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The Nature of Cities
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Art, Science, Action, Activism: Cities Re-imagined
What can we learn at frontiers where disciplines meet?

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www.thenatureofcities.com
Global Survey on Citizen Action & Nature
The people who shape the future of nature aren’t only politicians, they’re citizens, neighbours, activists, educators, volunteers… you.

This is your chance to tell policymakers what your community really needs.

ake the survey before Jan 15: buff.ly/5EGFVUC
November 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
#TNOCEssay
What happens when public servants walk rivers, dunes, and imagine their city in 2035?

Two NbS workshops in Curitiba & Florianópolis show how imagination + lived experience can spark real urban transformation.

How would YOU reimagine your city?

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#NbS #UrbanResilience
November 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
#TheNatureOfGraffiti
Walking through the Mariposa neighborhood above Bogotá, at 9000 feet, one might also get to see the transformation of a butterfly. Painted along a walkway, one can see the metamorphosis of a butterfly through its lifecycle, adding vibrancy to the city.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:56 PM
#TNOCEssay
What happens when you ask people around the world to photograph the outdoor places that keep them healthy?
Read the essay and join the conversation: buff.ly/SEdE9TS
#UrbanNature #HealthyCities #Photovoice #NatureForHealth #TNOC
November 20, 2025 at 9:45 AM
#TNOCROUNDTABLERevisit
Some questions don’t age — they get more urgent.

Back in May 2017, TNOC asked:
To whom does a city’s nature belong?
Is it a commons, a public good… and who decides?

👉 Revisit the conversation:
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November 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
#TNOCRoundtable
Murals are everywhere now— on schoolyards and salt boxes, buses and armories, waterfronts and wildlife refuges.

👉 How can murals be catalysts for climate and community action?

Read the full roundtable and join the conversation: buff.ly/XXJIUct

#TheNatureOfCities #Murals
November 12, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Science2Story 🌿📚
Can comics help mainstream biodiversity, NbS, and climate science? At NBS Comics, we say yes.

With @biodiversa.eu, we turned 21 research projects into 3 engaging, science-based stories—each with QR codes linking to the research behind the plot.

Explore the comics 👉 buff.ly/kpyq57L
November 10, 2025 at 10:37 AM
What Remains?
#TNOCEssay

Climate grief becomes memory and monument in Ghost Ships and Mourning Doves, the haunting exhibition by Robin Lasser and Sydney Brown at Chung 24 Gallery. What do we carry forward as the planet changes?

Read on The Nature of Cities.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
#TNOCEssay
Canada’s Great Lakes Waterfront Trail links 170+ communities & First Nations along 2,250 miles of freshwater.
Now, 8 U.S. states are creating a companion trail — together forming a cross-border path of nature, people & shared waters.

Read: buff.ly/y0sFp2W
November 3, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Art as a Catalyst for Climate Action
We’re proud to see TNOC artists and our director, David Maddox, bringing forward the conversation on how art, science, and design can intersect to reimagine urban spaces and inspire climate action.

🎥 Watch the full recordings on Vimeo here: buff.ly/gG7i1tD
October 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
From imagination to restoration!

In Gernika 🇪🇸, The Sound of a River 🌊 — one of our #NBSComics — is inspiring community engagement in a real river restoration.

Thank you @BettinaWilk for representing the spirit of TNOC so beautifully 💚

👉 nbscomics.com

#NatureBasedSolutions #StorytellingForChange
October 23, 2025 at 8:45 AM
#TNOCEssay
Only 32.6% of environmental groups in Ontario include justice in their mission.

For co-author Tasmia, this wasn’t a statistic — it was personal. Feeling unseen in environmental spaces made her ask: What if environmentalism began by asking who belongs?

Read more:
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October 21, 2025 at 8:40 AM
We bring together artists, scientists, practitioners, and community leaders from around the world to reshape how cities work. Your gift powers creativity, collaboration, and community-driven action toward cities that are resilient, sustainable, and just for all.

