connecting urban change-makers to accelerate nature-driven transformation

This initiative thrives to be a platform for communicating and enabling visionaries to transform cities into biodiverse, healthy and sustainable spaces.

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We harvest the power of creative minds and offer you a platform to make your green ideas happen!

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JUSTNature series: Episode #5 - Chania
In Chania, Greece, a former concrete parking façade is now blooming with jasmine. In this episode of What’s That Green? Podcast, we explore how a vertical garden is improving air quality, cooling the city, and reconnecting people with nature, all through...
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Designing with Nature: Can Service Design Make Greener Cities Work Better?
Can participatory methods such as Service Design (SD) help design, operate, and maintain Nature-Based Solutions in cities over the long term? This article explores the need for accessible participatory approaches such as Service Design to implement NbS...
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Let's Co-Create a Global Map for Shared Stewardship
Who takes care of urban green spaces after they're built? Through our Open Call on shared stewardship of urban green spaces, we received submissions from projects across the globe. Now we want to bring contributors and curious minds together to turn these...
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Episode #14: Forest education in Ecuador
How can education protect one of the world’s most biodiverse forests? In this episode, we travel to the Ecuadorian Andes with Valeria Sorgato, co-founder of gaia-liNc, to explore how scientific research was transformed into hands-on learning for local...
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Water, Stone, and Sun: Nature as the First Urban Architect
Water, Stone, and Sun: Nature as the First Urban Architect Chapter 2: Nature-Based Solutions in Historical Architecture by Danial Hosseini – 26.01.26 From the moment people began to settle and build, they turned instinctively to nature for guidance....
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JUSTNature series: Episode #4 - Munich
Inner city courtyards represent untapped potential for urban green space. In this fourth podcast episode from What’s That Green?’s special podcast series with JUSTNature, we visit Munich, Germany. The municipality and a wide range of local actors have...
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Green Threads - Vienna - 31.01.26
Exploring Public Space in Winter Through the Eyes of Children and Youth  We’re excited to invite you to the next What’s That Green? and Shift plus Space Collective meet-up in Vienna!This time, we’ll explore how children and young people experience...
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Urban Future series #3- Archicom
In this episode of What’s That Green?, we sit down with Waldemar Olbryk, CEO of Archicom, to explore how the Fuzja project in Łódź is transforming a former industrial site into an iconic urban space, where heritage meets innovation, and nature is an essential...
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Open Call: Who Takes Care of the Urban Green Spaces? Tell Us Your Story.
We’re mapping real-life examples of governmental and non-governmental organizations working with civil society to sustain and care for urban green spaces beyond construction. Join the global call for shared stewardship!
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