The meaning of CLEARING HOUSE

24 May 20210

In a world with an increasing population and urbanisation, forests and urban green spaces are critical elements for making cities more sustainable, greener and healthier places to live. During this interview you will learn about citizens perceptions and usage patterns of forests and urban green spaces through different geographical contexts.

Blog, Media, Nature-based solutions

Championing urban forests for human well-being

18 May 20210

CLEARING HOUSE Project arouse the curiosity of the public, as the Nature-Based Solutions are more and more popular today. And the need for green spaces and urban forests in our cities is growing.

Blog, Nature-based solutions

240 yews make giant hearts for heroes in corona battle

26 April 20210

240 yews have been planted in the shape of a large heart in the Heldenbos in Moerbeke, East Flanders. It is the conclusion of a campaign that planted a total of 18,000 trees in 6 new “Heroes Forests” across all provinces.

Blog, NBS events

The 2nd International Forest City Conference

9 April 20210

The 2nd International Forest City Conference was held on 6 and 7 April 2021, in Nanjing, China, sponsored by the National Forestry and Grassland Administration of China (NFGA), Nanjing Municipal People’s Government and International Bamboo and Rattan Organisation (INBAR) and organized by Nanjing Municipal Greening and Landscape Bureau, International Centre for Bamboo and Rattan (ICBR) and the Urban Forest Research Center of NFGA.

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Reimagining Future Cities – The Green Way

31 March 20210

The full recording of the ‘Reimagining Future Cities: The Green Way‘ is now available. This international conference on greening our cities, and the role of urban forestry and other approaches, was held on March 21st/22nd, 2021.

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Urban Forests: a valuable tool for building metropolitan green areas

29 March 20210

Recent trends show that more and more cities and metropolitan territories are turning to Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) to help develop more sustainable, resilient and healthy urban spaces. Urban Forests (UF) are a subset of Nature-Based Solutions that build on tree-based urban ecosystems to address societal challenges, simultaneously providing ecosystem services for human well-being and biodiversity benefits.

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CLEARING HOUSE researchers present findings on governance of urban forest nature-based solutions (UF-NBS) and the impact of COVID-19.

22 March 20210

Researchers from EFI and VUB organised a conference session at the third International Forest Policy Meeting (IFPM3) to share their findings on research being undertaken within the CLEARING HOUSE project on the governance of urban forest nature-based solutions and the impact of COVID-19 on urban forests.

NBS events

Reimagining Future Cities The Green Way (Science • Policy • Practice)

1 March 20210

Trella is excited to co-host this international, online conference, Reimagining Future Cities – The Green Way. The conference will cover the development of urban forestry and urban greening, conservation and biodiversity in China, the U.S., and across the globe. A host of green leaders from China, the U.S., and Europe will share perspectives from science, policy, practice, and business.Read more

Nature-based solutions

Here’s our second newsletter – find out what we’ve been up to!

17 November 20200

The CLEARING HOUSE project is over a year old. This means more than a year of working towards promoting the benefits urban trees and urban forests provide to urban societies. We have had to adapt and innovate in the way we work. Our partners have accompanied cities to transition from physical to online co-design workshops in order to provide a back-up plan in the current sanitary situation. Such transition was possible by leveraging upon online collaboration tools that allow participants to simultaneously collaborate, share ideas, create post-its and brainstorm together.

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Nature at the heart of the new normal: interview with Ukkel’s deputy mayor

4 November 20200

Photo: Ev-Atsug Kopé-Yanss, Comité Parc Raspail

This blogpost is based on an interview conducted by CLEARING HOUSE researcher Nicola da Schio with Maëlle De Brouwer, deputy mayor of the city of Ukkel in charge of Green Spaces, in the Brussels Capital Region. Just after the first project workshop, Mme De Brouwer spoke about what the city did with its green spaces in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and about her vision for the future of Ukkel.