event involved over 20 florists from all over the country. The entire city was transformed with stunning flower