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
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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.
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CONEXUS Factsheet: The Renatura pilot
The pilot Renatura started in late 2021. Its main goal is to bring back biodiversity to urban spaces, while enhancing social inclusion. Fostering a unique private/public sector partnership, the NGO Urbem and
the Lisbon City Council convert abandoned public land into Miyawaki-based Fast Forests. Local communities are actively involved through a participatory approach.