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🌿 We at The Nature of Cities are proud to be part of the #NetworkNature consortium — and we’ll be at the Annual Event 2025 in Brussels! 📅 16 Sept | 📍 Brussels 🌍 Choose Nature. Choose Change. 🔗 Register and join us: bit.ly/3HKqXX7 ℹ️ Info: bit.ly/4jZ7yPw #NatureBasedSolutions

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Happy to share a prev of my comic w/ @tnoc.bsky.social , Tides of Change! In Costa Rica, Sofia pioneers mangrove restoration while in Europe, Dr Lind crosses the continent to raise awareness of a deadly bacterial bloom. Based on real studies, read it in full here: www.biodiversa.eu/2025/06/09/t...

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🌒 New TNOC Roundtable is live! "Night is not just a time — it’s a habitat." What happens when the sun goes down in our cities? A world of bats, moths, owls, turtles, and mystery awakens. 🦇🌙🪲🦉🌊 🔗 www.thenatureofcities.com/TNOC/2025/06... #TNOCroundtable

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"What shall I tell the Dung Beetles who ask why we hid their Milky Way?" My new essay just dropped @tnoc.bsky.social's new roundtable on "night is not just a time but a diverse habitat we know little about what is the nature of the dark hours in cities" Thrilled to be in such wonderful company!

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🌱 SPROUT by #TNOC – Ecopoetry at the edge. “By simply being in this world, we exist on edge: between mind and body, public and private, wild and tame, life and death.” — Kate Siklosi, “Thredge Effect” sproutpoetryjournal.com/wp-content/u... #TNOCSPROUT #SPROUTpoetry

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🆕 #TNOCEssay How We Miss Half of Wildlife by Sophia Kimmig — Leipzig At night, cities transform. Wild boars at bus stops. Raccoons in trees. We miss half of nature by living in daylight. 🔗 www.thenatureofcities.com/TNOC/2025/06... #UrbanNature #LivingNight #NocturnalWildlife #TheNatureOfCities

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🌾 A drought. A family farm. A buried solution? The Wheat Code – new comic from #Science2Story @biodiversa.eu Can science (and sisterhood) save the harvest? 👉 nbscomics.com/2025/06/08/t... #biodivclim #nbscomics #climatestorytelling #naturebasedsolutions

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🌳🎸 Meet Leo — a wandering musician who walks from the Amazon to Sweden, beneath trees. One day, he vanishes… becoming part of the forest he loved. Read Forest of Forgotten Futures, @biodiversa.eu #Science2Story 👉 nbscomics.com/2025/06/08/f... #NbSComics #BiodivClim

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#TheNatureOfGraffiti Cuida el pantano / Look after our wetlands A powerful call to action is painted on the wall—featuring wetland birds and amphibians reminding us of the ecosystems we must protect. Explore more: thenatureofgraffiti.org/2016/04/20/k...

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📢 BiodivClim Comics are here! To mark the end of the BiodivClim programme, we've teamed up with @tnoc.bsky.social‬ to turn science into stories. Explore: 🌊 Tides of Change 🌾 The Wheat Code 🌲 The Forest of Forgotten Futures 📖 www.biodiversa.eu/2025/06/09/b...

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🎉 Launch day! #Science2Story is here! As 21 Biodiversa+ funded research projects wrap up, they’ve teamed up with NBSComics to transform key findings into three powerful long-form comics. 🌍 Dive into the comics 👉 nbscomics.com/science2story/

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#tnocessay Who do you call when the floodwaters rise? It’s not just roads & pipes—it’s trust, care & connection. Across the Caribbean & U.S. Northeast, resilience is being built in solidarity. Even as federal support fades, communities act. Read: www.thenatureofcities.com/TNOC/2025/06...

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#TNOCRoundtableRevisit We return to a key moment, the adoption of the #EUNatureRestorationLaw in 2024. We’ve gathered a wide range of voices to explore what needs to happen next. Read their bold, honest takes — and join the conversation: lnkd.in/dydR8ETx

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🚀 TNOC has launched its new website! Fresh design, mobile-friendly, and powerful search tools to explore 1,500+ essays, roundtables, art, and projects by 1,200+ global contributors. 🌍 Multilingual 🔍 Search by keyword or author ❓ Ask questions & explore answers Explore: 👉 www.thenatureofcities.com

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#TheNatureOfGraffiti Rising from the ashes... a phoenix. A powerful symbol of resilience and new beginnings. Have you seen graffiti or street art that reflects nature, such as animals, plants, ecosystems, or elemental forces? Graffiti spotted by V. Gwinner. Read more: lnkd.in/dp6QpefK

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Ripple Effects: How Clowns Made Waves in a Serious Workshop By Arantxa Zamora, Mexico City #TNOCEssay A clown at a science workshop? In La Paz, it worked. 🤡💧 When art meets science, it sparks action and deepens our connection with nature. 📖 www.thenatureofcities.com/TNOC/2025/05...

