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Shaping Greener Neighbourhoods: Play and Participation in Athens 

3min • July 2026

Last month, the Urban ReLeaf Athens team brought together families for an interactive workshop that combined digital citizen science with hands-on creative learning, encouraging children…

Building resilient cities through Citizen Science: Urban ReLeaf at EURESFO 2026

3min • July 2026

How can cities move from isolated citizen science initiatives to lasting, systemic change? This question shaped Urban ReLeaf’s contribution to the European Urban Resilience Forum…

Riga’s Pop-Up Community and Culture Lab Artists Begin Work on Climate Mural

4min • June 2026

We are delighted to announce the selected artists for Riga’s Urban ReLeaf Pop-Up Community and Culture Lab. Following an open call earlier this year, philosopher…

Transforming Urban Heat Data into Poetry in Cascais  

4min • June 2026

As part of the Urban ReLeaf Pop-Up Community and Culture Lab, Cascais Ambiente launched an innovative initiative inviting the community to reflect on climate change and the impact…

Urban ReLeaf at the 6th ESP Europe Conference 

3min • June 2026

How do we ensure that nature-based solutions in cities genuinely work for everyone and that the people who live there help shape them? These questions…

Call for Creative Proposals: Transform Urban Climate Stories into Comics in Athens 

3min • June 2026

Urban ReLeaf invites comic artists, illustrators, writers, and digital creators to submit proposals for an exciting new opportunity in Athens, Greece.  We’re offering a €2,500 commission to co-create…

Citizen Science for Climate-Resilient Cities: Urban ReLeaf at EGU26 

3min • May 2026

How can cities become more climate-resilient, inclusive, and responsive to the environmental challenges people experience every day? This question was at the centre of the EGU General…

Athens Advances Digital Tools for Urban Tree Monitoring 

3min • May 2026

The Athens’ team is continuing its work to strengthen urban nature monitoring through an ongoing campaign for the city’s trees registry, inviting citizens and visitors to contribute valuable data via the Trees app.    As part of this…

Cascais recognised at Portugal Smart Cities Awards for Urban ReLeaf collaboration

2min • May 2026

Urban ReLeaf pilot city Cascais has received the Portugal Smart Cities – António Almeida Henriques Award in the ‘Public Space’ category, recognising the city’s work…