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Greening Cities Partnership Webinar
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12 June 2025
10:00am 11:45am CEST

Greening Cities Partnership Webinar: Collaboration on National Restoration Plans

The second webinar in the Greening Cities Partnership’s NRR Webinar Series will focus on collaboration across different levels of government for the development of National Restoration Plans (NRPs). The session will explore how cities, regions, and national governments can align their policy ambitions to ensure effective urban ecosystem restoration under the EU Nature Restoration Regulation.

The second Nature Restoration Webinar will address key questions on how cities, regions, and national governments should collaborate when drafting National Restoration Plans (NRPs). Participants will explore how policy ambitions at different levels can be aligned to ensure effective implementation. The discussion will highlight the roles of municipalities and regional governments in shaping restoration measures, ensuring integration with existing policies, and overcoming administrative barriers.

Defining the Framework for Collaboration

Axelle Griffon, Senior Policy Advisor for Environment and Mobility at the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR), will provide insights into survey results on the main barriers to collaboration between different government levels. Kristian Kvist from the European Environment Agency will present an overview of the uniform format for NRPs, including the role of Local Administrative Units (LAUs) and Urban Ecosystem Areas (UEAs) in reporting, typologies of urban greening measures, policy linkages, and funding mechanisms.

Case Study: Cross-Government Cooperation in National Restoration Planning

This segment will showcase real-world examples of national-local collaboration. Laura Maki from the Finnish Association of Municipalities and Virve Hokkanen, Senior Specialist in the Finnish Ministry for Environment, will share insights into the cooperation between Finnish municipalities and the national government on urban restoration planning. 

The webinar will be moderated by Heather Brooks (Eurocities) and will include interactive discussions with opportunities for participants to engage directly with the speakers.

Register to the Event

Please register to the public webinar via the following link:

NRL Webinar #6 Registration

12 June 2025
10:00am 11:45am CEST
Greening Cities Partnership Webinar: Collaboration on National Restoration Plans

Program

Wednesday 9
09:00 - 09:10
Introduction - Heather Brooks, Greening Cities Partnership, Eurocities
09:10 - 09:50
EEA on National Restoration Plans - Kristian Kvist, Expert, Forest Ecosystem Restoration, European Environment Agency
09:50 - 10:00
CEMR Presentation of Survey Results - Axelle Griffon, Senior Policy Advisor Environment and Mobility, CEMR
10:00 - 10:35
How Cities, Regions, and National Governments are working together - Laura Maki, Finnish Association of Municipalities & • Virve Hokkanen, Senior Specialist in the Ministry for Environment
10:35 - 10:45
Final Reflections and Next Steps