{"id":6620,"date":"2021-01-21T12:51:49","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T11:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etifor.com\/en\/?p=6620"},"modified":"2025-02-04T09:49:15","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T08:49:15","slug":"uforest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etifor.com\/en\/portfolio\/uforest\/","title":{"rendered":"Promoting a new approach to Urban Forestry in Europe<\/span>"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The megatrends are clear: by 2050, 84% of the European population will live in urban areas<\/strong>, while air pollution and climate change will continue to harm the health of European citizens. Despite minor improvements, pollution levels, that regularly exceed the European Union (EU) limits, and heatwaves, endanger the lives of young and elderly people. Urban Forests are effective solutions that help mitigate the effects of climate change by improving the quality of life and air in cities<\/strong>. The world’s major metropolises are planning urban forestry activities while struggling to cope with the costs of planting and management. But the education sector is not developing at the same pace: disciplines such as Urban Planning and Forestry have not yet succeeded in providing interdisciplinary innovation and entrepreneurship education. Topics such as urban forestry and nature-based solutions (NBS) are often left on the back burner. And it is precisely in this gap between demand and supply of training that the UFOREST project finds its place.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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The project<\/span><\/h2><\/span>
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UFOREST<\/strong>\u00a0aims at promoting Europe\u2019s innovation capacity among universities, cities and businesses to deliver a new approach to Urban Forestry (UF). It will do so by:<\/p>\n