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Do you want to know more how Nature-based Solutions could be integrated into Circular Economy Practices? Then this webinar is for you!

Cities need to overcome quite a few challenges on their pathway toward circular management of resources. During this webinar, you will learn about specific urban circularity challenges and how nature-based solutions have become a valuable approach to address them. We will hear from three innovative examples of nature-based solutions that combine wastewater treatment with water reuse.

Speakers:
Nataša Atanasova (University of Ljubljana) will present the COST Action Circular City and the framework they have developed to support circular cities implementing nature-based solutions at urban scale.

Anacleto Rizzo (IRIDRA) will present an innovative green wall “Wall2Water” located in a local school in Ferla (Sicily, Italy) which is designed to treat greywater from the school bathrooms, and it is reused for toilet flushing.

Gerardo González (BIOAZUL) will take the opportunity to showcase a “Vertical Ecosystem” recently implemented at a 4-star Hotel in Málaga (Spain) which combines the treatment of greywater from hotel rooms with the reuse of water in a hydroponic vertical garden installed on the main façade.

Iván Blanco (AQUALIA) will close the webinar presenting the “INTEXT” technological platform located in Talavera de la Reina and Seville (Spain), where innovative hybrid technologies for wastewater treatment and resource recovery in small communities have been developed.

We are bringing together leading researchers from the social and natural sciences, engineering and economics with policymakers, civil society actors and business leaders to discuss the potential of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) to meet societal goals in a warming world. We will draw together the current state of the interdisciplinary evidence for the socioeconomic and ecological effectiveness of NbS, and explore the social, technical, ethical, ecological, governance and financial challenges around scaling them up. As well as highlighting avenues for further research, we will aim to generate guidelines on the design and implementation of NbS targeting decision-makers in business and government. Outcomes will be synthesised in policy briefs, a special issue, and made available to a wide audience through a creative outreach campaign. “Nature-based Solutions can help address the causes and consequences climate change at relatively low-cost, while delivering multiple benefits for people and nature”. The 2020 NBS conference is organized and hosted by the Nature-based Solutions Initiative, an interdisciplinary program of research, policy advice and education based at the University of Oxford. Its mission is to enhance understanding of the potential of Nature-based Solutions to address global challenges and increase their sustainable implementation worldwide. For more info visit THIS LINK

The City of Belgrade is pleased to announce the 24th European Forum on Urban Forestry (EFUF). The Forum will be held from 17-21 May 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia. The Forum theme is adaptive measures in urban forests. EFUF 2022 will be a great opportunity to learn about new and cutting-edge research on adaptive measures in the urban forest and an opportunity to discuss with inspiring practitioners, advanced researchers and sector-leading policymakers how to improve urban forest management in a rapidly changing world. Mark your calendars to experience the Urban Forests of Serbia and meet and greet urban forestry colleagues you may have not seen since 2019 in-person EFUF in Germany. For more info please follow THIS LINK

Science and practice for human and planetary health meet at the 2021 European Green Capital, Lahti, Finland.

This Conference will bring together researchers, decision makers and stakeholders from the environmental, health and other sectors. Appropriately, it will take place in Lahti, the European Green Capital for 2021. It follows on from The Helsinki Planetary Health Conference in 2019 and will continue in the spirit of the Helsinki Declaration in emphasizing the urgency for action (links below).

The Conference will focus on how human health and the health of the planet are closely connected and what can be done to protect and enhance both. There can be no doubt that decisions and actions are needed: Climate change, biodiversity loss and most recently the Covid-19 pandemic are profoundly changing the planet and the way people live on it.

Pragmatic solutions to prevent, or more often mitigate, the effects on planetary health are essential. Sustainable food production, water management, urban planning, understanding the health benefits of nature and informed citizens are all fundamental in moving pertinent agendas forward.

With these global chal­lenges firmly in mind, the aims of this conference are:
1. To discuss the scientific challenges of transdisciplinary research in environmental and medical sciences.

