🌍 Pre-launching at #IUCN2025 in Abu Dhabi: The NATURA Global Roadmap for Urban Nature-based Solutions — a landmark assessment charting a path to scale NbS for more resilient cities. 7 regions | 80+ authors | 1,250+ sources https://t.co/UKpgsPs3ZO #NbS #UrbanNature

ClimateIQ: Unlocking Urban Climate Intelligence for Resilience 📅 Sept 23 | ⏰ 11am ET | 💻 Zoom Join us during @ClimateWeekNYC for a webinar exploring development of ClimateIQ, an #AI #climate risk tool. Speakers from @c40cities, @ICLEI Africa, @Transitions_Res Link in Bio!

USL's @timonmcphearson featured in @NYTimes article on flooding across the US: “Storms are holding more water and moving slower and dropping all the rain at once.” “We need to get into the state of preparedness and action.” Read the full article at https://t.co/pMKxQ9HtAw

🌿 New in @theNASciences special issue: @NFrantzeskaki , @KatinkaWijsman , Nadja Kabisch, and @timon_mcphearson explore how #NatureBasedSolutions can support just urban transformations. 🔗 https://t.co/4Lg0JGDiLN #NbS #UrbanJustice #PNAS #UrbanSustainability

🚨NATURA Virtual All Hands Meeting – Call for Presenters! Join us Sept. 29–Oct. 1, 2025. NATURA members interested in presenting a topic or update, contact us with a few sentences about your proposed presentation to be added to the schedule. Learn more: https://t.co/w4OzcKm5jn

🌿 New from @theNASciences: Melissa K. Nelson & Graeme Reed analyze and critique #NatureBasedSolutions from Indigenous perspectives. 🔗 https://t.co/3gnxoz8G7R #IndigenousRights #NbS #TEK #DecolonizeNbS #ClimateJustice #PNAS

🌿 New from @theNASciences: Loan Diep and @timon_mcphearson of @USL_NYC lay out 4 levers for unlocking transformative urban adaptation with #NatureBasedSolutions. 📖 https://t.co/kQimCoTiqV #NbS #UrbanAdaptation #ClimateResilience #PNAS

🌱 New @theNASciences perspective: A global team led by @timon_mcphearson synthesizes 61 NbS reviews + expert insights across 7 regions to chart how we can scale up urban #NatureBasedSolutions. Read: https://t.co/JzIyyxN4nY #UrbanNature #NbS #PNAS #SustainableCities

🌱 New from @theNASciences: Elizabeth M. Cook, Yeowon Kim, Nancy B. Grimm, and Weiqi Zhou introduce the #PNAS Special Issue on #NatureBasedSolutions for cities. 🔗 https://t.co/aNOMyiEiQu #NbS #UrbanSustainability #ClimateAdaptation #GreenCities

📢 Just out in PNAS: Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Sustainability 🌿 A special issue of PNAS co-edited by @timonmcphearson and @DrNitrogen 🔗 https://t.co/D3tjQRYXkI #NatureBasedSolutions #UrbanResilience @theNASciences @PNASNews @Natura_project @ArtsandScience

USL's @Timonm featured in @Politico speaking on the urgent need for investment in early warning systems and climate resilience. #climate #texasfloods #flooding @nyuniversity 📖 Read more: https://t.co/O08Bd4jn88

@USL_NYC will be @theAGU Annual Meeting #AGU25 in New Orleans from Dec 15–19, 2025! ▶️ Submit your abstract by July 30 for our session: IN009 – Advancing Urban Risk Modeling: From Physics Foundations to AI Innovations 🔗 Link: https://t.co/THs9sj2h0l

🌿 New article alert! Former USL Visiting Scholar Shahryar Sarabi publishes a scoping review on XR + urban nature as part of his NATURA Early Career Fellowship. 🧠🌳 @NATURA_project

CELEBRATING BRILLIANT MINDS! 🎓 Congrats to Anna, Arshya, Jennifer, Eric, Veronica & Filipa on their incredible achievements! From designing climate resilience tools to pioneering environmental justice frameworks, their research at USL is shaping more equitable & resilient cities

🌍 Why do climate experts see the same problem so differently? Our groundbreaking study maps mental models of 20 NYC stakeholders, revealing critical knowledge silos in urban adaptation. The key? More inclusive co-production! Read the paper: https://t.co/YamzELEIUz #Resilience

Powering NY's clean energy future requires more than just technical solutions. Jen Ventrella explores the complex justice trade-offs in transmission infrastructure—where reducing urban pollution can create new burdens for environmental justice communities https://t.co/M40sH51OMq

Discover how communities experience justice after property buyouts. Veronica Olivotto's research reveals how historical injustice shapes adaptation and how vacant lands can become spaces for community self-determination. Read the full blog: https://t.co/LBMq9OKtoz

@GroundworkHV

Discover how Groundwork Hudson Valley & Urban Systems Lab joined forces to plan climate resilience in Southwest Yonkers through innovative green infrastructure. Their collaboration creates a model for community-centered environmental justice. Read more: https://t.co/uvYt2oihK1

Welcome Jie Cao! A NATURA Fellow, Jie joins the Urban Systems Lab from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing. Her research explores how urban green spaces cool cities and benefit health through innovative spatial analysis. Learn more: https://t.co/VrmslwK8ig