Networks and cities' news

Catch up on the latest updates from cities working together in URBACT Networks. The articles and news that are showcased below are published directly by URBACT’s beneficiaries and do not necessarily reflect the programme’s position.

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    An Urban Biodiversity Guidebook for cities to transform their relationship with nature

    The BiodiverCity URBACT Action Planning Network (community-based approaches to foster urban biodiversity and nature-based solutions) has published its Network Result Product. From sustainable urban tree management and wildflower meadows through nature-inclusive buildings and constructed wetlands to bird-friendly policies and community engagement, this guidebook highlights those thematic fields where cities can enhance urban biodiversity, enabling them to put biodiversity as a core organising principle of urban planning.

     

    Ferenc Szigeti-Böröcz

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  • Biodivercity IAP interview #2 Guimarães

    As our project is coming to an end and nearly all the IAPs have been completed, we are launching an engaging post series to showcase interviews with our partners. Find below the secind interview from Guimarães:

     


     

    András Merza

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  • Biodivercity IAP interview #1 Sarajevo

    As our project is coming to an end and nearly all the IAPs have been completed, we are launching an engaging post series to showcase interviews with our partners. Find below the first interview from Sarajevo:

    András Merza

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  • Nature-based solutions as financially viable opportunities

    Nature not only provides unbelievable benefits for our physical and mental health, but also offers cheap and aesthetic solutions to develop our cities and reshape our landscapes, enabling the long-desired paradigm shift across all areas of economic life. If we monetise the ecosystem services nature provides, they are, no doubt, far the best infrastructure. Yet, nature-based solutions receive very little funding. While the uptake of nature-based solutions also depends on cultural and psychological factors, money is obviously a core aspect. In this article, therefore, we showcase some stories from the BiodiverCity network and beyond, about nature-based solutions that proved financially viable. 

    Ferenc Szigeti-Böröcz

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  • Green Vratsa – Together for a Cleaner and Greener City

    Another initiative of the long-standing “Green Vratsa” campaign, organized by the Municipality of Vratsa, has taken place. Dozens of citizens, institutions, organizations, and volunteers joined forces for a common cause – to make the city cleaner, greener, and more welcoming.

    András Merza

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  • The Hidden Garden: Nature, Culture and Art in Siena

    The Hidden Garden (il Giardino Nascosto) is a peri-urban regeneration project led by the Siena Art Institute that aims to revitalize a previously abandoned wooded area, adjacent to the medieval walls of the italian city of Siena, in Tuscany, and located in a 'border' zone between the inner order of urban space and the spontaneity of nature outside. Unlike more traditional gardens, this is a living ecosystem that evolves over time, adapting to human presence and welcoming human experiences, in a relationship of continuous exchange. 

    András Merza

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