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How to organise an efficient bioblitz event to map urban biodiversity and activate local communities? - Experiences of Siena (Italy) within and beyond the City Nature Challenge

Bioblitz is a great tool using citizen science to activate and raise awareness of local communities along with biodiversity. According to National Geographic, it is an event that focuses on finding and identifying as many species as possible in a specific area over a short period, usually 24 hours. A bioblitz brings together volunteer scientists, as well as families, students, teachers, and other members of the community. While a scientific survey often focuses on unique or isolated areas, bioblitzes usually focus on urban green areas.

C4TALENT Newsletter: Issue #1 Now Available!

Packed with updates on our mission to combat brain drain and foster vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystems

Pula is on the move: 3rd ULG meeting in June

The meeting was held on Friday, June 14, 2024

Celebrating Limerick as a walled City!

Limerick, with its 210,000 inhabitants, is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland. The city dates back to the first Viking settlements in 922, utilising its location on the River Shannon. As a medieval city, Limerick was fortified with a wall and is one of Ireland’s fifty –six confirmed walled cities. Limericks walled town consisted of what is now known as Englishtown and Irishtown.

Saldus, Latvia: An Idea Seeks a Place and a Place Seeks an Idea!

Can an old and abandoned building become a catalyst for reversing negative trends? Can it retain young people in Saldus and attract some new ones?

By: Marita Melvere

Podcast series: Talks with change agents

The “Talks with Change Agents”-podcast gives you an insight in the developments of the Agents of Co-Existence Network, which aims to improve citizen participation.