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  • Urban garden in Mouans-Sartoux (FR) - Photo by François Jégou

    Food purchase is an agriculture act!

    How can we bring the transition issues related to food back to the table and to citizens' attention? Get the highlights of two URBACT Networks, BioCanteens and BioCanteens#2, led by Mouans-Sartoux, an URBACT city that is holding the next EU City Lab on Changing Habits for a Healthy and Sustainable Food System.

    François Jégou

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    Let’s talk about food!

    URBACT Expert, Macelline Bonneau, shares thoughts on how to bring EU and local policies closer to each other.

    Marcelline Bonneau

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  • Six solutions for city authorities to help us all waste less food

    Each year, EU households throw away millions of tonnes of food. What can cities do to support the fight against food waste?

    Marcelline Bonneau

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  • URBACT networks and the ‘Just Transition’

    Green, affordable energy and transport, support for SMEs and innovation. Our cities are taking action on climate+social justice.

    Eddy Adams

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  • Cities nurturing local food systems to fight climate change

    As COP28 had an unprecedented focus on the role of food systems, we look back at how URBACT cities helped put the issue on the table. 

    Marcelline Bonneau

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    Swarming of Urban Bees across Europe

    "We have proven that the BEE PATH concept works in various European cities. Now, we need to connect the dots into a network and allow urban bees to swarm across Europe” says Maruška Markovčič, from the City of Ljubljana (SI).

    Klemen Strmsnik

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