Insights from the CLEARING HOUSE Co-Design Workshop in Gelsenkirchen by Ian Whitehead, European Forest Institute (EFI)

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Insights from the CLEARING HOUSE Co-Design Workshop in Gelsenkirchen by Ian Whitehead, European Forest Institute (EFI)

29 September 20230

On 15-16 September 2023, I joined and contributed to the third and final CLEARING HOUSE (CH) co-design workshop, which took place in the case study City of Gelsenkirchen. During two days of intense activity, participants from diverse local organisations – including local government, the NRW State Forestry service (NRW Wald und Hölz), NGOs and local citizens’ groups – were able to learn about the outcomes of the CH Project. We also participated in lively discussions on creating a sustainable future for Gelsenkirchen, whilst enjoying convivial company and some tasty, locally produced food. Fortunately, the weather was kind to us as well, with beautiful autumn sunshine blessing both days.

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Urban forests as nature-based solutions discussed at Brussels Urban Summit 2023

31 July 20230

As Susanna Gionfra, Senior Project Officer for Nature-based Solutions at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) European Regional Office, so aptly put it while presenting at The Brussels Urban Summit in Brussels, Belgium, this June, “Cities are at the forefront of both the causes and impacts of major environmental challenges such as climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss.” Gionfra continued with a note that already “cities have large ecological footprints with 60 to 80% of the world’s energy consumption and 75% of natural resource consumption as well as 80% of anthropogenic CO2 emissions.”

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Popular but exclusive: How can lower socio-economic status groups win access to urban green spaces?

28 June 20230

Discover this new publication by project parnters Jakub Kronenberg, Edyta Łaszkiewicz, Erik Andersson, Magdalena Biernacka focused as they pose the question of how lower socio-economic status groups can win access to urban green spaces. Read more

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LAUNCH OF THE #NATURE4FUTURE AWARENESS CAMPAIGN

26 April 20230

To raise awareness about the importance of UF-NBS and forest conservation, the #Nature4Future quiz campaign has been launched on the International Day of Forests

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Urban Forests in the Time of COVID-19: Visitor Frequencies and Attitudes in Bonn, Germany

18 April 20230

Discover this new publication by CLEARING HOUSE partners Jakob Derks, Georg Winkel, Johanna Strieck & Rik De Vreese. The publication focuses on visitors’ frequencies and attitudes towards urban forests and their management, before and during the COVID-19 lockdown. This publication showcases a mixed methods case study in Bonn, Germany.

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Pandemic urban development is leading us away from nature

18 April 20230

Discover this new publication on Nature-Based Approaches for Urban Recovery in the COVID-19 Pandemic Era by CLEARING HOUSE partner Clive Davies along with Raffaele Lafortezza!

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to construction-led development as part of recovery plans in Europe, overshadowing nature-based agendas in terms of scale, size, and policy.

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The unrelenting global expansion of the urban heat island over the last century

18 April 20230

Discover this new publication on the Growing Impact of Urban Heat Island (UHI) Effect on Cities by CLEARING HOUSE partners!

The global rise in temperatures and urbanization has led to the increasing prominence of the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect in scientific research.

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Sparking wine for a greener city? The Urban Vineyard Paola is born!

18 April 20230

Discover new article by CLEARING HOUSE partner Nicola Da Schio.

The CLEARING HOUSE projet is not only there to trigger interesting research and compelling policy processes: to some extent it also inspires what the team members do as active citizens in their own neighbourhood.

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Towards an integrated garden. Gardeners of all types, unite!

3 April 20230

Discover this new publication by CLEARING HOUSE partners!

Urban gardens are focal in metropolitan social-ecological infrastructure and yet they are spaces often threatened by urban development.

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Network Nature x CLEARING HOUSE Videos: a collaboration with Task Force 4: NBS Communicators

30 March 20230

The Project CLEARING HOUSE in collaboration with Network Nature and its Taskforce have come together to create a series of videos on Nature Based Solutions (NBS).