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  • Citizen COP Biodiversity Events 19-30 Oct (COP17)

    Citizen COP Biodiversity Events 19-30 Oct (COP17)

    The program is live — 38 citizen-led events across NSW, QLD, VIC, ACT, WA and online, running alongside COP17 Biological Diversity.

    No paid delivery team. No major grant behind it. Just citizens who decided this needed to exist — and 75+ supporting organisations who made it real.

    Start with one ticket that works wherever you are:

    Give Nature a Seat at the Table – Citizen COP 2026 (not matter where you are and when you join):

    — Book your ticket: https://events.humanitix.com/give-nature-a-seat-at-the-table-citizen-cop-2026

    Then explore the full 2-week program:

    19 OCT 2026

    • Outdoor Office Day(s) Australia – 19-23 October (nationwide) — A nationwide movement inviting individuals and organisations to bring more nature, movement and fresh air into their working day. 

    — Book your ticket: https://events.humanitix.com/outdoor-office-day-s-citizen-cop-2026

    • Growing Place – interactive public art experience (Melbourne, VIC) — A city-wide augmented-reality art trail revealing Indigenous plants and ecosystems across Melbourne.

    — Book your ticket: https://events.humanitix.com/growing-place-interactive-public-art-experience-melbourne-citizen-cop-2026

    • Spring Street Wisdom WALKshop (online) — A guided online Street Wisdom walk inviting participants to step outside, slow down and reconnect with their environment. 

    — Book your ticket: https://events.humanitix.com/spring-reconnecting-walkshop

    • Giant Biodiversity Collage (Sydney,NSW) — A science-based, participatory workshop that helps people understand the causes and consequences of biodiversity loss — and how this connects our economies and our everyday choices.

    — Book your ticket: https://events.humanitix.com/giant-biodiversity-collage-sydney-citizen-cop-2026

    • Giant Biodiversity Collage (Brisbane, QLD) — A science-based, participatory workshop that helps people understand the causes and consequences of biodiversity loss — and how this connects our economies and our everyday choices.

    — Book your ticket: https://events.humanitix.com/giant-biodiversity-collage-brisbane-citizen-cop-2026

    20 OCT 2026

    • Visioning Biophilic City Beyond NetZero (Sydney, NSW) —  A hands-on workshop bringing together academics, local government, developers and industry consultants to co-design a real biophilic city concept, grounded in an actual Australian site. 

    — Book your ticket: https://events.humanitix.com/visioning-biophilic-city-beyond-netzero-sydney-citizen-cop-2026

    • The Living Neighbourhood – How We Return to the Village (Online) — A permaculture-inspired conversation on designing neighbourhoods that strengthen biodiversity, food resilience and community.

    — Book your ticket: https://events.humanitix.com/the-living-neighbourhood-how-we-return-to-the-village-online-citizen-cop-2026

    • Living Waters: From Harbour Crisis to Climate Action (North Sydney, NSW) — Launch of the Sydney Living Waters Lab, connecting research, industry and community in nature-based responses to climate change.

    — Book your ticket: https://events.humanitix.com/living-waters-from-harbour-crisis-to-climate-action-sydney-citizen-cop-2026

    • Local biodiversity in the spotlight: connecting people, places and species (Brisbane, QLD) — A biodiversity talk and guided walk linking historical records with citizen science at Griffith’s Nathan campus. 

    — Book your ticket: https://events.humanitix.com/local-biodiversity-in-the-spotlight-connecting-people-places-and-species-brisbane-citizen-cop-2026

    • Intergenerational by Nature: Embedding Youth in Nature Policy in Australia (Sydney, NSW) — Launch of Australia’s first youth nature network, exploring young people’s role in national and global nature policy. 

    — Book your ticket: https://events.humanitix.com/intergenerational-by-nature-embedding-youth-in-nature-policy-in-australia-online-citizen-cop-2026

    21 OCT 2026

    • Nature Studio: Connect and Create (Parkville, VIC) — A relaxed drop-in session exploring biodiversity through drawing, journalling and other simple creative activities. 

    — Book your ticket: https://events.humanitix.com/nature-studio-connect-and-create-melbourne-citizen-cop-2026

    • Masterclass on Forest Therapy: Reconnecting with Nature for Health (Online) — An evidence-based online masterclass on Forest Therapy (Shinrin-Yoku) and its benefits for health and wellbeing. 

