Key messages from the Copenhagen Symposium
April 21, 2026
Group photo of the event participants.
Photo: Lars Kruse
Photo: Lars Kruse
On April 21, 2026, approximately 80 participants from policy, research, practice, civil society, and business gathered in Copenhagen for the symposium Transformative Governance for Nature-based Solutions.
The event explored how transformative governance can accelerate the mainstreaming and scaling of nature-based solutions (NBS), and how current policy frameworks, including the Danish Green Tripartite agreement, may contribute to this transition. The event was organised as an interactive multi-stakeholder symposium consisting of presentations, panel discussions, Q&A sessions, and group discussions. This policy brief draws on the insights and reflections emerging from these different formats. Participants represented a diverse range of backgrounds and expertise, including researchers, policymakers, practitioners, NGOs, and other stakeholders working with NBS, which contributed to a broad and interdisciplinary exchange of knowledge and experiences.
The symposium was organised by the Centre for Nature-based Solutions at Aarhus University (C-NBS), the Nature-based Solutions Network (NBSN) at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), the Nordic Council of Ministers Nature Programme, The Tree Office (Trädkontoret), and the NetworkNature Nordic Hub.