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Case studies

“Apistrada”: the creation of 3 km long pollinators highway within Parco Nord Milano

In order to preserve and increase the pollinators biodiversity in urban areas, Parco Nord Milano has designed and built a three kilometers long path planted with specific plants for the…

Forestation of an agricultural area recently acquired by Parco Nord Milano.

After the acquisition of an agricultural area, Parco Nord Milano started a project of reforestation and redevelopment of the site. The project consisted in the removal of alien plant species,…

Renaturalization of the water canal Hirtenbach

The renaturalization of the water canal Hirtenbach project was part of the larger city-wide initiative that aimed at the naturalization of different parts of the city’s drainage system including small…

A network between parks, NGOs and companies: Parco Nord Milano and Rete Clima Case Study

To increase business involvement and to reduce the difficulties of companies’ management, Parco Nord Milano started a collaboration with Rete Clima, a non profit organisation that acts as an intermediary…

Boulevard de la Woluwe : from a metropolitan road to a parkway. Learnings from a pioneering project

Transformation of a technical command into a multifunctional landscape project. Redevelopment of the urban highway along the Woluwe valley into a parkway: – implementation of a tram with grassed lanes,…

Duden Park: forest management, heritage and landscape facing climate change

Duden Park is one of the most beautiful parks in the Brussels Capital Region, classified as a heritage site since 1973 and managed by Brussels Environment since 2006. This woodland,…

Voluntary Olive Harvest by Greek bank employees from the Historic Olive grove of Mt. Hymettus Aesthetic Forest.

The active participation of the employees and associates of the bank in the process of harvesting the olive fruit in the most traditional way. Strengthening the company’s actions in the…

Involving private companies in Beach Cleaning Program of Schinias Marathon N2000 Protected Area

Project PARALIES was implemented for its 1st year, applied to 8 beaches of the Attica Region (among which the beach of the Schinias Protected Area) focusing at cleaning the marine…

The employees of a technology company in voluntary action in the Mt. Hymettus Aesthetic Forest.

Volunteer employees of a high-tech company participated in the cleaning and restoration of the most visited part in the Mt. Hymettus Aesthetic Forest from the branches and trees destroyed by…

Finnish National Urban Parks (NUP) – tool for promoting biodiversity in urban areas

The Finnish National Urban Park (NUP) Concept is a tool for promoting biodiversity in urban areas. It helps to build cities in a more sustainable way, protecting nature and green…

Experiential actions in the Mount Hymettus Αesthetic Forest: an innovative project

The main aim of the project is the capitalization of the forestry research fields with a view to enhancing the knowledge of primary and secondary education teachers on specific issues…

Restoration of 2 degraded areas on the Collserola Natural Park boundaries: improving nature and the quality of life of citizens

Collserola Natural Park (8,200 ha) is a green island completely surrounded by urbanized areas and more than 3 M inhabitants. In many sections of its periphery, the contact of the…

Webinars

Creating bee-friendly cities: How can we bring pollinators back to our urban areas?

Pollinators like bees are the health check of our ecosystem. As such, their decline in recent years is alarming for numerous reasons. They are a significant component of biodiversity and…

Videos

Benjamin Caspar – EU Policy and Urban Greening Plans

Watch the presentation of Benjamin Caspar, Team Leader of Urban Environment Policy at the European Commission, on the different EU policies that influence Urban Greening. Recorded at the closing conference…

Brian McGrath – Urban adaptation and change from social justice & ecological resilience perspectives

Watch the presentation by Professor Brian McGratch, Parsons School of Design on the challenges of adapting urban spaces, from a social justice and ecological resilience perspective. Recorded at the closing…

Jacob Cirera Val – The new Barcelona Masterplan

Watch the presentation of Jacob Cirera Val, Area Metropolitana de Barcelona (AMB), on the new Barcelona Masterplan. Recorded at the closing conference of the LIFE UrbanGreeningPlans project. The LIFE UrbanGreeningPlans…

Silvia Villacañas Beades – Madrid Metropolitan Forest

Watch the presentation of Silvia Villacañas Beades of the innovative Metropolitan Forest created in Madrid. Recorded at the closing conference of the LIFE Urban Greening Plans project. The LIFE UrbanGreeningPlans…

News

Conference: Greening Towards Urban Resilience

The LIFE UrbanGreeningPlans project is coming to an end! To share the wealth of experience collected by the participating cities and Periurban Parks, project partners are excited to invite you…

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