The event will focus on the Network Nature semester theme of ecosystem restoration, in line with current EU ambitions and the start of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.

Nature-based solutions, in Europe and beyond, are an integral part of restoration efforts and represent the building blocks for a sustainable future, including in the field of health, agriculture, climate change and more. Joint action and local, regional and international cooperation are crucial to maximise the impact and spread of nature-based solutions.

The recognition of their potential to address societal challenges has also translated into an increasingly prominent role of nature-based solutions in the EU policy landscape, with the European Green Deal providing an opportunity to mobilise their implementation and fast-track financing. The event will showcase the vision and added value of Network Nature.

With the objective of creating a space for dialogue for the Nature-based solutions community, the event will gather stakeholders from all target groups, including policymakers, civil society as well as investors and financers, infrastructure planners and builders, and natural resource managers.

The event will be structured in three parts: an opening plenary (10am - 12pm CET); five parallel sessions (2pm - 4pm CET); a closing plenary (4.15pm - 5.50pm).

The agenda for the day is provided below. A more detailed version is accessible here.

You may find additional information on the parallel sessions here:

• Rethinking cities: from smart into human

• The role of Nature-based solutions in delivering the Post2020 Biodiversity Framework
• Closing the research gaps for Nature-based solutions
• Carbon farming as a nature-based solution and a first attempt to pay for ecosystem services
• Kick-off meeting of the Network of National representatives interested in Nature-based solutions