Between events, reports, training opportunities, and more, what was the impact of the Uforest project? All good things come to an end, and so is the Uforest project. After 3 years of work to innovate and promote urban forestry, it is time to reflect on the achievements and results of the project. Born in 2021, …
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In October 2023, the Uforest team went to Washington to hold a session at the second World Forum on Urban Forests. An opportunity to present our project, connect with other interesting initiatives , and share ideas with professionals from all over the globe.
The Uforest Innovation Challenge allowed students from our Specialization School to work on the development of an urban forestry solution. From administrative and ecological constraints to communication and stakeholder engagements, our students gained in-depth knowledge on the different aspects of project development.
With 23 seminars and workshops, 8 field trips, and 1 project development activity, the two weeks of the Uforest Specialization School were quite intense. Today we look back at this training to better understand how it went and what was the students’ perception of their experience. After analyzing the results of our survey, we are happy to say that we receive very positive feedback.
In the framework of the Specialization School, the Innovation Challenge will see students developing their own urban forestry project to address a specific challenge.
Starting on the 12th of September the Uforest Specialization School is a 14-day in-presence training, with one week in Milan and one week in Barcelona. The Specialization School aims at providing students with the necessary skills and insights to work in the urban forestry sector.
In the framework of the European Week of Regions and Cities, our workshop “Forests and trees for better and healthier cities” will discuss recent developments in urban forestry at EU level, the challenges they face and the opportunities they can provide.
A Uforest workshop at the Waldfestival in Bonn On the 4th of July, the workshop “The Potential of Urban Forests” took place in the young atmosphere of the first Waldfestival in Bonn. The workshop focused on shedding light on the importance of these Nature-based Solutions within our cities. Based on the work of the Uforest …
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The first edition of our online course “Nature in the city: turning knowledge into urban forestry practice” took place from the 21st of November 2022 until the 21st of May 2023. In these 6 months, more than 1,000 learners from all over the world had the opportunity to gain knowledge on the fundamentals of urban forestry. Today, we look at the feedback we received from them.
A workshop developed by our Romanian partners On the 29th and 31st of May 2023, our Romanian partners the University of Brasov and Forest Design led a workshop at the University of Brasov. The workshop focused on managing and monitoring techniques in urban forestry, including also some case studies of different applications across Brasov. Over …
