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What if private companies become “Factories of Nature”?

At the 2025 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, LAND and Porsche Consulting will unveil the groundbreaking "Nature-Factory Manifesto." This bold initiative envisions private companies transforming into “Factories of Nature,” embracing the role of resource producers rather than resource consumers. The event will take place at the Steigenberger Icon Grandhotel Belvédère on January 22nd, 2025, from 12:00 to 2:00 PM.

Our Land, our Future. From December 2nd to 13th, the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) under the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) took place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, focusing on the urgent issue of land degradation and drought. LAND participated in a high-level roundtable on sustainable urban transformation, alongside global leaders and members of the World Economic Forum Taskforce for Nature-Positive Cities.

Matteo Pedaso spoke at an event hosted by the IULM University in Milan, shedding light on the FILI project, a territorial regeneration initiative led by Regione Lombardia, FNM, Ferrovienord, and Trenord.

In an exclusive event held in Milan, Andreas Kipar joined fifty CEOs and entrepreneurs from Italy’s leading economic sectors for the Executive Lunch hosted by Porsche Consulting, featuring Mario Draghi, former Prime Minister of Italy and former President of the European Central Bank, as the keynote speaker.

We invite you to attend our upcoming event "Assessing the Benefits of Nature: Approaches and Experiences in Evaluating the Impact of Nature-Based Solutions," scheduled for 14th November, from 10:00 to 13:00, at the Order of Architects of Milan.

Jens Hoffmann, COO LAND, will be a special guest speaker at the prestigious Cities of Tomorrow conference in Oradea, Romania, on October 24-25, 2024. Organised by the German-Romanian Chamber of Commerce (AHK Romania), the event aims to bring together key figures from the public and private sectors to discuss future strategies for sustainable urban living.

How can human interventions actively promote a better connection with the territory? Marco Bonanno and Lucia Miglietta in dialogue with Prof. Riccardo Palma, Politecnico di Torino and Lorenzo Vignono (Sertec), in Ivrea, UNESCO World Heritage site.

This October, LAND is excited to partner again with FAI - Fondo per l'Ambiente Italiano in guided tours exploring three of Milan's most iconic parks.

At LAND, our mission is to create more liveable cities that can withstand the challenges of climate crisis. During Green Week Milano, we had the opportunity to share this commitment at several events.

As part of Milano Green Week 2024, LAND, in collaboration with the Comune di Milano, hosted the workshop "Due Cascine per Imparare," a unique event focused on envisioning the future of Milan's cultural heritage.

Andreas Kipar will speak about Nature-Positive Landscapes at the CAS ETH in Zukunft der Raumentwicklung (CAS ETH in the Future of Spatial Development) on September 24, 2024.

LANDconnects 2024 brought together our global team in Milan, where colleagues from Austria, Canada, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Poland, Mexico, and beyond gathered for an inspiring event.

The annual gathering of our LAND community - LANDconnects - takes place on September 12th and 13th in Milan. You can follow the event with real-time stories on our Instagram channel!

The Lugano Regional Transport Commission is now initiating the information and participation procedure pursuant to the Spatial Development Law regarding the fifth-generation Lugano agglomeration programme (PAL).

This Friday, 12 July, we return to Triennale Milano to participate in the prestigious City'Scape Award 2024.

On Monday, June 17, LAND is at Università La Sapienza of Rome to participate in the seminar "Natural Capital and Protected Areas: Towards the National Biodiversity Strategy 2030."

Join LAND on June 27, 2024, for an insightful event on sustainable, inclusive, and beautiful public space activation, offering 3 CFP for architects.

On occasion of ULI Europe conference, taking place from 11-13 June in Milan, a delegation of ULI members visited our office in Via Varese 16 for a nice warm-up and exchange on placemaking, landscape architecture and nature-positive cities.

LAND Suisse as Guests at PoliMi for the workshop 'KASTA'LET. Regenerating fragile coastal landscapes public spaces between Maggiore Lake and Ticino River'

Stefano Roman will join the “Knowledge Exchange: Adaptive Greening Solutions to Tackle Climate Change” forum, funded by the Council for Australian-Arab Relations (CAAR) and held at Prince Sultan University in Riyadh on June 6.