Urbem Urban Forests

Making our cities greener for everyone

18 25 new May

10:00 — 16:00

Floresta Urbana do Vale do Casal Vistoso

* Self-guided visit

The access is limited, on a first-come, first-served basis, without prior registration.
This is an entirely free event.

The Urbem Forests Association is an NGO registered in Portugal, dedicated to cultivating native forests in urban settings and restoring ecosystems. Its mission is to reconnect people to nature, to community and to themselves, with the belief that it is vital to engage citizens if cities are to adapt to climate change. To this end, it promotes informal educational activities in our forests that aim to raise environmental awareness, working with schools, local communities and organisations. This urban forest is the result of a partnership between Lisbon City Council – within the scope of the international project Conexus (H2020) – Piloto 1 RENATURA. The project LIFE LUNGS, part of the EU LIFE programme, is another project that supports this pilot through Lisbon City Council. Urbem also receives further support from PLMJ.

The advantages of planting new forests (such as in the Belavista Park, or on the premises of the APA – Portuguese Environment Agency) are several: not only for the environment, but also for people, providing spaces where they can form friendship bonds and experience the physical and mental benefits of the natural world. In its own words, “Our vision is to make cities greener, where all living things, including humans, flora and fauna, can flourish”.

Related activities

18 25

10:00

Guided Visits

In Search of the Senses – Exploring Urban Forests

Urbem is a social NGO with an environmental mission, run by volunteers who work under a shared vision of reconnecting people with forests and the environment.

This urban forest is the result of a partnership between Lisbon City Council – within the scope of the international project Conexus (H2020) – Piloto 1 RENATURA. The project LIFE LUNGS, part of the EU LIFE programme, is another project that supports this pilot through Lisbon City Council. Urbem also receives further support from PLMJ.

This guided visit along a 1200 metre-long footpath begins at the Vale do Casal Vistoso Urban Forest and ends at the sheep meadow in Belavista Park. It will take in the methodology of Miyawaki forests, and participants will be able to try delicacies produced by the flock of sheep that maintains the meadow within this green infrastructure.


Conducted by: Urbem, CML and Life Lungs teams
Location: Urbem Urban Forests
Meeting point: Vale do Casal Vistoso Urban Forest (at the Lisbon City Council Social Action Services building, Avenida Afonso Costa 41, walk down the bike lane on the left for 200m, in the direction of Belavista Park).

For all ages
Capacity: 20 people
Duration: 90 minutes

Registration not required. Places are available on a first come, first served basis.

* We recommend bringing a hat and a water bottle.


18

11:00

Families

Hands in the Earth – Making Seed Bombs

Urbem is a social NGO with an environmental mission, run by volunteers who work under a shared vision of reconnecting people with forests and the environment.

This urban forest is the result of a partnership between Lisbon City Council – within the scope of the international project Conexus (H2020) – Piloto 1 RENATURA. The project LIFE LUNGS, part of the EU LIFE programme, is another project that supports this pilot through Lisbon City Council. Urbem also receives further support from PLMJ.

In this activity for children (and adults), we invite you to put your hands in the earth and make seed bombs, an effective and fun way of increasing the plant species diversity, something which is fundamental to the process of reforestati


Conducted by: Urbem team
Location: Urbem Urban Forests
Meeting point: Vale do Casal Vistoso Urban Forest (at the Lisbon City Council Social Action Services building, Avenida Afonso Costa 41, walk down the bike lane on the left for 200m, in the direction of Belavista Park).

Ages 6 to 10
Capacity: 10 children and their guardians
Duration: 60 minutes

Registration not required. Places are available on a first come, first served basis.


18 25

11:30

Guided Visits

In Search of the Senses – Exploring Urban Forests

Urbem is a social NGO with an environmental mission, run by volunteers who work under a shared vision of reconnecting people with forests and the environment.

This urban forest is the result of a partnership between Lisbon City Council – within the scope of the international project Conexus (H2020) – Piloto 1 RENATURA. The project LIFE LUNGS, part of the EU LIFE programme, is another project that supports this pilot through Lisbon City Council. Urbem also receives further support from PLMJ.

This guided visit along a 1200 metre-long footpath begins at the Vale do Casal Vistoso Urban Forest and ends at the sheep meadow in Belavista Park. It will take in the methodology of Miyawaki forests, and participants will be able to try delicacies produced by the flock of sheep that maintains the meadow within this green infrastructure.


Conducted by: Urbem, CML and Life Lungs teams
Location: Urbem Urban Forests
Meeting point: Vale do Casal Vistoso Urban Forest (at the Lisbon City Council Social Action Services building, Avenida Afonso Costa 41, walk down the bike lane on the left for 200m, in the direction of Belavista Park).

For all ages
Capacity: 20 people
Duration: 90 minutes

Registration not required. Places are available on a first come, first served basis.

* We recommend bringing a hat and a water bottle.


18 25

14:30

Guided Visits

In Search of the Senses – Exploring Urban Forests

Urbem is a social NGO with an environmental mission, run by volunteers who work under a shared vision of reconnecting people with forests and the environment.

This urban forest is the result of a partnership between Lisbon City Council – within the scope of the international project Conexus (H2020) – Piloto 1 RENATURA. The project LIFE LUNGS, part of the EU LIFE programme, is another project that supports this pilot through Lisbon City Council. Urbem also receives further support from PLMJ.

This guided visit along a 1200 metre-long footpath begins at the Vale do Casal Vistoso Urban Forest and ends at the sheep meadow in Belavista Park. It will take in the methodology of Miyawaki forests, and participants will be able to try delicacies produced by the flock of sheep that maintains the meadow within this green infrastructure.


Conducted by: Urbem, CML and Life Lungs teams
Location: Urbem Urban Forests
Meeting point: Vale do Casal Vistoso Urban Forest (at the Lisbon City Council Social Action Services building, Avenida Afonso Costa 41, walk down the bike lane on the left for 200m, in the direction of Belavista Park).

For all ages
Capacity: 20 people
Duration: 90 minutes

Registration not required. Places are available on a first come, first served basis.

* We recommend bringing a hat and a water bottle.


25

11:00

Families

A Look at Urban Invertebrates

Urbem is a social NGO with an environmental mission, run by volunteers who work under a shared vision of reconnecting people with forests and the environment.

This urban forest is the result of a partnership between Lisbon City Council – within the scope of the international project Conexus (H2020) – Piloto 1 RENATURA. The project LIFE LUNGS, part of the EU LIFE programme, is another project that supports this pilot through Lisbon City Council. Urbem also receives further support from PLMJ.

This activity encourages families to observe, identify and learn more about different insects, as well as understand their importance in urban environments and the ecological role they play in maintaining ecosystems.


Conducted by: Urbem team
Location: Urbem Urban Forests
Meeting point: Vale do Casal Vistoso Urban Forest (at the Lisbon City Council Social Action Services building, Avenida Afonso Costa 41, walk down the bike lane on the left for 200m, in the direction of Belavista Park).

Ages 6 to 12
Capacity: 10 children and their guardians
Duration: 90 minutes

Registration not required. Places are available on a first come, first served basis.


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