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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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Guimarães Spring Festival 2025 fills the Penha Mountain with nature, joy and over 2,000 visitors

    After being postponed for a week due to rain, the Guimarães Spring Festival 2025 took place on the 29th and 30th of March on the Penha Mountain, a vital ecological asset in Guimarães, featuring 10

  • Cieza celebrates its first BiodiverCity Festival: A week of nature, creativity and community

    From 17 to 24 March 2025, Cieza celebrated the first edition of the BiodiverCity Festival, a vibrant and participatory event organized by the Department of the Environment, in collaboration with Aguas

  • Forest Festival – BiodiverCity Festival in Limerick

    As part of the URBACT BiodiverCity project, Limerick City and County Council proudly presents the Limerick Forest Festival — a joyful celebration of Ireland’s National Tree Week taking place on Sunday

  • Testing Action Wildflower ID Swatch in Limerick

    Yellow flowers in a field

Description automatically generatedFind below one excellent example about a real action: 

    "our rationale for this testing action to create something unique to Limerick to assist LCCC staff and the public identify and record 25 species

  • Have you ever tried beehive therapy? Have you ever met a biodiversity officer?

    In this edition, we dive into the transformative work of Local Authority Biodiversity Officers in Ireland, explore urban beekeeping as a tool for engagement, and discover how public parks can evolve