Dear colleagues
Based on the thematic guidelines developed by CLEARING HOUSE experts to assist stakeholders
across Europe, China, and globally in implementing Urban Forests as Nature-Based Solutions (UF-NBS), four webinars are being delivered by the CLEARING HOUSE team and external experts. We like to invite you to attend one or more of these webinars.
Each webinar will be available in
English and Mandarin with live translations, and
will be streamed through Zoom.
Target audience for the webinars include professionals and practitioners spanning
policy, planning, and practice.
CLEARING HOUSE is funded by the European Union's Horizon2020 Research and Innovation
programme (agreement nr 821242) and the National Key R&D Programme of China (Grant nr. 2021YFE0193200).
All timings are in Central European Time.
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15 November 2023 - 9:00 - 11:30 - An introduction to Urban Forest Strategic Planning
Planning of urban forests should primarily focus on an ecosystem-based
and human well-being approach. In this regard, an urban forest strategic plan for urban forests (whether new or pre-exiting) is a key element for managing trees in urban environments and thereby realizing the potential of trees as a sustainable nature-based
solution. What elements should the strategic plan include? What methodology should be followed to develop the strategic plan? Who should participate in its creation?
Keynote speech by
Clive
Davies, Chairperson at the European Forum on Urban Forestry (EFUF)
Case studies examples
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Beijing Plain Area Afforestation Programme (BPAP) (Beijing, China) presented by Jiali Emily Jin, Research Associate
at the Research Insititute of Forestry from the Chinese Academy of Forestry.
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Gelsenkirchen, Germany, presented by Dr Barbara Darr, Wald und Holz Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Moderation by
Wendy
Y Chen, Editor-in-Chief at the Urban Forestry & Urban Greening Journal
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17 November 2023 - 9:00 - 11:30 - Urban
Forest Governance: Achieving Effective and Collaborative Management
Urban Forest Governance (UFG) refers to the management and development
of trees and forests in urban areas. In many cases, effective governance of Urban Forests as Nature Based Solutions (UF-NBS) requires collaboration and coordination among various stakeholders, including governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations,
community groups, and individuals. What are the key aspects of urban forest governance and management? What roles should each of the involved actors undertake? What methodologies can be employed to facilitate collaboration among the different stakeholders?
Keynote speech by
Ivana
Zivojinovic, Senior Researcher at the Institute of Forest, Environmental and Natural Resource Policy,
and the Forest Policy Research Network of European Forest Institute (EFI) and Jiali Emily Jin, Research Associate at the Research Insititute of Forestry from the Chinese Academy of Forestry.
Case studies examples
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Dunbar, Scotland, UK, by Dr
Alan
Simson, Emeritus Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Forestry, Leeds Beckett University
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Chinese Case Study – TBC
Moderation by
Clive
Davies, Chairperson at the European Forum on Urban Forestry (EFUF)
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22
November 2023 - 9:00 - 11:30 - Empower your Local Communities: Participatory Urban Forest Design and Management
Participatory approaches play a crucial role in designing neighborhoods,
as they offer undeniable advantages compared to conventional processes managed solely by professionals or public stakeholders. Learn how urban and peri-urban UF-NBS projects can best involve the public/civil society from the outset to mitigate conflict and
simultaneously legitimize the process. How can the public be engaged? How can effective participation be fostered? What challenges can the participation process
generate and how should they be addressed?
Keynote speech by
Jerylee
Wilkes-Allemann, senior scientist at the Bern University of Applied Sciences, School of Agricultural,
Forest and Food Sciences (HAFL)
Case studies examples
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Llobregat&CO living co-creation laboratory (Barcelona, Spain) presented by
Eugènia
Vidal, Architect, Urban Design and Planning Department at Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona (AMB)
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Chinese Case Study – TBC
Moderation by
Ian
Whitehead, researcher at the European Forest Institute (EFI), Resilience Unit, Bonn
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22 November 2023 - 9:00 - 11:30 - Protection
and Restoration: How to Maintain and Improve your Urban Forest (in
collaboration with the SUPERB Forest Restoration project)
Urban forests stand out as key solutions to climate change as long
as they cater to the needs of diverse groups, but they require protection and restoration to fulfil their role in green infrastructure. How should the restoration of green-blue infrastructure be carried out? What are the main challenges facing this restoration
and how could they be overcome? Why is it important to ensure the multifunctionality of green spaces in urban environments?
Case studies examples
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Drwinka River Park (Drwinka, Poland), presented by Agnieszka Mędrek, Drwinka Association President
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Kamp Berverlo (Belgium), presented by
Dr
Andrea Armstrong, Senior Researcher, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and Research Director, Silent
Spring Consultants Ltd.
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Chinese Case Study – TBC
Moderation by
Dorsa
Sheikholeslami, Nature-based Solutions Programme Officer at the International Union for Conservation
of Nature (IUCN)
Looking forward to see many of you there!
Rik
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Dr Rik De Vreese
Senior Researcher and Team Leader for Urban Forestry - CLEARING HOUSE Project Coordinator
Resilience Programme
European Forest Institute (EFI Bonn)
Platz der Vereinten Nationen 7
53113 Bonn, Germany
+32 485 36 00 78 (BE) or +49 173 658 1628 (DE)
