Biopolis is the global voice for the "human right to nature" and the "rights of nature" in cities, presented at 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) of the United Nations. 

The convention will be attended by participants from over 190 countries.  It will bring together governments, observer organizations, indigenous communities, businesses, youth groups, civil society, academia, and the general public.  

COP16 will be the first Biodiversity COP since the adoption of the Global Biodiversity Framework (also known as The Biodiversity Plan). During COP 16, governments will review the progress made to implement the Biodiversity Plan, as well as the level of alignment of National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) with the Plan, in particular, the integration of biodiversity in urban areas. 

The Symposium is organized by the International Living Infrastructure Commission (LINC) bringing together key global networks and organizations: The World Green Infrastructure Network (WGIN), The International Federation of Landscape Architecture (IFLA), the US Green Building Council, and local partners: The National University of Colombia, The Alexander Von Humboldt Institute, and the Colombian Green Building Council. 

Key note speakers from 5 continents and world leaders will share their experience and expertise in green infrastructure, landscape architecture, nature based solutions, urban ecology and biodiversity, on the 22nd and 23rd  of October, 2024, in Cali Colombia during the COP16.

A declaration and roadmap aiming for biodiverse cities will be presented to the governments and delegations of the convention on October 26.

The COP16 Global symposium BIOPOLIS 2024 to be held in Cali, Colombia, is available remotely via live streaming through the following channel:

DAY 1, October 22:

https://youtube.com/live/mLC4NO8AM1M?feature=share

DAY 2, October 23:

https://youtube.com/live/onmt_bO02EU?feature=share

More on the symposium website here.

More here.

60th ISOCARP World Planning Congress, 9-12 October, Sienna, Italy

REINVENTING THE (IN)VISIBLE CITIES

9-12 October 2024 | Siena, Italy

The 60th ISOCARP World Planning Congress – Reinventing the (In)Visible Cities, will be held in the historic Italian city of Siena, from the 9th to 12th October 2024. This will be the highlight event of this special year and part of ISOCARP’s 60th World Planning Congress Diamond Anniversary Series, celebrating 60 years of congresses.

https://isocarp.org/activities/60th-wpc-siena-2024/

TILA cordially invites landscape architecture professionals, scholars, and students to join the 2024 GLAC - Global Landscape Architecture Conference.

In particular, the GLAC includes a Conference and a Student Charette. These will be held from October 8 to 13, 2024, in Taipei. 

Mr. Gunther Vogt (from Vogt Landscape Architects and ETH Zurich) and Mr. Niall Kirkwood (from GSD Harvard) are among the many global disciplinary leaders who will participate in the event.

The theme of the conference is "A NEW GREEN ERA." By bringing together a vast number of global experts through keynote speeches, symposia, paper presentations, and project presentations, the conference will focus on the possibility of carbon-reducing green design in response to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

The deadline for submissions to the conference is July 31, 2024. For all questions, please contact the conference secretariat, Ms. Alice Tsao, at 2024glac@gmail.com

The theme of the Student Charette is “SUSTAINING LIFE FOR ALL.” This is an intensive workshop open to landscape architecture students organized by TILA in cooperation with Fujen Catholic University, Dept. of Landscape Architecture, and will be preceded by two weeks of online preparatory activities.

Through the charette, the participants will explore the historical and cultural dimensions of Taipei's Yuanshan area and develop landscape design proposals for a more sustainable and livable urban infrastructure.

The applications to the student charette are already closed. For all questions, please contact the student charette executive director, Ms. Ying-Hsuan Lin, at yhlinla8@gmail.com

For more information on the GLAC, please visit the website: https://2024glac.tw