From 21 to 27 July 2024, the XX International Botanical Congress (XXIBC) organised by the Spanish Botanical Society (SEBOT) and the Royal Botanical Garden (RJB-CSIC) is being held in Madrid. On Monday 22 July, Raquel Marijuan (CARTIF Foundation) presented the poster ‘Incorporating NbS in schools: Evaluation of student learning, climate adaptation and environmental awareness’, explaining … Read more

On 15 July, a new edition of La Uni Climática, the Spanish-language online reference space for learning about the climate crisis and biodiversity loss, kicked off. This year’s edition focuses on adaptation to the events accentuated by climate change that are particularly harmful to people, animals, flora and ecosystems. Miguel Vega, General Coordinator of the … Read more

The Fundación Laboral de la Construcción, through the Naturbuild Project, is creating a specialised training platform on green roofs for workers in the construction sector. Green roofs are currently considered as one of the most attractive solutions to achieve urban and building sustainability, and where the construction sector needs specific training. The LIFE-myBUILDINGisGREEN project, through … Read more

The mBiGToldo prototype is a vertical surface system with very thin vegetation that was installed at the Horta das Figueiras school in Évora at the end of February 2024. The system consists of a waterproof sheet on which a non-woven felt is adhered on which a seeded substrate is projected. Due to the low thickness … Read more

On 28 May 2024, the CSIC’s International Programmes Area organised an information event on the new LIFE Programme call for proposals. The event, which was mainly aimed at CSIC research and management staff, took place at the headquarters of the CSIC Delegation of Andalusia and Extremadura, located in the Casa de la Ciencia in Seville. … Read more

On 10 April, the Horta das Figueiras Primary School, in partnership with the LIFE-myBUILDINGisGREEN project, CIMAC, the Municipality of Évora and the contractor responsible for carrying out the works, organised an environmental awareness-raising workshop as part of the Curriculum Enrichment Activities (CEA). This event focused on the green roof recently installed at the school, promoting … Read more

Last February, the implementation works of the Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) of the Horta das Figueiras school, a pilot building of the LIFE-myBUILDINGisGREEN project located in Évora (Portugal), were completed. In this educational centre, where several NBS have been implemented on roofs, façades and playgrounds, the first signs of good health of the vegetation used are … Read more

From 6 to 9 May 2024, the Hungarian Delegation of the National Contact Points (NCPs) of the LIFE Programme visited various institutions in Spain to learn about how this country is organised in relation to the management of the LIFE programme. During the visit, various infrastructures, initiatives and projects in the framework of the conventional … Read more

The programme Más de uno is the news, current affairs and opinion programme of the morning session of Onda Cero, one of Spain’s leading national radio stations. In the programme broadcast on 28 March 2024, Irene Calderón talks about “How do cities adapt to climate change?”, conducting a brief telephone interview with Miguel Vega, General … Read more

From 13 to 15 March 2024, the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) organised the IX International Congress on Technological Innovation in Building (CITE2024), held at the Escuela Técnica Superior de Edificación (UPM). Arturo Martínez was in charge of presenting the study “the thermal behaviour of green roofs incorporated in the rehabilitated buildings of the LIFE-myBUILDINGisGREEN … Read more