Connecting Nature Case studies tagged with Education

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Green roof in the Village Elves Hideaway

Submitted by Marja Mesimäki on 24 February 2019

Favoring of environmentally sustainable materials and solutions has been the main objective in the construction and services of Village Elves Hideaway. The newest ecological knowledge is integrated with mythology of Lapland in order to produce fascinating stories for guided tours. For this reason the green roof of Wise Elf´s house was built.

The construction was carried out as a part of larger project ‘From forest Baths to Green Roofs’ which aimed at new practices in nature-based services that enhance the wellbeing of travelers.

GREEN DEAL Green roof

Submitted by Sdecker on 19 March 2019

Sources: http://www.hoogendoornbv.nl/pg-27798-7-103916/pagina/arbeidsvoorwaarden.html

The GREEN DEAL Groene Daken (Green Deal Green Roofs) is a cross-sectoral initiative whose ulimate objective is to upscale the implementation of green roofs, whilst at the same time remove barriers that inhibit their implementation . This initiave aims to develop new revenue models and apply them around roof greening. Through the GREEN DEAL initiative, citizens or companies that want to invest in green roofs, receive information about the opportunities invest in a green roof and lead their project when it starts.

Phase 2 has started since 2016. The focus of the initiative is ...

Programme “Baumstarke Stadt” - Leipzig, Germany

Submitted by Rik De Vreese on 29 June 2021

The Project ‚Baumstarke Stadt‘ Leipzig aims to generate financial resources to allow tree planting and further to establish a long-term engagement of citizens with the urban green areas they live in. The project, therefore, aims to provide multiple ecosystem services, including regulating, supporting and cultural functions.

Green Lungs of The City - Forest and Wetlands Park, Yiwu - Zhejiang Province, China

Submitted by Rik De Vreese on 29 June 2021

The aims of the Green Lungs of the City Project are to build a big botanical garden for the city, create a forest-wetlands park and develop an agricultural park for citizens. GLCP uses urban forest and trees, as well as wetlands as Nature-based Solutions to promote the sustainable development of the city and to provide multiple ecosystem services for human beings in a highly urbanised area.

Objectives further include:

Improving the green and blue landscape connectivity in an urbanised area, which is good for biodiversity conservation and water purification

Farfalle in ToUr

Submitted by sbonelli on 9 December 2020

The project promotes urban butterflies conservation, thanks to the involvement of fragile people as citizen scientists. It aims to create and connect Butterfly oasis, to allow butterflies to cross the city; and to involve people with mental or physical disabilities, to fight the social stigma

Urban Food Forest St. Urbanus

Submitted by romor001 on 12 February 2021

Mulching the lawn with wood chips to create a forest floor

A Food Forest is an artificial human designed forest that predominantly consists of edible plants and fruit-bearing bushes and trees.

Vanhankaupunginlahti, Old Town Bay - Finland

Submitted by Rik De Vreese on 29 June 2021

Improving the wetland and forest coverage and urban greenspace connectivity and therefore securing important biodiversity;

Providing recreation and educational facilities for local residents and visitors; Enhancing the health and wellbeing benefits gained through the use of the accessible trail built for well-being and recreation facilities.

Fu Forest Trail - Fuzhou, China

Submitted by Rik De Vreese on 29 June 2021

Protection of forest coverage and urban greenspace, maintaining the status of urban forests and providing better conditions for forest naturalisation;
Fostering health and wellbeing benefits gained through the use of the recreation facilities;
Providing educational facilities for local residents and visitors.

H2020 PONDERFUL: Schöneiche Demo Site

Submitted by Thomas Mehner on 19 July 2024

Water management: Retain water in the pondscape to prevent dry-out of ponds

Human health: A refreshing place to walk and relax, and to educate people about nature.

Biodiversity enhancement: Especially amphibians, insects, birds, and (semi)aquatic vegetation.

SuDS in Sutton's Schools

Submitted by Charlene Duncan on 22 January 2021

The aim was to deliver sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) measures on school sites in order to reduce local flood risk, provide benefits for participating schools and educate the pupils and wider community about surface water flooding .

Redland Green School

Submitted by avtober on 19 December 2018

To build a school that would blend into the surrounding hillside and to ensure that all water would remain on site to prevent flooding of the local drainage system.

Beijing Plain Area Afforestation Programme (BPAP) - Beijing, China

Submitted by Rik De Vreese on 29 June 2021

With the aim to create huge forest patches, develop urban forest park clusters and optimise the large-scale forest patterns, BPAP has proposed green strategies with nine green wedges, multiple greenbelts, and green corridors around the old city centre in Beijing.

Objectives further include:

Improving the forest coverage and urban greenspace connectivity in urbanised areas by planting more than 54 million trees, enhancing biodiversity;

Providing health and wellbeing benefits through the use of the recreation facilities

Bois de Vincennes (Vincennes Forest) - Paris, France

Submitted by Rik De Vreese on 30 June 2021

Pollution mitigation (carbon sequestration; microclimate regulation, solution against urban heat island effects),
Biodiversity enrichment (preservation and enhancement of fauna and flora habitats),
Leisure and cultural purposes (recreational value, aesthetic pleasure; sense of place, inspiration) and encouraging citizen’s engagement with local green initiatives.