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Biodiversity & NBS

26 July 2018

EC Launches public consultation on urban waste water treatment directive

The European Commission (EC) are inviting citizens, organisations, cities and relevant stakeholders to share their views on how the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive has affected urban water collection and treatment across the European Union (EU).The Urban Waste Water Treatment directive was cre...
Biodiversity & NBS

3 July 2018

Brasília to host EU-Brazil seminar on nature-based solutions

From 9-10 July, Brasília (Brazil) will play host to an international seminar on Nature-based Solutions (NBS), which is taking place as part of the EU-Brazil Sector Dialogue on Nature-based solutions. The event, which is co-organised by the ICLEI European Secretariat, ICLEI South America Secr...
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3 July 2018

Only one month left to apply for the 2018 Transformative Action Award

With only one month left before applications close, don’t miss your chance to win €10,000 and become recognised as a leader of sustainable urban transformation with the 2018 Transformative Action Award. The award, co-organised by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, the Ba...
Biodiversity & NBS Sustainable Food Systems Governance Innovation

18 June 2018

ICLEI Members Zagreb and Cascais to transform post-industrial zones into green hubs

The cities of Dortmund (Germany), Turin (Italy) and Zagreb (Croatia) will harness the productive potential of key post-industrial areas with the involvement of local NGOs, community groups and residents as part of a new European-funded project “Productive Green Infrastructure for Post-industri...
Biodiversity & NBS

14 June 2018

Viladecans is turning wastewater treatment into a bio-product recovery industry

To tackle global water scarcity and the expensive operation and maintenance cost of wastewater treatment, Viladecans, a municipality which forms part of ICLEI Member Diputació de Barcelona (Spain), is aiming to become a recycled water supplier through the INCOVER project, moving wastewat...
Biodiversity & NBS

11 June 2018

Hamburg, London and Milan aim to regenerate deprived city districts with nature-based solutions

The city of Hamburg (Germany) and a team of 33 other cities and organisations in Europe, South America and China launched the international European-funded CLEVER Cities project on 6-8 June in Hamburg. Cities coordinate and lead the project and will use natural interventions, such as building new g...
Biodiversity & NBS Climate Change Mitigation Resilience Sustainable Energy Systems Sustainable Mobility Procurement Circular Economy Governance Innovation

7 June 2018

EU Commission launch 2021 European Green Capital and 2020 European Green Leaf Awards

The European Commission has launched the competition and the search for the 2021 European Green Capital and 2020 European Green Leaf Awards.   The European Green Capital Award (EGCA), now in its eleventh year, is awarded annually to a European city of over 100,000 inhabitants that has shown it...
Biodiversity & NBS Membership

4 June 2018

European Commission ready to collaborate with cities to drive innovation in the urban water sector

Veronica Manfredi, Director for Quality of Life at DG Environment of the European Commission set the scene for the water session which took place as part of EU Green Cities Summit, Brussels (Belgium), 22-24 May 2018. Pointing out that the national river basin management plans developed under the EU...
Biodiversity & NBS Membership

29 May 2018

Vicenza takes an eco-sustainable and innovative approach to the maintenance of urban green spaces

ICLEI Member Vicenza (Italy) has begun to approach the maintenance of green areas and historic parks in the city center in a more eco-sustainable and innovative way, through a new initiative called AIM Amcps. The initiative uses technologically advanced electrical equipment for the maintenance of u...
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