💚 Support TNOC buff.ly/vZEilMZ
October 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
#TNOCEssay
The Youth Advocacy Playbook: How Youth Mobilize Knowledge for a #FossilFreeFuture Praneeta Mudaliar—Mississauga, Canada

Read the full essay on The Nature of Cities and join the conversation: buff.ly/WRGShbW

#ClimateJustice #YouthVoices #FossilFreeFuture #ClimateActio
October 14, 2025 at 5:19 PM
#TNOCFestival 2026
📍 Cali, Colombia | October 2026

We’re thrilled to announce that the next edition of The Nature of Cities Festival will take place in Cali, Colombia, in October 2026 — the first ever in Latin America!

Support us!
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October 8, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Reposted by The Nature of Cities
New essay with @anoukfransen.bsky.social on the workshop we organized last spring in Detroit.
#TNOCessay
Detroit is not empty.
A participatory (counter) mapping workshop revealed the city’s networks of care, connection, and nature, challenging old narratives of “vacancy.”

How can mapping become a tool for empowerment and belonging, not exclusion?

Join the conversation 👇
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October 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Reposted by The Nature of Cities
📢 The future is NOW! 5 BIG-5 team members (Alba, Roos, Àlex, Svetlana, & Xueyuan) shared their urgent perspectives on climate, justice, and biodiversity in the latest #TNOCRoundtable by @tnoc.bsky.social

They speak a language of survival and re-invention.

Click to read below⬇️
🎤 Imagine this: you’re under 30. Someone hands you the mic. 🌍

What would YOU say about sustainability, climate change, and the biodiversity crisis?

👉 Read their voices here #TNOCROUNDTABLE www.thenatureofcities.com/TNOC/2025/09...
October 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
#TNOCessay
Detroit is not empty.
A participatory (counter) mapping workshop revealed the city’s networks of care, connection, and nature, challenging old narratives of “vacancy.”

How can mapping become a tool for empowerment and belonging, not exclusion?

Join the conversation 👇
🔗 buff.ly/wBlhCKH
October 7, 2025 at 8:45 AM
#TheNatureOfGraffiti
Along a canal in Saint Denis, Paris, France, across the Street Art Avenue, fish don't only find themselves in water, but swim along the sides of homes too.

Add your photo to the gallery:
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October 3, 2025 at 7:12 AM
#TheNatureOfGraffiti
Along the streets of Medellín a special crow with a mechanical brain appears, reminding us of the intelligence of corvids and how graffiti can bring nature’s power and meaning into the city.

🌿 Have you spotted any nature graffiti? Share your photo 👉 buff.ly/yEt32qW
September 29, 2025 at 9:01 AM
#TNOCEssay
Learning to Appreciate the Abundance (and Scarcity) of Water

In his essay, Tim Beatley draws us into Santa Fe’s ancient acequia tradition—water ditches governed by neighbors, cleaned by hands, and honored as a shared common.

Read the full essay → buff.ly/yXNuAtR
September 29, 2025 at 8:45 AM
TNOC is heading to Cali, Colombia for #SemanaBioCali2025
2025 — 29 Sept to 5 Oct
At the Encuentro de Ciudades y Regiones por la Biodiversidad, David Maddox will close with a keynote:

✨ “1+1=3: Alchemies that Connect Science, Art, and Community”

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September 27, 2025 at 8:45 AM
🎤 Imagine this: you’re under 30. Someone hands you the mic. 🌍

What would YOU say about sustainability, climate change, and the biodiversity crisis?

👉 Read their voices here #TNOCROUNDTABLE www.thenatureofcities.com/TNOC/2025/09...
September 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
🌿 Big news! TNOC’s website just got an upgrade 🎉

✨ ASK: Art Science Knowledgebase — type a question, get instant answers from 1,200+ scientists, artists, activists & community leaders worldwide.

👉 Try it: thenatureofcities.com

#TheNatureOfCities
September 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Join us for a day of dialogue on how public art can drive climate action and help us reimagine our cities!

📍 In person at Yale + online

Afternoon: A guided mural tour of New Haven (in-person only).

And, there is more!

Details & registration ➡️
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September 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM