Artistic projects can educate the public about ecological issues by presenting complex information in an accessible and engaging manner. Exhibitions, installations, and performances can highlight environmental problems, such as climate change, pollution, and habitat destruction, bringing them to the forefront of public consciousness. Therefore, Katowice Place Lab uses art as one of the activities for…

With UPSURGE implementing a variety of NBS in pilot cities, understanding residents’ preferences and interest in participating in the NBS design processes is an important piece to the puzzle.  Only when taking residents into account, will NBS contribute to long-term and well accepted urban sustainability strategies. The University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna…

Belfast Community Garden Open day by FriendsofField brought together communities, Queen’s University Belfast researchers and Belfast City Council to collaborate on climate. The activities catalysed conversations around sustainable food and natural ways of carbon capture.  USPRUGE demo site in Belfast is promoting Natural Based Solutions through local communities FriendsofField FoBBG, carbon capture experiments by Queen’s…

On March 5th 2024 the Regional Development Agency for Podravje – Maribor and other stakeholders gave a detailed presentation of the activities already underway along the Pekrski creek, as well as those planned for the future, to representatives of the districts and local communities bordering the wider Pekrski creek area. The event was held in…

The UPSURGE project Consortium has just finished the meeting in Passau, Germany. During two days (21-22 Feb) the project partners presented the results of the completed tasks. Everyone also emphasized how much there is still to do. All work packages were thoroughly discussed, and summarized with constructive discussions and clarification of any doubts. Among other…

After intensive consultations with the local community, the Urban Greenery Enterprise in Katowice has taken delivery of designs for NBS interventions at four bus stops and a new green space in Katowice’s Market Square. This is a part of our ambitious UPSURGE project, which aims to improve the quality of life of residents through sustainable…

The lease for the UPSURGE NBS ‘agroecology community garden’ on the Belfast demonstration site has been approved. The key Stakeholders ‘Friends of the Field’ will implement the NBS together with Belfast City Council and Queen’s University Belfast. The community garden space has already been fenced off. It is located beside research plots for use by…

Before the end of 2023 the construction of the gravel lawn parking lot in Budapest 18th district in front of the Tomory Lajos Museum has come to an end. This is the second pilot project in the district, financed by the EU UPSURGE project. The design aimed at creating parking spaces in front of Tomory…

On the 14th December 2023 Belfast City Council supported by Queen’s University Belfast held a kick-off meeting for the UPSURGE Competency Group in Belfast, UK. The meeting enabled competency group members from citizen and environment groups and academic background to explore the purpose of competency groups for the UPSURGE project and the city of Belfast…

The kick-off meeting of the Competency Group in Maribor, Slovenia took place on the 6th of December 2023. After the introductory presentation of the UPSURGE project, demonstration, and the purpose of the Competency Group, participants discussed possibilities for collaboration and connections with their stakeholders. One of the ideas was to include students, especially in addressing…