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:
- Co-learning: Knowledge exchange on nature-based solutions across research networks and practice.
- Networking: Develop relationships to lay the foundation for future applications and projects on nature-based solutions.
- 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)