Benefits and target audiences
Why should you join UrbanByNature?
- Exchange with global cities on ambitions, processes, policies, financing options and business approaches on how to solve urban development challenges through urban nature
- Learn how to plan and implement urban green and blue interventions for and with citizens
- Gain access to tools, methods and approaches that support the planning and implementation of nature-based interventions
- Access the programme materials anytime, anywhere and be notified of new learning opportunities and events by subscribing to our UrbanByNature monthly digest
- Support collective action towards a sustainable, inclusive, healthy and resilient future for cities and towns of all sizes, locations, budgets and capacities
- Strengthen the collective action of local and sub-national governments in moving towards global sustainable development and climate goals such as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate Agreement
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Target audiences
Anyone interested in expanding their knowledge of sustainable and nature-based urban development is welcome to join the UrbanByNature programme. However, the target audiences that can benefit the most from the course content are:
- City staff working for Departments of Environment and Greening, Urban Planning, Public Spaces, Public Health, Sustainable Development, Climate Change, Environmental Justice, Sustainable Procurement, etc., as planners or technicians
- Resilience officers
- Policy officers
- Political representatives
- Representatives of international cooperation bodies
- Green entrepreneurs or small and medium enterprises
- Urban design professionals and architectsÂ
- Non-governmental organisations
- Civil associations
- Driven citizens
- Community leaders
- Researchers and scholars
Our partners
The UrbanByNature programme is funded by the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme of the European Union under Grant Agreements No. 730222 and No. 776604. The sole responsibility for the content of this website lies within UrbanByNature and in no way reflects the views of the European Union.