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Welcome to the End of Summer 2026
Early September’s Indian summer makes us in the Northern hemisphere forget that there ever was such as thing as winter. And yet as we well know, fall is just around the corner. The French have a wonderful term for this time: La Rentrée. (literally, the reentry). In fact, for

Acts of Resilience
It’s been a difficult start to the year. Our thoughts are with our partners and friends in Minnesota and across the country whose families and communities are being threatened and attacked. Many people are carrying fear, anger, and exhaustion right now — and it’s hard to know what to

AHOY 2026!
POCACITO had so much to be thankful for in 2025. We spent a week at summer camp with an amazing group of teenagers from Germany and the US. We embarked on the GANBASE adventure, learning from researchers and practitioners about nature-based solutions. We made nature-linked art with learners

TFECJ 2025: environmental and climate justice through resilience and disaster readiness
How resilience and and disaster readiness lead to greater environmental and climate justice, in the United States and Germany.

NYCW, GANBASE on the Gulf and more
Join POCACITO and friends at a range of events in September and October to celebrate nature and the community. Fall will be full of opportunities to meet and engage on all things POCACITO. First, POCACITO will join New York Climate Week and will be part of a number of events

POCACITO Summer Camp 2025: Biloxi and Biomimicry
We went back to Biloxi for the 2025 POCACITO German-American Summer Academy, this year with a special focus on biomimicry – the ways in which nature inspires solutions to the climate and environmental issues we face. Previous
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Join our 2025 NbS exchange
Hallo and hello, The German-American Nature-Based Solutions Exchange (GANBASE) offers stakeholders in the field of nature conservation and environmental protection the opportunity to exchange ideas on nature-based solutions (NbS) across the Atlantic. You can now apply for the 2025 program focusing on nature-based solutions in coastal

Biomimicry Youth Design Challenge 2026
Announcing the 2026 Biomimicry Youth Design Challenge, a creative, hands-on way to bring young people, educators, and biomimicry practitioners together to explore the wonders and possibilities of nature. POCACITO Network continues to be the home for the Biomimicry Youth Design Challenge. First launched in 2018 by The Biomimicry Institute,








