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On the occasion of this years World Environment Day, and in light of the World Bicycle Day on June 3rd, CBIMA joined forces with different organisations for a mass biking event to increase the understanding of the bicycle as an environmentally friendly means of transportation and urban development that that includes a critical rethinking of current ways of mobility.

On the 12th and 13th of May 2022, the INTERLACE Project held the first Latin American Engagement Event of Cities Talk Nature in San José, Costa Rica.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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