Tag: urban areas
Gaining in-depth urban forestry knowledge with the Uforest Specialization School
The Uforest Specialization School is a 14-day intensive in-person training programme held one week in Barcelona and one week in Milan. Currently in its...
European Forum on Urban Forestry 2023: Urban Forests as Nature-based Solutions?
Save the date for the upcoming European Forum on Urban Forestry (#EFUF2023) that will be held between 24 and 26 May 2023 in Poland...
Reimagining our cities
For the first time in human history, globally, we have more people living in cities than in rural areas. Cities already account for more...
Clearing House project: first calls for the Knowledge Exchange Mechanism now...
The CLEARING HOUSE project is pleased to announce its first calls for the project’s knowledge exchange mechanism. The global objective of the knowledge exchange...
Participatory mapping of cultural ecosystem services of urban green spaces in...
Cultural ecosystem services of urban green space are among the most important ecosystem services for people living in urban areas. In complex systems such...
Have your say in the Urban Green Care survey!
The European Forest Institute (EFI), ETIFOR and the University of British Columbia launched a survey on a Market Outlook on Urban Green Care. This...
Silva Mediterranea workshop on urban and peri-urban forestry
Around 40 people from 11 countries, also including Silva Mediterranea national focal points, members of the Silva Mediterranea Board and representatives from other thematic...
Greener cities help reduce the risk of premature death
Urban greenery can protect against premature mortality, according to an investigation conducted by the Institute for Global Health in Barcelona (ISGlobal) and published in...
Urban Forests: Full of Energy
22 - 25 May 2019, Cologne, Germany.
The 22nd European Forum on Urban Forestry focuses on
Landscape laboratories – Woodland Lab CologneUrban forests: Urban Forests: sport and...
EFI showcases forests and sustainable cities
Happy International Day of Forests on 21 March – and also happy 25th anniversary to our own Institute. At EFI, on these occasions, we...
New paper! Indicating the value of cork
"It is urgent to value our native forest and its non-wood forest products, where cork oak and cork have a special place!" - Joana...
