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    Biodivercity case study 14 - Creating urban wild life and green corridors for the benefit of nature and people

    Urban areas might harbor high diversity of species. Urban landscapes can be, for instance, especially valuable for pollinators and shelter a relatively high pollinator diversity compared to

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    Lublin (PL) - Entrepreneurial Kids

    Five URBACT Good Practices rethinking education in cities

    From classrooms to lifelong learning, education has always sparked transformation. In today’s cities, it plays a crucial role in shaping resilient communities. Explore how five URBACT Good Practices

  • Shaping Urban Regeneration Together in Vila Nova de Poiares

    From 13–14 May 2025, Vila Nova de Poiares, Portugal, hosted delegations from eight countries for the 6th Core Network Meeting of the URBACT “GreenPlace. Let’s do it together!” network. Representatives

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    Veszprém , Hungary - Wildflower cities

    Eight URBACT Good Practices to reconnect cities with nature

    Across Europe, cities are rediscovering the power of nature: making natural spaces social spaces, converting industrial basins into biodiversity hub, rewilding suburban parks, and more. Nature-based

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    Bus Folgueroles, Osona Spain

    Osona: participatory planning for a new interurban bus system

    Osona’s rural and semi-urban areas suffer from fragmented bus services and car dependency. Five decentralized workshops with 40 of 52 municipalities co-designed proposals for demand-responsive

  • Empowering Cities Towards Circular Economy - Highlights from the URBACT In4Green Circular Economy Workshop in Larissa

    On 11 March, 2024, the city of Larissa hosted an action packed session of the URBACT In4Green transnational meeting, bringing together urban practitioners, policymakers and city stakeholders to

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    Cultural HIDRANT_Rematia theater

    Hydro-Heritage Cities: Unearthing stories of water, identity and resilience

    Sandra Rainero, Hydro-Heritage Cities' lead expert, narrates how an idea made it "from a napkin sketch to a flowing legacy" of innovative practices, giving new life to urban areas with water related

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    Wroclaw, Poland, host city of the 2025 URBACT City Festival.

    Waiting for Wrocław: Meet the host of the 2025 URBACT City Festival

    This year marks a decade of URBACT City Festivals! Between 8-10 April, over 600 city practitioners from across Europe will make their descent on Wrocław (PL). 

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    Have you heard about the Berlin Urban Nature Pact?

    Joining this new initiative to promote biodiversity in your city is perhaps the best New Year's Resolution your municipality should do…

     

    The Berlin Urban Nature Pact is an alliance of cities to