    — Book your ticket: https://events.humanitix.com/masterclass-on-forest-therapy-reconnecting-with-nature-for-health-geelong-citizen-cop-2026

    22 OCT 2026

    • Climate Fresk UQ (Brisbane, QLD) — A Climate Fresk card-game workshop exploring the causes and solutions to climate change, hosted at UQ St Lucia. 

    — Book your ticket: https://events.humanitix.com/giant-climate-fresk-uq-citizen-cop-2026

    • Co-working & Networking Outdoors (Sydney, NSW) — A relaxed outdoor co-working day inviting people to bring their laptop and work alongside others in a greener setting. 

    —  Book your ticket: https://events.humanitix.com/co-working-and-networking-outdoors-sydney-citizen-cop-2026

    • Conservation Conflict and Consensus: Finding Common Ground on Introduced Species (Sydney (UTS), NSW) — A research-based session exploring how conservationists can navigate disagreement over introduced species management. 

    — Book your ticket: https://events.humanitix.com/conservation-conflict-and-consensus-finding-common-ground-on-introduced-species-sydney-citizen-cop-2026

    • From Citizen Ideas to Visible Action with LOMA (Local Matters) (Online) — A webinar introducing LOMA, a civic participation platform that keeps Citizen COP ideas visible and actioned after events end. 

    — Book your ticket: https://events.humanitix.com/from-citizen-ideas-to-visible-action-with-loma-online-citizen-cop-2026

    23 OCT 2026

    • People, Planet, Pastry – Sustainability Meetup (Gold Coast, QLD) — A casual meetup for people working in or curious about biodiversity and sustainability to share local stories and ideas. 

    — Book your ticket: https://events.humanitix.com/people-planet-pastry-sustainability-meetup-gold-coast-citizen-cop-2026

    24 OCT 2026

    • Bite by Bite: Supporting Biodiversity Through Everyday Food Choices (Brisbane, QLD) — A hands-on plant-based cooking workshop linking everyday food choices to biodiversity and community resilience. 

    — Book your ticket: https://events.humanitix.com/bite-by-bite-supporting-biodiversity-through-everyday-food-choices-brisbane-citizen-cop-2026

    • Biodiversity & Pollinator-Friendly Gardening Workshop (Findon, SA) — A practical workshop on gardening for native pollinators and biodiversity in backyards, courtyards and balconies. 

    — Book your ticket: https://events.humanitix.com/biodiversity-and-pollinator-friendly-gardening-workshop-adelaide-citizen-cop-2026

    • Film screening – ‘Malleefowl’ & ‘The Plastic Country’ (St Kilda, VIC) — A double-feature environmental documentary screening with afternoon tea, covering malleefowl conservation and plastic pollution. 

    — Book your ticket: https://events.humanitix.com/film-screening-malleefowl-and-the-plastic-country-port-phillip-citizen-cop-2026

    25 OCT 2026

    • Citizen COP Bird Walk (Canberra, ACT) — A gentle bird walk exploring local birdlife, biodiversity decline and cultural responsibilities to care for Country. 

    — Book your ticket: https://events.humanitix.com/bird-walk-canberra-citizen-cop-2026

    • Places That Matter: A Redlands Conversation on Biodiversity (Redlands, QLD) — A community conversation on growth, development pressure and protecting biodiversity-rich places in the Redlands. 

    — Book your ticket: https://events.humanitix.com/places-that-matter-a-redlands-conversation-on-biodiversity-citizen-cop-2026

    • Climate Fresk (Perth, WA) — An internationally acclaimed, science-based workshop that turns complex climate science into a fun, interactive game. 

    — Book your ticket: https://events.humanitix.com/giant-climate-fresk-perth-citizen-cop-2026

    • Solve The Biodiversity Puzzle & Help Restore Nature (Brisbane, QLD) — A fun, family-friendly morning celebrating biodiversity and taking action for nature. 

    — Book your ticket: https://events.humanitix.com/solve-the-biodiversity-puzzle-and-help-restore-nature-brisbane-citizen-cop-2026

    26 OCT 2026

    • Creating Systems Change to Support Nature (Sydney, NSW) — An interactive workshop applying eco-centrism and the Three Horizons framework to build actions that create systems change for nature. 

