Program

The conference program features keynote speeches, thematic sessions, panel discussions, poster presentations, and site visits, bringing together diverse voices from science, policy, practice, business, and communities.

The conference will offer diverse modes of participation, with in-person attendance as the primary format and limited online access available only to a small number of registered international participants.

Conference schedule (More updates coming soon)

Three-day conference (thematic sessions discussion and half-day field trip):

Day one: Registration and Welcome reception.

Day two: Presentations and discussions. Dinner.

Day three: field trip around Beijing.

Conference Themes and Sessions

Theme 1: Enabling Policy ,Governance and actions for NbS

User and policy needs in support of effective NbS implementation

Challenges and opportunities to scaling up NbS

New theories and methods for NbS

NbS: reconnecting people and nature

Climate-resilient planning and design strategies

Interdisciplinary exploration of NbS, research and practice

Theme 2: Ecological Foundations, Biodiversity and Resilience

Rewilding nature and biodiversity enhancement

NbS for ecological restoration

NbS and Low-Carbon Cities

NbS and Sponge City

NBS as resilient infrastructure

NbS in Extreme Climate Events

Theme 3: Monitoring, Evaluation and Decision-Support systems

Monitoring and evaluation of NbS

Earth observations for ecosystem, infrastructure, and city

Spatial big data for ecosystem, infrastructure, and city

Geospatial artificial intelligence (GeoAI) for nature-based solutions

Theme 4: Societal Transformation and Nature-Positive Economy

NbS for livable and healthy environment

Integrating NbS into Corporate ESG Strategies and Implementation Projects

NbS and social governance

Social transformation in response to climate change

NbS Strategies for the Doughnut Economy

Conference Journals

Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

Ecosystem Health and Sustainability

《Landscape Architecture Frontiers（景观设计学）》

《Acta Ecologica Sinica(生态学报)》

《Journal of Chinese Urban Forestry（中国城市林业）》

Urban Forestry & Urban Greening

Call for papers:

Evidence-to-Practice Translation in Climate-Responsive Urban Nature-Based Solutions

Guest editors:

Dr. Zhifang Wang

College of Architecture and Landscape, Peking University, Beijing, China

Dr. Yuhong Wang

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China

Dr. Laura Wendling

Sustainability Research Institute, University of East London, London, United Kingdom

Dr. Yuting Xie

College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Hangzhou, China

Dr. Yonghua Li

College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

Submission open date: September 30, 2026

Submission deadline: February 28, 2027

For more information:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/special-issue/335639/evidence-to-practice-translation-in-climate-responsive-urban-nature-based-solutions

Land

Call for papers:

Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Adaptation of Urban Stormwater Management: Performance Assessment of Blue-Green Infrastructure

Guest editors:

Dr. Lineker Max Goulart Coelho

Department of Engineering Technology, Technical University of Denmark, 2750 Ballerup, Denmark

Dr. Zhifang Wang

College of Architecture and Landscape, Peking University, Beijing, China

Submission deadline: February 4, 2027

For more information:

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/land/special_issues/ORGUL316MP

Landscape Architecture Frontiers 《景观设计学（中英文）》



Call for papers:

Sponge Cities in BRICS Countries: Multidimensional Climate Adaptation and Resilient Futures

Guest editors (alphabetical by surname):

Ana Célia CASTRO

Professor, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Wei FU

Associate Professor, School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture

Osvaldo SÁNCHEZ

Nature-based Solutions Engineer, Conservation International

Zhe SUN

Associate Professor, School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture

Sisi WANG

Professor and PhD Supervisor, School of Environment and Energy Engineering, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture

Submission deadline: June 30, 2027

For more information:

https://journal.hep.com.cn/laf/EN/CMS/news/1297137475236529137

Journal of Chinese Urban Forestry 《中国城市林业》

Call for papers:

Special Issue on Climate-Responsive Urban Nature-Based Solutions

Guest editors:

Researcher Cheng Wang

Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry; Urban Forest Research Center of National Forestry and Grassland Administration

Professor Chengyang Xu

Research Center for Urban Forestry, Beijing Forestry University

Professor Jun Wang

College of Urban and Environmental Science, Northwest University

Professor Jianan Wang

School of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, Anhui Agricultural University; National Forestry and Grassland Administration Urban Ecosystem Observation and Research Station

Associate Researcher Jiali Jin

Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry; Urban Forest Research Center of National Forestry and Grassland Administration

Submission deadline: November 20, 2026

For more information:

https://journals.caf.ac.cn/zgcsly/news/3971