2025 Annual Impact Report
Our Annual Impact Report for 2025
highlights all that we did last year; thanks to our valued volunteers, partners and members of our community.
Lisbon Psychiatric Hospital Centre – Plot 4
Lisbon Psychiatric Hospital Centre Fast Forest: Plot 4 In collaboration with Centro Hospitalar Psiquiátrico de Lisboa With 410 square meters and 820 plants from 34 species, the therapeutic forest in the Alcoholic Unit at the Centro Hospitalar Psiquiátrico de Lisboa aims to create a space where nature and the community meets, where patients and the…
Understanding Values and Meanings of Urban Nature through Participatory Engagement
This report presents community perceptions collected during a participatory workshop in the URBEM mini-forest by Andresa Lêdo Marques
2024 Annual Impact Report
Our Annual Impact Report for 2024 highlights all that we did last year; thanks to our valued volunteers, partners and members of our community.
Making Lisbon one of the 100 climate-neutral and smart cities by 2030
On March 25th, URBEM was present at the working group promoted by @camara_municipal_lisboa on “Lisbon’s Path to Climate Neutrality by 2030”! Lisbon was one of the 100 Mission Cities selected by the European Commission to become ‘Climate Neutral and Smart’ by 2030 – and we were very proud to be part of this process, represented by Rita…
URBEM is now part of the Portuguese Mini-forest Network
@miniflorestasportugal MiniForests Network on ODSlocal We are proud to be part of the Portuguese Mini-forest Network! Urbem, along with five other organisations dedicated to environmental and urban regeneration, is joining forces to transform cities into more resilient and greener spaces. 🌳 The initiative promotes mini-forests inspired by the Miyawaki method – dense native forests that…
First therapeutic forest at the Lisbon Psychiatric Hospital Centre
🌿 This month we started building our first therapeutic forest at the Centro Hospitalar Psiquiátrico de Lisboa!🌱🌳 The idea came from Dr Miguel Albuquerque after visiting the Bela Vista forest and taking part in one of Urbem’s activities. Here’s his testimony: “We are very happy with the realisation of this dream, which will be of…
Urbem FastForests® Flora Guide 2
Our flora guide, compiled by our forest department, contains details of all the species of flora we have planted and maintain at our FastForest® plots.
2023 Annual Impact Report
Our Annual Impact Report for 2023 highlights all that we did last year; thanks to our valued volunteers, partners and members of our community.
APA – Plot 3
APA (Portuguese Environment Agency) Fast Forest: Plot 3 In collaboration with APA, the Portuguese Environment Agency. Another important collaboration working together with a public entity to bring a native forest of 300 sqm into their office premises. Fast Forest: Plot 3 Location Fast Forest 3 data on ODSlocal.pt Fast Forest: Plot 3 Photo Gallery Photos…