    — Book your ticket: https://events.humanitix.com/creating-systems-change-to-support-nature-sydney-citizen-cop-2026

    • Could Car Parks Become Hubs for Biodiversity? (Online) — An online lecture exploring research on turning car parks into joined-up, biodiverse green spaces in cities. 

    — Book your ticket: https://events.humanitix.com/could-car-parks-become-hubs-for-biodiversity-online-citizen-cop-2026

    27 OCT 2026

    • Repair and Swap @ UoN (Newcastle, NSW) — A clothes-swap and repair café for University of Newcastle students and staff, giving pre-loved items a second life. 

    — Book your ticket: https://events.humanitix.com/repair-and-swap-uon-newcastle-citizen-cop-2026

    • Leadership on the Edge from Antarctica (Sydney, NSW) — A talk on courage, resilience and leadership drawn from 15+ years travelling to Antarctica, the Arctic and the Amazon.

    — Book your ticket: https://events.humanitix.com/leadership-on-the-edge-from-antarctica-sydney-citizen-cop-2026

    • Backyard Biodiversity Safara with Permaculture Australia (Online) — A relaxed online session on noticing and supporting the biodiversity already present in backyards and balconies. 

    — Book your ticket: https://events.humanitix.com/backyard-biodiversity-safara-with-permaculture-australia-online-citizen-cop-2026

    28 OCT 2026

    • Gardens for Wildlife Speaker Series (Online) — An online speaker session on habitat gardening and caring for wildlife in backyards, with a network of habitat gardeners. 

    — Book your ticket: https://events.humanitix.com/gardens-for-wildlife-speaker-series-online-citizen-cop-2026

    • Biodiversity: The Next Frontier for Finance (Melbourne, VIC) — A webinar with Australian and international experts on including biodiversity in sustainable finance and markets.

    — Book your ticket: https://events.humanitix.com/biodiversity-the-next-frontier-for-finance-online-citizen-cop-2026

    • Tim Winton’s ‘Coral’s Last Stand’ Film Showing (Chapel Hill, QLD) — A film screening with refreshments and discussion on the threats facing Australia’s coral reefs. 

    — Book your ticket: https://events.humanitix.com/coral-s-last-stand-film-screening-brisbane-citizen-cop-2026

    29 OCT 2026

    • Small Steps Biodiversity Panel and Workshop (Sydney, NSW) — A panel of community doers followed by a Biodiversity Collage workshop, showing how small actions can reverse biodiversity loss. 

    — Book your ticket: https://events.humanitix.com/small-steps-biodiversity-panel-discussion-and-workshop-sydney-citizen-cop-2026

    • Turning the Tide on the Cooks River – Stories of Community, Regeneration and Wild Hope (Hurlstone Park, NSW) — A conversation on river and community regeneration along the Cooks River, featuring Finding Nature, Regen Sydney and Wild Hope. 

    — Book your ticket: https://events.humanitix.com/turning-the-tide-on-the-cooks-river-sydney-citizen-cop-2026

    30 OCT 2026

    • Effective Climate Conversations Training (Online) — An online workshop teaching the skills to have productive, confident climate conversations and counter doomism or denial. 

    — Book your ticket: https://events.humanitix.com/effective-climate-conversations-training-online-citizen-cop-2026

    SUPPORT CITIZEN COP

    Citizen COP National raffle – October 19 – November 20 (nationwide) — Citizen COP is built on citizen power, independence, and imagination. This national raffle is one of the creative ways we are building financial independence for Citizen COP.

    — Book your ticket: https://events.humanitix.com/citizen-cop-national-raffle-2026

  • Australia’s Citizen COP Movement Reveals 2026 National Agenda — No Badges, No Flights, Just Citizens

    Australia’s Citizen COP Movement Reveals 2026 National Agenda — No Badges, No Flights, Just Citizens

    Australia’s Citizen COP movement has today released its 2026 national event program: 90+ events across every state and territory, supported by a growing ecosystem of 75 partner organisations — more than doubling in scale since last year, driven by one thing only: a shared commitment to citizen-powered change.

