For the first time, the French National Research Program on Nature-based Solutions (SOLU-BIOD) and NetworkNature, in collaboration with Urban Nature Plans+, Biodiversa+, Sorbonne University and the City of Paris, are jointly organising the Nature-based Solutions (NbS) International Congress 2026: Shaping a resilient future for people and nature through knowledge and action.  

Taking place from 2 to 6 November 2026 in Paris (France), the NbS  International Congress will bring together more than 500 researchers, practitioners, city and region representatives, national and EU authorities, policy-makers, local and international organisations, investors, businesses, and civil society from the NbS community.  Through different thematic tracks—from science to policy and practice, and across diverse ecosystems and topics—the congress will offer a week of exchange across science, practice and policy, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing within the international network.