In a rural area, maintaining a  swimming pool operational—a symbol of progress and human dominance—requires a potent cocktail of chemicals to counteract nature's relentless efforts to regain it. The pool's owner, a good friend of mine, remarked that "you must use a lot of violence against nature to prevent it from taking its course back”. This observation encapsulates the inherent conflict in our relationship with the natural world: our opposition to the planet's rhythms and processes.

Recently, LAND hosted a panel discussion featuring leading experts and researchers to showcase the project’s ambitions and initial findings.

Nova Gorica is taking steps towards creating greener, safer, and more sustainable urban spaces, and Šantlova Street stands at the forefront of these efforts.

On Saturday, October 19, the Municipality of Nova Gorica and the University of Nova Gorica welcomed the GO!BORDERLESS trees — a remarkable migratory community of trees soon to find a new home within the lush green belt along the Korn.

This month the GreenInCities consortium met in Cork for its second in-person project meeting. Through a series of workshops, exchanges and interviews, partners are advancing on the catalogue of solutions and tools to be later applied, and leader cities are defining their KPIs and intervention sites to enhance more inclusive, cohesive and green urban spaces.

Our colleagues from NeuroLandscape and ABUD recently returned from a productive and inspiring few days at the NetworkNature EU events in Brussels! The gathering featured insightful discussions, knowledge-rich panels, and interactive workshops, all reinforcing the central message: Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are not a luxury but an absolute necessity to tackle global challenges.