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BiodiverCity Project Mid-Term Meeting Day 2

The second day of the BiodiverCity project's mid-term meeting unfolded in the vibrant city of Guimarães, Portugal, with a deep dive into innovative examples of cultural and natural heritage promoting urban biodiversity. The day's agenda combined engaging discussions with hands-on exploration, allowing project partners to witness and learn from the city's unique approaches to nature-based solutions (NbS).

Citizen-Led Green Transition in Vilnius

Vilnius is leading the way to climate neutrality with community-driven projects like a food-sharing fridge, a toy and book exchange, and urban gardens. Through these citizen-led initiatives, the city is empowering residents to take action against climate change while strengthening community bonds.

Testing Action Held in Dunaújváros

On Wednesday, a testing action took place in Dunaújváros under the framework of the Bidovercity URBACT project. As part of this initiative, we held educational sessions for two kindergartens, focusing on composting and the sweet chestnut tree. After the presentations, children, teachers, and families participated in a collective chestnut gathering activity.

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WELDI guidance on setting up one-stop-shops for migrants

First approach to the selection of experiments after the ideation phase The 5th Transnational Meeting was held in Isernia, Italy, on June 18-19, 2024

This 5th Transnational Meeting is a testament to the vitality of our network, with the participation of our 10 partners who were present for this meeting. They reaffirmed their commitment and demonstrated a high level of involvement by collaborating in unison to reflect on and select the experiments to be deployed at the local level.

Citizens and Officials Explore Their 'appetite' for Participation Working Together with the Genk habits

How do you stimulate and create a participative mindset in your city organization? It is a process in which every step forward and every additional employee is to be celebrated, and learning throughout this process is essential. In Genk, an increasing number of city staff are involved in disseminating the output of a participatory process, the Genk habits.