A new peer-reviewed publication was produced with contributions supported by SELINA. The paper, titled “Exploring the potential for nature-based solutions to cool the streetscapes of a densely urbanised Mediterranean city”, was published in the journal Nature-Based Solutions. The research is a product of a case study from Cottonera, Malta - a densely populated urban area with low natural cooling capacity due to limited green space and extensiv...

Representatives of the SELINA project attended the first Bulgarian Demo hub meeting for the GREEN TALENT project. The event was held on 25 February 2026 at the Bulgarian Ministry of Environment and Water. GREEN TALENT is a project that strengthens biodiversity and climate capacity, particularly in Widening Countries (Malta, Greece, Cyprus, and Bulgaria), by connecting academic and non-academic experts through training, collaboration, and demon...

A new scientific publication, “Towards Integrated Ecosystem Assessments: A literature review on linking ecosystem condition indicators to ecosystem services”, was published in the One Ecosystem journal with contributions from SELINA partners and several other research institutions across Europe. The publication highlights the importance of integrating ecosystem condition indicators into ecosystem service assessments and shows that many assessm...

A new publication was created by SELINA partners from the University of Trento. The article was published in the book ‘Nature-Positive Cities: Adaptive Spatial Planning in Italy for an Ecological Urban Transition’ as an individual book chapter. The scientific research presents experience from the city of Trento, Italy, and explores how ecological planning strategies and nature-based solutions can strengthen climate resilience. ‘Eco...

A new scientific publication, ‘Monitoring woody landscape features in Dutch rural landscapes’, was published in the Ecological Indicators journal. The study was authored by SELINA partners from Wageningen University & Research (Earth Systems and Global Change Group) and the PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency. The publication analyses changes in woody landscape features, such as hedgerows and tree lines, ac...

SELINA Workshop 6, hosted by the University of Trento, has been officially awarded the Eco-Eventi Trentino label by the Environmental Protection Agency of the Autonomous Province of Trento (APPA). The “Evidence-based decision-making in the public sector” workshop took place between 27 and 30 October 2025 in Trento and was hosted by the Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering (DICAM) at the University ...

The second Croatian Community of Practice (CoP) meeting was held on 28 November 2025 in the Nature Park Žumberak – Samobor Mountains. The second meeting was arranged around recent progress in Croatia in the fields of ecosystem accounting, ecosystem services assessments and biodiversity protection. The meeting agenda was jointly shaped by CoP members and centred on sharing successful projects, ongoing national developments and r...

On 4 November 2025, a Swedish Community of Practice (CoP) workshop was held at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm under the “Digital tools to support ecosystem services and biodiversity in planning” theme. The workshop brought together Swedish CoP members and was organised as part of the collaboration between the REPLAN and SELINA projects. Participants represented municipalities, regional actors, and ecological consulta...

On 5 September 2024, a Swedish Community of Practice (CoP) workshop on “Seeds of Change” was held as a joint event between SELINA and REPLAN. The workshop focused on transformative change to strengthen ecosystem services and biodiversity, encouraging participants to share initiatives and experiences that can be seen as “Seeds of Change”. After a welcome and participant introductions, the session presented the REPLAN project and the REPLAN–S...

On 5 February 2025, an online multi-lateral CoP webinar and workshop on ‘Ecosystem service mapping for planning’ was jointly arranged by SELINA and REPLAN, to share experiences and perspectives on the subject among three countries: Sweden, Slovenia and Norway. The demand for assessing and mapping ecosystem services is rising to support planning and decision-making. However, challenges remain in selecting methodologies, meeting decision-makers'...

On 4 December 2025, a multi-lateral CoP webinar on ‘Green Infrastructure in various EU countries and its potential relation to the Nature Restoration Regulation’ was jointly arranged by SELINA partners from Sweden, Spain and France, led by Sweden. It was organised as a joint webinar between SELINA and REPLAN, encouraging cross-project exchange and discussion among researchers, practitioners and policy representatives f...

The fourth Slovenian Communities of Practice (CoP) was held on 14 November 2026 at the Triglavska Roza Information Centre, Bled, and focused on biodiversity, ecosystems, and ecosystem services. Hosted by SELINA’s partners from The Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (ZRC SAZU), the gathering centred on two guiding questions: how national and local ecosystem service carbon sequestration (ES CS) assessments can bes...