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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

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    Climate-adaptive grassland management in urban environments

    Veszprém (HU), the “City of Queens” (ca. 56.000 inhabitants), as it is often called due to its role in Hungarian history, is located between the famous Lake Balaton and the karst area of Bakony Hills

  • Advancing Green and Smart Urban Development in Villena

    From November 18th -21st, 2024, Villena, Spain, hosted a pivotal meeting of the EcoCore Network, which included the mid-term review of the project and a masterclass on Smart and Green Industrial Zones

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    Nature-Based Solutions, Equal Cities & Inclusive Design

    The 5th Core Network Meeting of partners within the Green Place network took place in Nitra on October 15-16, 2024. The meeting focused on the topics of Nature-Based Solutions, Equal Cities &

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    Visit of Haute-Combe Municipal Farm hosting also the city Sustainable Food Education Centre during the City Lab in Mouans-Sartoux on 21st March 2024. Photo credit: URBACT.

    Wrapping up three EU City Labs on Local Food Systems

    Last month Milan hosted the third EU City Lab on Local Food Systems. What have we learnt about integrated sustainable food systems? 

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    Video tutorials on public procurement for food

    URBACT video tutorials on public procurement for food

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    BiodiverCity: beehive therapy

    Have you ever tried beehive therapy?


    Hundreds of European cities are experimenting with biodiverse grassland management
    and pollinator-friendly initiatives. Engaging residents is an - evergreen –

  • Vila Nova de Poiares: Small City, Big Environmental Ambitions

    Vila Nova de Poiares, the smallest city in the GreenPlace URBACT network, with a population of around 7.000, is taking ambitious steps to address significant environmental challenges. Despite its size

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    Source: Cascina Linterno City of Milan, Food Policy department.

    Get a taste of the next EU City Lab in Milan: The role of cities in making land available and accessible

    Milan will serve the third course of the EU City Labs on Local Food Systems on 23-24 October. Reserve your spot and find out more about sustainable land-use strategies to feed the city.