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French National Association Adivet Expands Founded in 2002 to promote the greening of green roofs—a then-emerging market— French National Association Adivet has broadened its scope to include garden terraces and green façades. Now, Adivet is expanding further to embrace the greening of urban built environments and infrastructures, particularly in cities. This evolution reflects the association’s commitment to addressing today’s climate ...

Green Market Report Overview Developing green infrastructures in the urban areas is a huge, long-term investment that needs very strong commitment from policy-makers, public and private investors on city, national and European levels. A valid market report will show the growing importance of the greening sector and will support key decision-makers to proceed with their greening strategies. The European Federation of ...

SoGreen Alliance congratulates presidents of the European Parliament and Commission   The SoGreen Alliance, a cooperation of eight European associations of urban green professionals (www.onthegreenmove.com), has congratulated Mrs Roberta Metsola and Mrs Ursula von der Leyen with their reappointment as respectively president of the European Parliament and president of the European Commission. In the congratulations letter to both, the Alliance …

Inspiring The Younger Generation Of Green Roofers This World Green Roof Day, 6th June 2023, as well as celebrating the plethora of living roofs all around the globe, The Green Roof Organisation launched a children’s book to help inspire the next generation of architects, ecologists, planners, green roofers and gardeners. 560 free copies of the book were donated for free ...

SoGreen Alliance: adoption Nature Restoration Law historic moment for urban areas The SoGreen Alliance, a cooperation of eight European associations of urban green professionals (www.onthegreenmove.com), considers the adoption of the EU Nature Restoration Law as a historic moment for greening urban areas. On June 17th 2024, the Environment Council of the Council of the EU adopted the law as a …

EFB Webinar "City Strategies To Support Building Greening" The webinar "City strategies to support building greening" which is scheduled for the 19th of June, 2024 at 4 p.m. (CET) Speakers: ·       Rebecca Gohlke (Germany) – Vice-President of the EFB, BuGG Project Manager. ·       Pavel Dostal (Czech Republic) – Vice-President of the EFB, ZeS Board Chairman, GreenVille CEO. Moderator: ·       Dusty Gedge (United Kingdom) – Ambassador of the EFB, independent green ...

NBS Summit 2024 in Porto - the Epicenter of Sustainable Innovation in Urban Architecture Following two days of intense debate and knowledge sharing, the NBS Summit Urban Edition concluded its first edition with resounding success at the Super Bock Arena in Porto. The event, which attracted over 500 participants, brought together numerous experts and international leaders in the field of ...

The World Green Infrastructure Award 2024 is open for nominations!   The World Green Infrastructure Network (WGIN) is accepting nominations for the World Green Infrastructure Awards 2024 at www.wginawards.org. This prestigious competition aims to celebrate and recognize excellence in the field of building integrated greening and other green infrastructure projects, as well as associated academic research, student work, and policy. “The …

World Green Roof Day The World Green Roof Day 2024 is on Thursday 6th June 2024 Save the date! World Green Roof Days Since the first World Green Roof Day on 6th June 2020 people all over the world have proudly shared their green roofs, either online through social media or, if safe to do so, by opening them up ...

Nature Restoration Law supported by 75% of citizens in countries not backing the law EU Member States not supporting the Nature Restoration Law are at odds with public opinion. This is the result of a poll conducted in the Netherlands, Finland, Hungary, Italy, Poland, and Sweden, which shows that three out of four citizens are in favour of the legislation, ...