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19 July 2024

Enhance soil literacy for a sustainable future

The EU's "A Soil Deal for Europe" mission aims to establish 100 Living Labs and Lighthouses by 2030, promoting sustainable land and soil management. This ambitious goal needs a societal shift towards greater soil literacy. Achieving this requires comprehensive education and targeted training to info...

Built Environment & Culture

19 July 2024

Apply to protect Europe’s endangered heritage sites

All over Europe, our shared cultural heritage is faced with increasing threats: natural and human-made disasters, climate-change impacts, conflicts, neglect, unsuitable development, or lack of funds. If you know of important heritage sites in Europe that are endangered, nominate it for the “7 ...

Biodiversity & NBS

18 July 2024

ICLEI Europe champions "One Health" approach for sustainable cities

There is growing recognition worldwide that people, animals, and ecosystem health are intertwined. This perspective is termed “One Health” and has become a top priority at ICLEI Europe, where we are actively exploring opportunities to increase awareness of the concept and supporting citi...

Circular Economy Resilience

17 July 2024

ICLEI Members finalists for European Green Capital and Green Leaf Awards 2026

Finalists for the prestigious 2026 European Green Capital and 2026 European Green Leaf Awards have been announced, including ICLEI Members Guimarães and Agueda (Portugal)! Guimarães is a finalist for the European Green Capital Award for its waste management and circular economy practic...

Built Environment & Culture Green Digital Transformation

16 July 2024

European Heritage Hub funds civil society projects in EU neighbouring countries

The European Heritage Hub has selected 14 heritage projects across 11 neighbouring EU countries under its Small Grants Scheme. These projects contribute to regional integration and stability, showcasing community-driven solutions for heritage preservation and transformation, aligning with ICLEI Euro...

Biodiversity & NBS Sustainable Food Systems

15 July 2024

ICLEI collaborates to create novel stakeholder visioning tool

Lack of a common language can be a barrier to both communication and participation - key components of inclusive and equitable stakeholder engagement. To address this, open science for open societies (os4os), a non-profit that promotes science, research and education, created the concept of a food h...

Governance Innovation

12 July 2024

U7 kick-starts cooperation with French ministries on local matters for the upcoming French G7 presidency

ICLEI together with G7 Urban 7 (U7) partners initiated cooperation and consultations with representatives from different French ministries on priority topics for G7 countries in view of the upcoming G7 presidency of France in 2026. U7 secretariat partners ICLEI and the Global Parliament of Mayors re...

Sustainable Energy Systems

11 July 2024

Access a financial helpdesk to boost climate finance to cities

Cities are major energy consumers and contribute significantly to greenhouse gas emissions. They, therefore, also have a critical role in achieving global climate targets. In order to accelerate sustainable development initiatives and bolster climate action projects in cities, the UTM Centre’s...

Resilience

10 July 2024

EURESFO 2024 launches European Resilience Partnership

As climate and water-related stresses increase both in terms of frequency and impact, many European cities and regions are looking into solutions that can address the intertwined ongoing challenges and protect vulnerable populations. This year’s European Urban Resilience Forum (EURESFO) gather...

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