Rewilding the Concrete Jungle
Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Biodiversity Revolution “We cannot live healthy in a sick world.” These words, echoing Pope Francis’ call for integral ecology, frame the
The Regenerative Cities Movement aspires to leverage the transformative power of cities and their ability to catalyze forces to create thriving, living territorial systems. The emphasis of regenerative cities is not simply on restoration, but on the active generative power that urban systems have to enhance and catalyze new human, social, cultural, natural and economic capital around edge-cutting innovations for urban and rural regeneration.
“cities are where the climate battle will largely be won or lost.” – UN Secretary-General António Guterres
Home to over half the world’s population, covering just 3% of Earth’s land, and responsible for more than 70% of global emissions, cities concentrate both our greatest risks and our most powerful opportunities.
Cities initiative
Regenerative cities unite urban and rural territories, businesses, institutions, governmental bodies, local public authorities, and diverse communities, harnessing social capital, innovation, and cutting-edge technologies, including generative AI, to accelerate and amplify regenerative impact: it is a whole-of-society transformation where every industry and individual contributes to and benefits from regenerative outcomes. In doing so, metropolitan centers and their surrounding regions grow in balance, enabling the co-evolution of human beings, the natural world, and the built environment, from ecosystems to cities, as one thriving, interconnected system.
Unlike circular economy models that maintain equilibrium, regenerative cities “give forward” by creating expanding positive cycles that continuously improve ecological, social, and economic conditions. This decade will decide whether urban civilization heals the planet or deepens its decline.
Territories embracing regeneration become seeds of possibility, showing that urban systems can enhance, rather than degrade, their environments.
Regenerative Cities Manifesto
This manifesto is a call to action for cities to become ecosystems of resilience, creativity, and care, demonstrating that urban development can regenerate nature, empower people, and foster enduring prosperity.
This is the decade of regeneration. The future will be built in cities. Let us begin.
Cities 2030
In partnership with the European Union (Horizon 2020), the European project “CITIES2030 – co-creating resIlient and sustainable food systems towards FOOD2030” aims to innovate and optimize the cycles of production, distribution, and disposal of food at urban level.
Circular Cities - cities of tomorrow
In partnership with ENEL, Future Food Institute contributed towards mapping the best examples of circular cities with a specific look at governance.
Cities research
Regenerative Cities for a Regenerative Society: Rising to the Challenge of Our Time
We are not just living through an era of change — we are witnessing a change of era. Humanity has crossed a threshold where the
Future Food Institute at Maker Faire Shenzen: Championing Mutual Values for a Sustainable Future
The Future Food Institute’s return to the Maker Faire, led by the visionary Andrea Magelli, in Shenzhen, China, is more than a mere participation; it’s a