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Nature-based Solutions Summit: Co-learning, networking and showcasing

A summit for boosting collaboration across research, practice and policy for advancing the impact of nature-based solutions. Registration is open!

Date: 1 October 2025

Time: 09:00 - 16:00

Venue: Hans Michelsensgatan 6A 211 20 Malmö Sweden

Location: Other location

Last day of registration: 17 September 2025

Interested in nature-based solutions?

Welcome to join a summit with a focus on nature-based solutions in Skåne, Malmö and greater Copenhagen in the context of global, national and local challenges. The event is being organised by the Nature-based Solutions Network (NbSN) at SLU in collaboration with Malmö stad and funding support from Tankesmedjan Movium.

 

Goals:

  1. Co-learning: Knowledge exchange on nature-based solutions across research networks and practice.
  2. Networking: Develop relationships to lay the foundation for future applications and projects on nature-based solutions.
  3. Showcasing: Highlight leading examples of nature-based solutions from near and far as inspiration.

 

Preliminary schedule

8:30-9:00 Registration and coffee

9.00-9.30 Introduction and welcome 

  • Professor Kes McCormick, SLU 
  • Lina Berglund-Snodgrass, Movium 
  • Ludwig Wahlund Sonesson, City of Malmö

9.30.10.15 Keynote speaker – Martin Grisel, Director of the European Knowledge Network

10.15-10-45 Coffee break

10.45-12.00 Panel discussions 

  • Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (Naturvårdsverket) – Lovisa Lagerblad 
  • Centre for Nature-based solutions, Århus University – Nikolai Friberg
  • City of Copenhagen – Lykke Leonardsen 
  • Nature-based future solutions profile area, Lund University – to be confirmed 
  • Swedish Innovation Agency - to be confirmed

12.00-12.45 Lunch 

12.45-13.30 Outside activity at micro forest 

13.30-14.30 Interactive small group activity 

14.30-15.00 Coffee break 

15.00-15.45 Presentations and discussions from small group activity 

15.45-16.00 Wrap up and thanks 

16.30-20.00 Informal Networking (optional)

 

@ Contact

  • Person
    Kes Mccormick, Professor
    Department of People and Society