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This week, don't miss #RiseAfrica2025! SSN's @cdkn.org‬ programme will be co-convening a two-day workshop on 29 and 30 May to explore human rights-based approaches (HRBA) for biodiversity and #climateaction in cities. Learn more: buff.ly/ATRxw75 ‪@africa.iclei.org‬ #REALISINGUNBOUNDPOSSIBILITIES

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#tnocfireweek Close your eyes. What can you hear? The crackle of fire. Kara Yedinak, a fire physicist, brings us the sounds of fire. In this #TNOCexhibit, more than 30 contributors from various disciplines come together. Continue exploring and listening deeply now: buff.ly/RNgqLVS

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#TheNatureOfGraffiti Roosters in cities. Have you seen any examples of graffiti and street art that incorporate images or ideas from nature? Add your photo to the gallery: 📸 buff.ly/IGnxn2v 🔗 buff.ly/5KRPUVU Photo submitted by Valerie Gwinner. #Graffiti #NatureInCities

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#TNOCWaterWeek 💧 Water is essential to life. Yet while some take it for granted, many live without reliable access. In this #TNOCRoundtablerevisit, 18 voices come together to propose an ethical code for water — a call for justice, stewardship, and collective responsibility. 👉 buff.ly/pjyV3Wd

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The #RISEAfrica2025 Urban Action Festival, hosted by Changing Cities & ICLEI Africa, is coming to #CapeTown from 25-29 May 2025! Explore, engage, imagine & re-imagine the UNBOUND POSSIBILITIES of our African cities! 🎟️Buy tickets now! 🔗https://riseafrica.iclei.org/rise-2025/

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See you soon! #RiseAfrica

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💧 What does water feel like? 🔊 What does water sound like? 🌿 What is your relationship with water? #throwback #TNOCEssay "How Much Water is There? Voices and Traces of Water as Perceived by Children and Young People in Bogotá," author Diana Wiesner. 👉 Read the essay: buff.ly/RIQFGty

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#TNOCEssay Water – Living infrastructure connecting urban and rural landscapes, economy, politics… and poetry In this powerful essay, water flows beyond pipes and policies. It becomes a symbol of integration, a force of justice, and a mirror of our values. 🔗 Read it here: buff.ly/PPhEs02

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#TNOCWaterWeek Close your eyes. What do you hear? The rush of water. The trickle of melting ice. Experience a powerful excerpt by Michele Koppes and Susie Ibarra in the online #TNOCexhibit Reverberations. 🎧 Listen deeply. Explore now: 🔗 buff.ly/oysKw9D Produced by USDA Forest Service and TNOC

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🌍 #TNOCAirweek | Air Pollution: Urban Myths and Realities The recent trend towards healthy, liveable cities has helped bring air pollution back to the spotlight in many regions around the world. 👉 Read the essay, join the conversation, and reflect with us: 🔗 buff.ly/vVe5AMR #AirPollution

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#TNOCEssay The Additional Role of the Urban Beaches in the Face of Climate Change Ana Faggi— Buenos Aires A century ago, beaches were places of healing. Later, they became hubs of urban recreation and tourism. Read this new TNOC essay and join the conversation ➔ buff.ly/CoTNpzR #UrbanBeaches

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#TNOCAirWeek Close your eyes. What do you hear? Bats — a hidden world of sound. In SWARMING, Rym Nouioua captures and categorizes the sounds made by bats in flight Listen closer #TNOCexhibit, Reverberations. Discover it here: www.thenatureofcities.com/reverberations

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Nature can find itself in many unexpected places, even in graffiti! Have you come across street art inspired by nature? Share your find and add your photo to our gallery: buff.ly/TaKqm37 📸 Photo by: PaulD #TheNatureOfGraffiti

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#TNOCEarthWeek Enter artist Helga Jakobson, who sought to capture their final songs. Using experimental capacitors that detect plant reactions, she recorded over 500 hours of plant "songs"—their electrical responses to the world. The result? 📝 Read more : buff.ly/waixMqN #SoundOfPlants

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#TNOCEarthWeek When you step outside, what do you hear? Birds chirping? Cars zooming by? But what about the sounds beneath your feet — underground and often unnoticed? 🎧 In The Underground Sound Project, an evocative #artsciencecollaboration you don’t want to miss. 👉 Listen in: buff.ly/pSlFE9v

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#TNOCEarthWeek Close your eyes. What do you hear? This piece is an excerpt from the virtual #TNOCexhibit Reverberations, where over 30 contributors across disciplines explore the elements—through art, science, and sound. 🌐 buff.ly/QVOVwHa 📽️ Cutting Down Mugwort video: buff.ly/uTQxdDB

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This May at TNOC, we listen with intention. Through sound, we follow the threads of Earth, Air, Water, and Fire — the elements that shape life and echo through the fabric of our cities. 🔗 Stay tuned throughout May on our social media 👉 Begin the journey: buff.ly/6QIHveG #Reverberations

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🌆 The Nature of Cities is proud to partner with #RISEAfrica2025: Urban Action Festival in Cape Town, 25–29 May! Join changemakers reimagining cities through climate action, placemaking & more. 🎟️ bit.ly/UrbanActionF... 🔗 buff.ly/rpKUTsT #UrbanActionFestival

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Our @tnoc.bsky.social blog article is published: www.thenatureofcities.com/2025/02/12/w... Here I wrote about Persian Gardens as an example of NbS that integrates green spaces with symbolic spiritual and cultural elements. Like many aspects of Iranian heritage, these gardens are heavily underrated!

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Like ants building together, our voices, ideas, and efforts add up. TNOC Gazette is a monthly newsletter that carries bold ideas, essays, art, roundtables, and stories at the intersection of art, science, and practice. Subscribe here → thenatureofcities.us14.list-manage.com/subscribe/?u...

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#TNOCRoundtable A new rurality is emerging — not nostalgic, but reinvented. Can we move beyond urban-rural divides and embrace today’s fluid, interwoven landscapes in ways that foster care, creativity, and justice? 📖 Let’s reimagine the rural—together : buff.ly/blT9uot

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#RoundtableRevisit In this #TNOCRoundtable, we asked a group of scientists, practitioners, and artists this: If you were to approach some aspect of a work of science or practice as a story, what would you do? Add your voice to the conversation: buff.ly/8UE8yxL #Storytelling #science

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Let’s talk about #treeequity, #urbanecology, and building #justcities. Did you know that in 92% of US cities, low-income neighborhoods have less tree cover than high-income ones? Rob McDonald explores this injustice in his essay "Tree Inequality Is Worse in the Suburbs." buff.ly/NkcaJJh

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#TNOCEssayRevisit How can we engage the local community to value trees, to ensure their continuing presence in our cities? Read the essay and join the conversation: buff.ly/7gY8XdH

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#ThrowbackThursday What is the status and outlook for forested natural areas in your city? In this #TNOCRoundtable, read perspectives from five cities in the U.S., and contribute your thoughts about the forested natural areas where you live: buff.ly/W2tL8jm #UrbanForests #UrbanNature

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#TNOCEssay In Salt Lake City’s Landscape Lab, something quietly radical is growing. At first glance, it may appear to be a stormwater basin. But look again: it's a living argument for plant rights. Read the essay and join the conversation: buff.ly/hJMF6Yi

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#TheNatureOfGraffiti Under a quiet underpass in Avignon, France, a woman with flowing hair and a radiant, colorful bird urges us to see. This mural, painted during the 2017 Prenez Place festival, blends art and urban nature with a powerful message. 👉 Explore more: buff.ly/b4xoYkK

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💥 One might think comics are just about superheroes in capes saving the world… BUT comics are a kind of superpower themselves. 🎨 The mix of visuals + narrative = a powerful tool for change. Join the conversation of this #TNOCRoundtable: buff.ly/ZsMcZXX #NBSComics #environmentalstorytelling

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#TNOCEssay Seeing Biocultural Mosaics: The Stewardship Salon Approach by Julie Hernandez -- Amsterdam, New York "It can be easy to stay in the bubble of your own perspective... until a cup of mugwort tea shared with strangers opens up a new way of seeing." → Read the full essay: buff.ly/TjtwAqQ

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Tomorrow at ICTA-UAB! Workshop: "Fostering More Sustainable, Resilient, and Inclusive Cities" 🎤 With David Maddox (The Nature of Cities) @tnoc.bsky.social 👨‍🏫 Hosted by Prof. @johanneslangemeyer.bsky.social Don’t miss it! www.uab.cat/web/sala-de-...

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