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BiodiverCity: beehive therapy

Have you ever tried beehive therapy?

Hundreds of European cities are experimenting with biodiverse grassland management
and pollinator-friendly initiatives. Engaging residents is an - evergreen – challenge in these
sensitive, often culturally-driven questions. For them, operating a beehive therapy house in
a controlled way can be an interesting and rather attractive engagement tool, getting
people closer to nature.

Vila Nova de Poiares: Small City, Big Environmental Ambitions

Vila Nova de Poiares, the smallest city in the GreenPlace URBACT network, with a population of around 7.000, is taking ambitious steps to address significant environmental challenges. Despite its size, this municipality in the Coimbra Intermunicipal region of Portugal has become a model for sustainable practices and community engagement, especially through its collaboration with the local URBACT Group (ULG) and its active role in the GreenPlace network.

How to re-connect and transmit complex histories to the new generations?

The city of Permet has organized a big cultural event in the Congress Hall Building, dissonant heritage from the communism regime.

PUMA’s Summer 2025 Highlights!

Summer may traditionally be a time for relaxation, but for the PUMA (Plans for Urban Mobility Actions) network, it was all about keeping up the pace. While the sun shone and holidays were enjoyed, the PUMA partners continued to build momentum for their ambitious mobility projects.

Príbeh energetickej transformácie Bukurešti v rámci EU City Lab podujatí

Aký druh podpory potrebujú mestá na dosiahnutie energetickej transformácie? V čom spočíva úspech Bukurešti? Zistite to na ďalšom podujatí EU City Lab!

Final Day Highlights of the BiodiverCity Project Mid-Term Meeting

The concluding day of the BiodiverCity mid-term meeting saw partners engage in deep discussions, reflections, and planning, solidifying the collaborative journey so far and setting a clear trajectory for the project's future. Here's a detailed summary of the day's activities: