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Launch of the Urban Greening Plans: What it Means for My City or Region

13 Oct 22, 11:30 - 13:00

Launch of the Urban Greening Plans: What it Means for My City or Region

13 Oct 22, 11:30 - 13:00

To help reverse biodiversity loss within and around urban areas, the EU has called on European cities of
more than 20,000 inhabitants to develop ambitious Urban Greening Plans (UGPs) aligned with its
Biodiversity Strategy for 2030. In this event the EC Urban Green Platform will be launched which
includes crucial guidance as well as a toolkit to support cities in developing and implementing their
UGPs. The session will further inform about the linkages of the UGP initiative with major EU policies and
about how cities can access key resources, including financing and funding. CLEVER Cities speakers will be featured.

Draft agenda:

  • Welcome by the co-moderators, Ben Caspar & Philipp LaHaela Walter (5 min)
  • Why Urban Greening Plans – policy background, Benjamin Caspar, DG ENV (8 min)
  • Urban Greening Plans – guidance & toolbox for implementation, Philipp LaHaela Walter, ICLEI Europe & Heather Brooks, Eurocities (12 min)
  • Video "Nature-based solutions - building blocks of a sustainable future” by Horizon 2020 NBS projects (5 min)
  • Urban greening at national level – Valentin Meilinger, German Environmental Agency (8 min)
  • Strategical greening at city level – Helen Nilsson, City of Malmö (12 min)
  • Support of the European Urban Initiative for urban greening and funding opportunities under Cohesion Policy 2021-2027 – Pia Laurila, DG REGIO (10 min)
  • Moderated debate and Q&A session with the audience on the keys for urban greening (2-3 key topics + questions from the audience) (30 min)

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