    As preparations intensify ahead of the UN COP17 Biodiversity and COP31 Climate negotiations, Citizen COP continues to grow as a decentralised national platform for civic engagement on climate and nature.

    While the official COP runs on badges, delegations and international flights, Citizen COP runs on none of that. It is citizen-led, locally hosted, and open to anyone — demonstrating that participation doesn’t require a conference pass, only a willingness to be part of the conversation.

    Building on a successful 2025 pilot that engaged more than 1,400 participants across 42 events, Citizen COP is now moving from pilot initiative to a structured, distributed civic platform for climate and biodiversity engagement across Australia.

    A nationwide citizen climate democracy network

    Rather than a single conference, Citizen COP operates as a nationwide network of locally hosted events — brought to life by councils, universities, community organisations, and individuals who believe in participatory democracy. Together, they bring global climate and nature discussions into local contexts, connecting citizen perspectives directly into broader policy conversations.

    The 2026 program runs from October to November 2026, alongside COP17 (Biodiversity) and COP31 (Climate) — two landmark global negotiations taking place at a critical moment for both nature and climate action. With Australia set to play a leading role in hosting COP31 in partnership with the Pacific, , there is a renewed opportunity to ensure that voices from across the country are not only present, but actively listened to and meaningfully included in shaping the conversation.

    Across many countries, there is growing recognition that stronger community engagement is essential to addressing the complexity of climate and biodiversity challenges. At People For Nature, we see democracy itself as one of our most powerful tools for tackling these “wicked” problems — not as a slogan, but as practice. Our contribution is to help make that engagement real in Australia: creating structured, accessible spaces where people can come together, learn from one another, and actively shape responses to the climate and nature crises

    Browse 2026 Agenda and Book Tickets

    Citizen COP events include community forums, workshops, citizen science activities, and locally led action projects — connecting global negotiations with lived experience on the ground. Already, 75 organisations, councils, universities and community groups are participating in the rollout, forming one of the largest coordinated citizen-led climate and nature engagement initiatives in Australia.

    Built on principle, not just program.

    Citizen COP is deliberately non-partisan, inclusive, and designed for broad public participation. It is intentionally different from the typical sustainability conference model — often shaped by commercial sponsorships, formal venues, and high-emission formats that can drift away from the communities and purpose they claim to serve. Instead of that, Citizen COP is designed as something simpler and more grounded: people coming together, for people and for nature, in ways that stay connected to real places, real voices, and real action.

    • No flights
    • No paid speakers
    • Free and accessible participation
    • Vegetarian catering only
    • Minimal-waste approach
    • Participatory funding model
    • No involvement from fossil fuel companies

    “These principles are not symbolic — they are structural. If we are asking society to respond to climate and biodiversity challenges, the way we organise participation must reflect those same values.”

    Citizen COP brings together local events under a single national agenda, creating a coordinated framework for engagement across Australia. Each event is part of a shared program supported by an event guide, ongoing coordination with hosting organisations, and continued engagement with DCCEEW to remain connected to the evolving COP process.

    Alongside this, Citizen COP is building something more collective: a way to capture the “pulse” of citizen perspectives as communities come together during the program — translating conversations on the ground into a shared, structured signal of public priorities, insights, and concerns on climate and biodiversity.

    Expressions of interest to host 2026 events have now closed as the national program moves into delivery. Participation in the movement remains open through volunteering, donating, or sponsoring — as citizens, organisations, and partners continue to help build this distributed national initiative.

    Get involved

    💜 Make a monthly donation — monthly giving provides the financial stability to grow and sustain Citizen COP as a nationwide citizen-led movement. Every contribution, monthly or one-off, large or small, makes a difference. → www.peoplefornature.org.au/donate

    💜 Become a supporter — help grow Citizen COP as a long-term, independent nationwide initiative. Support can take many forms, from helping host events or providing venue space, to contributing modest financial or in-kind support that helps cover practical needs such as event setup, communications, AV, IT, and coordination. We welcome organisations that want to contribute in ways that fit their capacity and values — whether that’s actively collaborating or offering light-touch support in the background.

    💜 Book a conscious ticket ($10) — helps cover the work behind delivering Citizen COP events across Australia.

