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How do we know that our UNPs are working? Key Insights from the Urban Nature Exchange #3

19 Dec 2024

Biodiversity is in crisis globally. EU policies like the Birds and Habitat Directives have contributed to slowing this decline but, ultimately, have not ...

A Systemic Approach to Urban Naturing: Key Insights from the Urban Nature Exchange #1

5 Dec 2024

The first session of Urban Nature Exchange series, held on September 18th, brought together city representatives, and academics to explore how green infr...

Reflecting on Year 1: UNP+ and the Path to More Biodiverse and Resilient Cities

27 Nov 2024

As 2024 comes to a close, the Horizon Europe initiative UNP+ celebrates a year of transformative action in urban nature and biodiversity protection and c...

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Opinion: Urban Nature Plans Are a Vital Strategy for Resilient and Healthy Cities

29 Oct 2024

These plans are more than just green spaces; they are about formalising a city's commitment to promoting biodiversity and urban nature, and ensuring that...

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Building Capacity for Urban Nature Plans: Key Insights from the UNP+ Surveys

22 Oct 2024

Cities around the world are increasingly embracing nature-based solutions (NbS) to address urban challenges like biodiversity loss, air pollution, and cl...

Urban Nature Plans: Cities in transition through cooperation

9 Oct 2024

Urban Nature Plans (UNPs) are more than strategic documents; they are living processes that help cities integrate nature into their planning and address ...

Paris Delegation at the Future Green Cities Congress in Utrecht

27 Sep 2024

The City of Paris, through its Department of Green Spaces and Environment, participated in the Future Green Cities congress, organized in Utrecht by Worl...

EURACTIV Op-Ed: Nature-based Solutions benefit people and planet, so why are they missing from EU policies?

24 Sep 2024

In this EURACTIV Op-Ed, NetworkNature outlines how nature-based solutions (NbS) implementation is lagging due to severe gaps in legally binding policies....

NetworkNature Reads: The Poetics of Space (in Time)

2 Sep 2024

Every month, NetworkNature features a representative of an EU project. This month, our very own Dimitra X. was given the honor.