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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…

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…

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,…

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Cities around the world are expected to track sustainability progress, yet the data they rely on is often incomplete, outdated, or disconnected from everyday urban…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