    → https://collections.humanitix.com/citizen-cop-australia-2026

    Contact

    Audrey Barucchi
    CEO & Co-Founder, People For Nature
    a.barucchi@peoplefornature.org.au | 04 06 683 018

  • Meet our Ambassador: Reny Septiani

    Meet our Ambassador: Reny Septiani

    Reny Septiani is a People For Nature Ambassador supporting the Citizen COP national agenda and communications for 2026, building on her previous volunteering role in 2025.

    Reny is part of a growing community of young leaders putting nature into action. A Master of Environment student at Griffith University and President of the Planetary Health Club, she is passionate about turning awareness into hands-on impact — from beach clean-ups to youth eco-workshops.

    In her role with People For Nature, she is helping support the communications and coordination of Citizen COP Australia, contributing to a growing national movement that connects citizens, science, and policy into shared climate action.

  • Meet Our Ambassador: Aiko Nagae

    Meet Our Ambassador: Aiko Nagae

    Aiko Nagae is a People For Nature Ambassador supporting the Citizen COP national agenda and communications for 2026, building on her previous volunteering role in 2025.

    Aiko is a public health researcher and practitioner whose work sits at the intersection of gender-based violence, climate change, and planetary health across the Asia-Pacific region. Her approach brings together evidence, lived experience, and systems thinking to support more integrated responses to complex global challenges.

    She recently completed an internship with UNFPA, where she focused on addressing harmful practices in Asia. This experience deepened her commitment to advancing gender equality and strengthening community-led approaches to health and protection.

    Aiko has also been actively involved in a student-led Planetary Health Club at Griffith University, where she explored ways to break down disciplinary silos and encourage collective action on shared environmental and health challenges.

    Through her research and programme experience, Aiko’s work centres on translating evidence into practical, real-world action — with a strong focus on planetary health, gender equality, and climate resilience.

    In her role with People For Nature, she is helping support the communications and coordination of Citizen COP Australia, contributing to a growing national movement that connects citizens, science, and policy into shared climate action.

  • Meet our Ambassador: Marta

    Meet our Ambassador: Marta

    Marta is part of the communications team shaping Citizen COP 2026, helping us share the story of People For Nature and amplify the voices behind Australia’s local response to the 2026 UN Climate Change Conferences.

    Marta has lived and worked across Europe, the United States, Latin America, and now calls Australia home. This global journey has shaped both her worldview and her creative practice, bringing a rich cross-cultural lens to everything she does.

    She has spent much of her career in advertising, working with major brands and agencies as a creative director and copywriter. But over time, something shifted.

    Marta no longer wants to use her creativity to make big corporations’ shareholders richer. Instead, she wants her work to serve something more meaningful — organisations that care for people, communities, and our fragile planet.

    When she met Audrey and learned about People For Nature — and its guiding motto “Radical collaboration with stubborn optimism” — she knew she had found the right place to contribute.

    Marta brings deep expertise in branding, communication strategy, creative direction, and copywriting across multiple channels. She is passionate about crafting ideas that don’t just inform, but move people — emotionally and into action.

    She is especially excited to help amplify Citizen COP Australia, People For Nature’s local, citizen-led response to the 2026 UN Climate Change Conferences — helping bring more voices into the conversation and turning awareness into participation.

  • Meet our ambassador: Andreia Silva

    Meet our ambassador: Andreia Silva

    Originally from Brazil, Andreia has called Australia home for the past eight years and is now based in beautiful Queensland with her family.

    With an 18-year career in the IT industry, Andreia has worked as a project and program manager at SAP, helping organisations navigate complexity and deliver meaningful change. More recently, she has combined her technology expertise with his passion for positive impact, founding a business that supports purpose-driven organisations and NGOs to adopt AI safely and responsibly — reducing administrative burden and amplifying their missions.

    Over the past three years, Andreia has dedicated significant time to deepening her understanding of climate change, biodiversity loss, ecological restoration and sustainable food systems. She is passionate about regenerative gardening and is currently exploring native plant identification and foraging, discovering new ways to connect with Australia’s unique ecosystems.

    Andreia joined People For Nature to support Citizen COP because she believes in the power of community, collaboration and informed participation to create meaningful change. She is excited to contribute her skills, experience and curiosity to a growing movement of people working towards a healthier relationship with nature.