The Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto (FCUP), in partnership with the BIOPOLIS Association, the Municipality of Porto, the Portuguese Association of Landscape Architects and the Serralves Foundation, is promoting the second edition of the Porto Urban Greening Biennial conference. The event will take place on October 29 and 30 at the Serralves Foundation, with the theme "Cultivating Communities" and seeking to address cities as living ecosystems shaped by communities.
According to FCUP professors and organizing committee members, Cláudia Fernandes and Isabel Silva, spaces such as parks, gardens and tree-lined squares are places where life happens, gaining greater importance when communities take ownership of them. Soil will be one of the central themes of the conference, described as the "living base" that sustains the relationship between communities and green spaces, contributing to rainwater absorption, temperature regulation, carbon storage and support for biodiversity.
The event will bring together a diverse audience, including researchers, public decision-makers, technicians, businesses, students and citizens, to debate challenges related to urban green infrastructure, living soil regeneration and community participation. The program will include lectures, round tables, book launches, cinema, workshops for different age groups and visits to the Serralves Park.
More than 20 renowned international speakers, from countries such as France, Sweden, Italy, England, the Netherlands, Spain and India, will participate in the event, which aims to reaffirm Porto as an international platform for discussion on the future of cities. Registrations for the Porto Urban Greening Biennial'26 are now open.