2. To present solutions supporting public health and respecting planetary boundaries

Air pollution and climate change remain a persistent threat to plant ecosystems, urging for international cooperation and unified research efforts. This international event is co-organized by the Committee on Air Pollution Effects Research on Mediterranean Ecosystems (CAPERmed), the International Union of Forest Research Organization (IUFRO) and the International Cooperative Programme on Effects of Air Pollution on Natural Vegetation and Crops (ICP Vegetation). The conference, for the first time combining three events, will serve as an excellent example of effective international collaboration in the research of air pollution and plant ecosystems.

The CAPERmed IV meeting will be held on 11-12 October 2021, back-to-back with the 3rd International Conference on “Ozone and Plant Ecosystems” and the 30th international biennial conference of the IUFRO Research Group on “Air pollution and climate change” on 11-14 October 2021. The one-day excursion is planned on Friday 15th October. All needed sanitary directives will be implemented on site.

Deadlines & abstract submission:

A revised version of all accepted abstracts can be sent.

Deadline for abstract submission: 1st September 2021

Early registration: till 15th September 2021

For more information go to
https://icpvegetation.ceh.ac.uk/air-pollution-threats-plant-ecosystems

EHMA 2021 Annual Conference, will take place digitally on 15-17 September under the theme Health Management: managing the present and shaping the future. The EHMA Annual Conference is widely considered the preeminent place to share experiences, skills and competencies in the field of health management. With over 400 representatives of the entire healthcare ecosystem, the conference is an ideal opportunity to connect with European and international colleagues. Over the years, EHMA has been pleased to showcase the work of our projects and the Conference has proved to be an important platform for dissemination and networking for our partners.
Attend the Conference: The Conference is a great opportunity for networking and exchange with the entire healthcare ecosystem. With a rich program of sessions, it will be covering a variety of topics with renowned speakers. More information about the conference can be found at THIS LINK 

The first euPOLIS communication, dissemination and training event of focus groups for the city of Palermo will be held online on 119.07. 2021 on the Google Meet platform (in Italian language only), from 10.00 to 12.30. The Villa Turrisi in Palermo is a case study area of the euPOLIS project.It is located in the western part of the city of Palermo, in a plain once named “Conca D’oro” (gold basin), named after the fruit’s colour, due to the large number of citrus trees present here. Today, most of the agricultural lands surrounding the old city have been built up. The building surrounding the area covered by this study is mainly residential and is characterized by poor architectural quality. The building expansion of the 1960s, in addition to sacrificing the greenery, also razed a large part of the ancient agricultural estates, from the 18th and 19th centuries, owned by the nobles and their beautiful manor houses. 

You can join by following the google Meet link https://meet.google.com/afn-yzux-teu

The conference invites scientists, practitioners, and policy-makers interested in relations between socioeconomic and ecological components of urban systems to attend The 3rd World Conference of the Society for Urban Ecology 2020/21. As you probably noticed the Conference has to be moved by one year because of the COVID-19 Pandemic, but we are convinced, it will be an exciting event. After the successful previous conferences in Berlin (2013) and in Shanghai (2016), we will meet on 7 to 9 July 2021 in Poznań, a green and health-oriented city, with one of Poland’s highest quality of life indexes. The conference program covers a wide range of topics related to urban ecological aspects and social components interdependencies in cities. The leading concept of the SURE2020/21 conference in Poznań is to provide a welcoming forum for scholars, experts, and business and administration professionals to present their research and discuss the ideas, concepts, experiences, and different points of view. Visit the conference website at https://sure2020.org/

The Nature-based Solutions in a Changing Climate 2021 conference will bring together leading researchers from the social and natural sciences, engineering and economics with policymakers, civil society actors and business leaders to discuss the potential of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) to meet societal goals in a warming world. It will draw together the current state of the interdisciplinary evidence for the socioeconomic and ecological effectiveness of NbS, and explore the social, technical, ethical, ecological, governance and financial challenges around scaling them up. As well as highlighting avenues for further research, it aims to generate guidelines on the design and implementation of NbS targeting decision-makers in business and government. Outcomes will be synthesised in policy briefs, a special issue, and made available to a wide audience through a creative outreach campaign.