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Group photo INTERLACE
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After 20 Months into the project, all INTERLACE partners met for the first in-person Consortium Meeting in Costa Rica from 9 to 11 May 2022. More than 50 people attended different interactive sessions to discuss key processes and products of the project.
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women planting
The municipality of Envigado, a partner of INTERLACE project, implemented a series of creative and innovative citizen engagement activities. The citizens of Envigado had an opportunity to co-create a mural that showcases the stunning local biodiversity and take part in environmental education and other activities
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Rome River
This second webinar “Flowing towards Knowledge. River Restoration and Revitalization in Latin American and European Cities” on 27th January, 4PM CET focused on river restoration and its benefits for the environment, biodiversity, social cohesion and the local economy. Best practice from the INTERLACE cities Portoviejo (Ecuador) and Metropolia Krakowska (Poland) were discussed.
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IALE Conference
INTERLACE and CONEXUS are organising a joint session at the IALE conference on: R3. Latin American and European cities: partnership approaches to co-producing nature-based solutions. For this session, abstracts are highly welcome.
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Envigado walk
More than 50 stakeholders, including members of the local Cities Talk Nature Network, participated in a 4km walk along La Ayurá creek in Envigado, Colombia. The INTERLACE project supports the City of Envigado and related stakeholders in the consolidation of the environmental quality of the green corridor of the Ayurá Creek.
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COP"6 logo
This COP26 EU Side Event featured different sector practitioners delivering inspiring presentations and engaging in a panel discussion highlighting a variety of perspectives on key challenges, opportunities, and pathways to mainstream urban Nature-based Solutions and boost local economies.
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Portoviejo Parque Las Vegas
Cities Talk Nature webinar series has started
In the first Cities Talk Nature webinar on October 28th “A playful introduction to restorative Nature-based Solutions (NBS) in Latin American and European Cities”, Cities Talk Nature presented interactive tools and methods as well as best practice examples from municipalities to around 80 participants.
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Chemnitz on a bike
The 3rd INTERLACE stakeholder workshop on bike was held on September 16th in Chemnitz. During 5 km bicycle-tour ten stakeholders got insights into five NBS projects in Chemnitz
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CBIMA winner
In September 2021 CBIMA organized a drawing contest as a strategy for raising children awareness on the state of local ecosystems
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CBIMA
The Symposium "Reflections on Urban Ecological Rehabilitation and Management of Green Spaces in the City" was held on August 27th in San José with more than 55 participants. Several key stakeholders joined the discussion including representatives of CBIMA for Nature and local governments of the Greater Metropolitan Area surrounding CBIMA.