World Green Infrastructure Congress 2026
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Special Issues

Selected congress contributions will be considered for publication in high-impact journals.

The most outstanding communications from the congress will be redirected to special issues in high-impact journals, where they will be treated according to the criteria and requirements of each journal.

1. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

Elsevier

Urban Forestry and Urban Greening is a refereed, international journal aimed at presenting high-quality research with urban and peri-urban woody and non-woody vegetation and its use, planning, design, establishment, and management as its main topics. It concentrates on tree-dominated systems and other green resources in and around urban areas, such as woodlands, public and private parks and gardens, urban nature areas, street trees, botanical gardens, cemeteries, and building envelope greening.

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Special Issue: Green Infrastructure for Health, Global Equity, and Urban Recovery - Contributions from the 12th World Green Infrastructure Congress (WGIC26)

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Urban green infrastructure and forestry
Nature-based solutions in urban contexts

2. Nature-Based Solutions

Elsevier

Nature-Based Solutions is dedicated to research that broadens and deepens scientific knowledge on NBS and advances its adoption, synthesis, and application to address critical societal challenges at multiple scales. NBS use nature and ecological processes to strengthen a system's capacity to deal with multiple and interconnected challenges, promoting a holistic approach to climate adaptation and resilience with social, environmental, and economic balance.

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3. Journal of Living Architecture

Green Infrastructure Foundation

The Journal of Living Architecture (JLIV) is the peer-reviewed journal of the Green Infrastructure Foundation, affiliated with Green Roofs for Healthy Cities in the United States and Canada. JLIV is written, reviewed, and edited by living architecture professionals and shares successful educational applications, original research findings, scholarly perspectives, educational resources, and current challenges. Its mission is to expand and update the research and knowledge base for living architecture and related professionals.

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