ESSAYS | POINTS OF VIEW
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Interested in Wetlands & Cities? This short piece about COP15 is for you
City Leaders Featured Once Again by the Convention on Wetlands While Contracting Parties are the main actors at COP, the Convention on Wetlands is increasingly highlighting the crucial role of subnational governments in achieving global environmental goals. What many may not know is that, since 2015, the Convention has established a dedicated framework to recognize…
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Tranquil City’s Guidebook to City Greening: The mission to ensure urban greening research is accessible for all
Having grown up on a farm, the presence of nature was something I took for granted before transitioning to city living. Sitting back in the comfort of the countryside, a simple glance out the window revealed red kites flying over the woodland, and goldfinches nesting in the wildflowers. But this picturesque countryside scene stands in…
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The Summer Itself
When I stepped down to the creek, I left swirling dots of light in my wake. I crossed through the vegetation on the riverbank, which below gave way to a wide bed. In its center, the water gurgled softly along boulders and swathes of gravel. On the sides, the mixture of sand and pebbles was…
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Cities and communities that are better for nature and all people, through transdisciplinary dialogue and collaboration.
We combine art, science, and practice in innovative and publicly available engagements for knowledge-driven, imaginative, and just green city making.
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TNOC FESTIVAL 2026
The journey to greener,
more inclusive cities
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SPROUT POETRY JOURNAL
ISSUE 4: CARE
This latest issue includes works that interrogate the modes of engaging with others in (urban and natural) space that can speak to the interrelated dimensions of care.
NBS COMICS: NATURE TO SAVE THE WORLD
26 Visions for Urban Equity, Inclusion and Opportunity
Now a global project with over ONE MILLION readers, we invite comic creators from all over the world to imagine comics about how people and nature might thrive together. Nature-based Solutions (NBS) Comics empowers creators to combine science and storytelling.
STORIES OF TNOC: VOLUME 2
Cheeky monkeys, vertical farms, climate change, and tree tribunals. Our latest collection features 49 short stories from 20 countries that radically re-imagine city life.
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THE NATURE OF GRAFFITI
This is the nature of graffiti. It facilitates speech. It speaks to us. It stakes claims and makes statements. It tells stories.
The Nature of Cities hosts a public gallery about the graffiti and street art that motivates us in public places.
REVERBERATIONS EXHIBITION
Close your eyes. What do you hear?
An exhibition exploring the elements through art, science, and sound, with over 30 contributors from various disciplines in a multimedia experience. Produced by the USDA Forest Service and The Nature of Cities.
THE JUST CITY ESSAYS
