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 #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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NbS in Historical Architecture - A Series Preface.
We often talk about green cities as if they’re a futuristic dream, with vertical forests, sponge cities, and buildings that breathe. But what if this “new” vision is actually a very old one?
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JUST Nature series: Episode #3 - Szombathely
In this episode , we travel to Szombathely, where a neglected schoolyard and an overlooked riverside plot were transformed into green spaces. JUST Nature project, the municipality and ABUD co-designed nature-based solutions with the community turning...
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Human | Nature Architecture as a Framework for Well-Being
This piece explores how the built environment can move beyond form and efficiency to center human well-being and ecological connection. It reflects the personal journey of Juan A. Vivas from Argentina to Canada up to his thesis Human | Nature Architecture,...
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Nature's classroom - Connecting Communities through conservation in Latin America
In this session, Valeria Sorgato and Francisca Tapia from Gaia liNc will share how their organization empowers Latin American communities through environmental education and conservation tools. With a strong international network across Latin America,...
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Episode #13: Ruderal – Tbilisi’s Urban Forest
In this episode of the What’s That Green? podcast, we head to Georgia’s capital city, Tbilisi, to hear from Ben Hackenberger. From diseased pine monocultures to a forest shaped by community, ecology, and design, this episode explores what it really means...
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