NATURA Virtual All Hands Meeting 2025

The Future of Nature Based Solutions: Reflecting on 5 years of NATURA

The 2025 NATURA Virtual All-Hands Meeting (VAHM) brings together network members to synthesize recent research and knowledge across regional nodes, TWGs, and networks. The meeting features an update on development of the NATURA Global Roadmap for Urban Nature-based Solutions, member-led sessions, and opportunities reflect on the last 5 years and look ahead to the next. This is also a critical opportunity for members to come together to envision the future of the network, and will include major updates about NATURA as it transitions beyond the initial phase of NSF funding and development. 

The VAHM will take place during two, 3 hour sessions. Each session will be comprised of the same activities so you only will need to attend one. Join the session that best fits your time zone:

Session 1 (3 hours) | Tuesday 30th: (US, Europe, Africa, MENA) - 1 pm - 3 pm GMT, PHX 6 am - 9 am, NYC 9 am - 12 pm, Paris+Joberg 3 pm - 6 pm, Beirut 4 pm - 7 pm

Session 2 (3 hours) | Tuesday 30th/Wednesday 1st: (US, Australia, East Asia) PHX 5 pm - 8 pm, NYC 8pm - 11 pm, Wednesday 1st: 12 am - 3 am GMT, Melbourne 10 am - 1 pm, Beijing 8 am - 11 am

Agenda

Session 1 Agenda (3 hrs) | US, Europe, Africa, MENA

Start: Tuesday Sept 30th at PHX 6 am, NYC 9 am, Paris+Joberg 3 pm, Beirut 4 pm

6 - 6:25 am: Overview Presentation | Dr. Timon McPhearson, Dr. Nancy Grimm, Dr. Elizabeth Cook 

6:25 - 7 am: NATURA Networking Breakouts “Speed Dating” 

7 - 7:10 am: Break

7:10 - 8:00 am: Keynote Speakers

8 - 8:30 am: Global Roadmap Session

8:30 - 9 am: Future of NATURA Summary & Closing | Dr. Timon McPhearson, Dr. Nancy Grimm, Dr. Elizabeth Cook 

Session 2 Agenda (3 hrs) | US, Australia, East Asia

Start: Tuesday Sept 30th at PHX 5 pm, NYC 8pm, and Wednesday Oct 1st at Melbourne 10 am, Beijing 8 am, 12 am GMT

5 - 5:25 pm: Overview Presentation | Dr. Timon McPhearson, Dr. Nancy Grimm, Dr. Elizabeth Cook 

5:25 - 6 pm: NATURA Networking Breakouts “Speed Dating” 

6 - 6:10 pm: Break

6:10 - 7:00 pm: Keynote Speakers

7 - 7:30 pm: Global Roadmap Session

7:30 - 8 pm: Future of NATURA Summary & Closing | Dr. Timon McPhearson, Dr. Nancy Grimm, Dr. Elizabeth Cook 

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. (Grant #1927468 and #1927167). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.