Supported by "ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability," the Kaohsiung City Government is launching the "CiBiX City-Business Accelerator - City Challenge" call for solutions, under the main theme "Strengthening Kaohsiung's Urban Forest: Expanding the City's Green Lung." The initiative seeks innovative nature-based solutions (NbS), advanced technologies, and digital tools globally and locally to inventory, maintain, and expand Kaohsiung's urban forest ecosystems, driving climate adaptation and biodiversity actions.

【Event Information】
I. Eligibility: Open to domestic and international companies, start-ups, NGOs, research institutions, university faculty and student teams, and collaborative partnerships working in areas related to biodiversity, climate resilience, urban greening, environmental technologies, ESG, or smart city development.
II. Challenge Theme: Focusing on the practical needs and challenges local governments face in expanding urban forests, multiplying green canopies, accelerating climate adaptation, and driving nature-positive actions. Themes include but are not limited to:
A. Identify canopy gaps, modeling and urban forestry inventory management
B. Urban cooling and heat island mitigation strategies
C. Carbon sink enhancement & tracking management
D. Biodiversity-driven and climate-adaptive maintenance standards
E. Creative public-private partnership frameworks and corporate ESG cooperation models
F. Other solutions supporting local governments in expanding green canopies (e.g., wood resource circulation, community/citizen science participation, scientific tracking and monitoring, and cross-disciplinary collaboration mechanisms, etc.)
III. Guidelines & Forms Download: https://reurl.cc/YDMpa4
IV. Submission Method: Please download the designated English or Chinese proposal template and complete it in English or Mandarin. Once completed, please email it to: urban.research@iclei.org and circular.development@iclei.org.
V. Submission Period: From now until July 28, 2026, 05:59 (Taiwan Time).
VI. International Workshop Information:
A. Time: September 2, 2026 (Wednesday), 09:00 - 17:30.
B. Venue: In person in Kaohsiung

【ICLEI Team Email】
urban.research@iclei.org, circular.development@iclei.org, and iclei-kaohsiung@iclei.org.

For detailed information, please refer to the attached guidelines or visit the official websites. (https://iclei.org/kaohsiung-city-business-accelerator/)