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1. From grey to green.
Transforming cities through
entrepreneurship education
Colm O’Driscoll / Ilaria Doimo (Etifor)

2. Urbanisation trends and climate change are
two of the most difficult challenges our
societies have ever faced.
In Europe, the trends tell us that by 2050 84%
of the population will live in urban areas.
Air pollution and climate change will
continue to harm the health of European
citizens, with young and eldery people facing
even high risks.

3. BENEFITS OF URBAN FORESTS
social
climatic
psycho-physical
ecological
economic

4. CHALLENGE 1
Many cities across the globe are setting challenging urban reforestation targets,
but they are struggling with:
• high related costs
• the need for long-term citizen engagement
• capacity of existing institutions to implement Urban Forestry (UF) solutions.
CHALLENGE 2
Today, the demand for UF practitioners able to innovate urban areas is increasing,
but there is a lack of interdisciplinary training and support for innovative public-
private UF initiatives.

5. Uforest is a Knowledge Alliance project
co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme
of the European Union.
Bringing together universities,
businesses, and public institutions,
the Alliance has developed a 3-steps
approach to foster innovation in the
Urban Forestry sector.

6. JOIN CONTACT SHARE
Step 1

7. REPORTS FACTSHEETS E-LEARNING
COURSE
Nov. 2022
uforest.eu/case-studies
uforest.eu/learn
Step 2

8. Specialisation
programme
Workshops Planting
campaign
Step 3

10. In partnership with 4 companies
4 universities
4 research and networking organisations
Uforest is a project promoted by ERSAF and Etifor

11. www.uforest.eu
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