News
27 February 2025
The NetworkNature Task Force 4 (Communicators) is pleased to provide you with a summary of upcoming events and opportunities announced by Horizon 2020/Europe projects and select Missions. This Task Force is responsible for synergizing and enhancing communication approaches and messages across Nature-based Solutions (NbS) projects. If you are not a task force 4 member, but would like to submit to this informal digest, please reach out to hello@networknature.eu. We will get back to you as soon as possible with instructions!
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TF 4 Digest: March 2025
Project Updates
- NetworkNature partner TNOC has published a roundtable on the Nature Restoration Regulation.
- The BIOFIN-EU project is now in its second year! Explore our achievements and what's coming next!
- Introducing NATURELAB, a 4,5 year-project (June 2023 – November 2027) that aims to go beyond the present knowledge of the positive impact NBS offer to society, encompassing nature-based therapies (NBT) for common health, well-being and community resilience. Find out more about this initiative by exploring the project website and watching its presentation video!
- Check out the latest six NBS Comics: Nature to Save the World from the Nature of Cities! These new stories bring nature-based solutions to life through creative storytelling and illustration. Dive into Saiga of the Steppes, Relatives, That’s My Spot, A Polarising... Issue, and Qi of the City, each offering a unique perspective on how people and nature can thrive together. https://nbscomics.com/
- Join the #FosterTheFuture Campaign from NBS EduWORLD and empower Educators with Nature-Based Solutions (NBS)! We invite educators and partners to join the campaign by using the hashtag #FosterTheFuture, exploring our resources, and sharing their experiences through the end of April.
- Scientix invites you to support its STEM Discovery campaign through April, an opportunity to award outstanding achievements in education. In the same vein, explore the STEM School Label to award and recognise nature-positive efforts for NbS education.
Upcoming Events
March 2025
- European Ocean Days
Date: 3- 7 March 2025; Location: Brussels
A week of events related to European marine and maritime topics, it will cover, on separate days over the week, the EU Mission Ocean and Waters, fisheries science, blue innovation and investment opportunities and ocean literacy activities. This year’s edition contains a focus on youth voices. Register! - When Nature can do the job
Date: 19 March 2025; Location: Brussels
By bringing together leading European experts from the research and policy sectors, this free event will consider where and when nature could help create ecosystems that support biodiversity, store carbon and enhance livelihoods which will enable both nature and people to better cope with the growing impacts of modern climate change. Register! - CITYCOP2 Forum
Date: March 20-22 2025; Location: Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Kaohsiung City and ICLEI KCC will co-host a CITYCOP2 Forum in tandem with the Kaohsiung Smart Expo next March (20-22) with a high-level session themed Biodiversity and Urban Nature. They are coordinating with the city and tapping potential opportunities to invite Pact-related cities/experts to engage in the session. - Securing the Future of Water: Resilience Strategies for Southern Europe
Location: European Parliament (Room SPAAK 7C50, Brussels); Date: 25 March 2025, from 10:00 to 11:30 AM
This event will bring together policymakers, industry leaders and experts to address the urgent challenge of water resilience in Southern Europe. Register now! - NBS Education Summit 2025
Date: 27 March 2025; Location: Online
The high-level Nature-Based Solutions Education Summit aims to bridge science, policy, and practice by presenting key findings from NBS EduWORLD and other NBS education projects to the public, EU policymakers, and Ministries of Education. Its focus is on supporting nature-based solutions (NBS) education through policy, with a special emphasis on just transitions. The event will include a policy learning session, showcasing best practices and testing recommendations with policymakers. Register now.
April 2025
- ICLEI's World Local Government Climate Summit
Date: 14-16 April 2025; Location: Goyang City, South Korea
This global event will gather mayors and local governments. Sessions topics include a focus on nature. More information to come soon. - Blue Economy Partnership workshop on the Atlantic Ocean & the Baltic Sea
Date: tbc; Location, tbc.
More information to come soon. - EGU General Assembly 2025
Date: April 27-May 2; Location: Vienna, Austria and online
The EGU General Assembly 2025 brings together geoscientists from all over the world to one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, planetary, and space sciences. The EGU aims to provide a forum where scientists, especially early career researchers, can present their work and discuss their ideas with experts in all fields of geoscience. Register for early bird tickets by March 31.
May 2025
- Cities Mission Conference 2025
Date: 6-8 May 2025; Location: Vilnius, Lithuania
The EU Green Capital 2025 will welcome invitation-only attendees to the event. Organised by the European Commission and the Mission Platform, the conference will bring together political representatives and practitioners from the 112 Mission Cities to celebrate the Mission’s considerable progress after three years. NetworkNature will be here. Stay tuned! - Deltas & Wetlands 2025 International Symposium
Date: 12-16 May 2025; Location: Tulcea, Romania
The 32nd edition of the Deltas and Wetlands International Symposium will be organised by DDNI, the National Research and Development Institute Delta. Main thematics include biodiversity and nature conservation; ecological restoration; Mission Ocean; system modeling. Deadline for registration and submission is April 18th.
June 2025
- EFUF 2025
Dates: June 3-7; Location: Zurich, Switzerland
The City of Zürich, ETH Zürich, the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landsape (WSL), the Waldlabor Zurich, ArboCityNet and the Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH) invite you to attend the 27th European Forum on Urban Forestry. - 7th EUROPEAN CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION CONFERENCE
Dates: June, 16-18, 2025; Location: Rimini, Italy
This conference will serve as a vibrant platform for showcasing cutting-edge research and innovative solutions, sharing knowledge and best practices and fostering collaboration towards a climate-resilient society. - AquaConSoil
Date: 16-20 June; Location: Liege, Belgium
The conference explores four pivotal themes to advance sustainable management of soil, sediment, and water resources. SPADES will host a session on soils and spatial planning. Early Bird tickets will be available until March 1st 2025 →Register
Calls for Proposals (Events)
- EUROSOIL2025
Date: September 8-12; Location: Seville, Spain
The EUROSOIL is the official meeting of the European Confederation of Soil Science Societies. Abstract submissions due May 15th 2025 (Regular submissions); July 15th 2025 (Last minute, only posters). An exposition for products and services related to soil sciences is being organized. Early Bird conference registration closes March 31, 2025. - SUITMA 13
The Conference will focus on “SUITMA from a One Health Perspective”. Abstracts due May 31, 2025. - IUCN World Conservation Congress
Date: 9-15 October 2025; Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and Online
The IUCN Congress 2025 Programme will feature a range of exciting and impactful sessions selected through the Call for Proposals. Podcasts, capacity building, and art can all find a place on the agenda. Submissions due February 14, 2025.
Calls for Abstracts (Publications)
- Urban Forestry & Urban Greening
Call for papers on Accelerating urban nature-based solutions in Latin American and European cities. Proposals due May 31, 2025.
Other Opportunities