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URBACT Pioneers continue their journey with the “Don’t Stop Me Now!” vibe!

URBACT Pioneers gathered in Ljubljana for their first in -person milestone event on 17–18 September 2025, marking the transition from the DISCOVER to the DEFINE phase of the programme. Over two energising days, representatives from 27 cities (from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia) explored new tools, shared insights, and reconnected with the motivation driving their urban transformation. 

Gender and Social Inclusion in the One Health Approach

Why inclusion matters for One Health

The One Health approach recognises that the health of people, animals, plants, and ecosystems is deeply interconnected. From air quality and food systems to mental well-being and biodiversity, our cities’ health outcomes depend on how these systems interact. Yet there is another kind of interconnectedness that deserves equal attention: the social one. Gender, income, age, disability, and other forms of social difference all shape how individuals experience health risks and benefits in urban environments.

Integrating gender and social inclusion into One Health means ensuring that everyone can contribute to and benefit from healthier urban systems. It recognises that health is not distributed evenly and that without equity, sustainability remains incomplete.

Mob.Feira: a pilot action driving digital mobility transformation in Santa Maria da Feira, by Alberto João Mendonça

The Mob.Feira project stands as the pilot action of Santa Maria da Feira’s IAP, now entering its real implementation phase in the parish of Milheirós de Poiares. Developed through continuous dialogue with the URBACT Local Group, the digital platform aims to centralise all mobility information in one accessible, user-friendly space — connecting citizens with public transport, cycling routes, and micromobility options.

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.

CSG final network product

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CSG final network product

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