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Urban ReLeaf at ECSA 2026: Bridging Communities, Data, and Decision-Making

5min • March 2026

Urban ReLeaf was strongly represented at the European Citizen Science Conference 2026, held in Oulu, Finland from 3–6 March and organised by the European Citizen Science Association (ECSA). The conference brought together the…

Connecting Urban Nature to the Global Stage: Urban ReLeaf at IPBES

4min • March 2026

Last month Urban ReLeaf was represented in Manchester at the 12th plenary session of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES-12), (pronounced “ip-bes”). IPBES gathered leading global experts on nature, government representatives,…

Mapping Cleaner Air: Urban ReLeaf Presents Findings from Riga at EAC 2025

3min • March 2026

From August 31 to September 5, 2025, NOA participated in the European Aerosol Conference (EAC) in Lecce, Italy, Europe’s leading scientific gathering on aerosol and…

Urban ReLeaf City Pilots Gather in Mannheim for Knowledge Exchange

3min • February 2026

From 9-11 February 2026, pilot city partners from across the Urban ReLeaf project came together in Mannheim, Germany, for a face-to-face meeting. Hosted at the…

Urban ReLeaf at Over the Garden Wall, V&A Dundee

4min • February 2026

In November, the Urban ReLeaf Dundee team was invited to take part in Over the Garden Wall, an interactive weekend at V&A Dundee hosted by the University…

Urban ReLeaf Community Pop-Up Lab: Lantern-Making Workshops for the Dundee Hooley

4min • February 2026

Throughout November 2025, Urban ReLeaf Dundee delivered a series of free lantern-making workshops as part of the Community Pop-Up Lab programme, leading to participants joining…

Citizen Science: Unlocking the Future of Urban Sustainability Monitoring

3min • January 2026

Cities around the world are expected to track sustainability progress, yet the data they rely on is often incomplete, outdated, or disconnected from everyday urban…

Mapping Heat Stress in Athens: Citizen Data Driving Climate Action

5min • January 2026

In Athens, DAEM is leading the Urban ReLeaf pilot activities and is collaborating with ICCS in order to understand how heat stress affects people across the city. For this citizen science campaign, DAEM onboarded the Department of…

Urban ReLeaf invites artists to co-create a climate mural in Riga

4min • January 2026

Urban ReLeaf is looking for artists, designers, muralists, or community facilitators to submit proposals for an exciting new opportunity in Riga. We’re offering a €2,500 commission to develop a…

Urban ReLeaf Accelerator Programme – Expression of Interest

4min • December 2025

What is the Urban ReLeaf Accelerator Programme? The Urban ReLeaf Accelerator Programme is a structured capacity-building and replication initiative that helps cities harness the power of citizen…