Implementing Edible Urban Forest Solutions

18 Feb 2022

 

Sustainable Cities of the Future: Implementing Edible Urban Forest Solutions is a webinar organised under the Horizon Results Booster (HRB), a European Commission initiative that supports groups of Horizon 2020, FP7 and Horizon Europe projects to carry out joint dissemination activities.
Trust-IT Services is one of the organisations tasked by the EC to support these dissemination activities.

This webinar, organised by EU-funded projects EdiCitNet and CLEARING HOUSE, aims to share how they methodically used trees and plants across European, Latin American, Asian and Caribbean cities to show how cities of the future can be more sustainable.

Across the world, societies are becoming increasingly urbanised with populations moving into larger cities. This presents a number of challenges. As cities become larger, living standards can suffer due to increasing demands. There are also logistical issues for the supply of fresh food as cities are generally far from the agricultural food sources.

Urban forest and farming solutions and the incorporation of “green infrastructure” are solutions that can make cities of the future more sustainable. These solutions should be explored not only within the halls of city government, but also by local neighbourhoods organised by their local community leaders and grassroots organisations.

 

Who should attend and why

The webinar is open to all, but the following are highly encouraged to attend, particularly those interested in green infrastructure, urban forestry, and urban farming such as:

  • Citizens, local community leaders, civil society organisations active in urban farming.
  • Local government officials that want to utilise urban forest solutions for urban renewal.

 

Agenda

Time Title Speaker
10:00 - 10:05 Welcome and Introduction Rob Carrillo, Trust-IT Services, HRB Expert
10:05 - 10:15 Urban Forestry - Overall benefits, trends and innovative case studies incorporating trees in urban settings Clive Davies, European Forest Institute, CLEARING HOUSE
10:15 - 10:25 Urban Farming - Fruit trees in social housing areas Kai Gildhorn, Mundraub.org, EDICITNET
Ina Säumel, EdiCitNet Project Leader
10:25 - 10:30 Summary and Takeaways  
10:30 - 10:50 Q&A Rob Carrillo, Trust-IT Services, HRB Expert

 

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Publication date: 11 Feb 2022

Article by

Rob Carrillo

Project Manager