Last updated: October 2021
An enterprise called Alicante Forestal constructed a vertical garden in Mallorca, in an office in Santa Ponca (Ref 1). The garden was installed indoors, making a green wall in the headquarters of the local business (Ref 1). There is in 2020 not only this garden, but a service given by Alicante Forestal in Mallorca to design and install these in other parts of Spain, as well as courses for building these gardens in different countries in the world including Spain, Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina and Mexico (Ref 3).
Vertical Garden in company's staircase (Ref 1)
Source: Ref. 1
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Nature in buildings (indoor)
- Green walls and ceilings
Key challenges
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Green space creation and/or management
- Environmental quality
- Air quality improvement
Focus
Creation of new green areas
Project objectives
Clear the office air of contaminants, creation of biological interactions to give dynamism to the environment (ref 1).
Implementation activities
Selection of plants: Installation of F+P garden structure, (F+P is the name of the company's structural design for this type of vertical garden)
Planting of species: Ensuring full cover of garden. (ref 1)
Main beneficiaries
- Private sector/Corporate/Company
Governance
Management set-up
- Led by non-government actors
Type of initiating organisation
- Private sector/corporate actor/company
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Unknown
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
Garden installed by the company Alicante Forestal in the main staircase of a local business, in Santa Ponca (Palma area). (ref 1)
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a national policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a local policy or strategy?
Unknown
Financing
Total cost
Unknown
Source(s) of funding
- Corporate investment
Type of funding
- Direct funding (grants, subsidies, or self-financed projects by private entities)
Non-financial contribution
No
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Environmental quality
- Improved air quality
- Reduced noise exposure
- Green space and habitat
- Increased green space area
- Other
Economic impacts
- Other
Socio-cultural impacts
- Social justice and cohesion
- Improved liveability
- Improved access to urban green space
- Cultural heritage and sense of place
- Increased appreciation for natural spaces
- Education
- Increased support for education and scientific research
Type of reported impacts
Expected impacts
Presence of formal monitoring system
Unknown
Presence of indicators used in reporting
No evidence in public records
Presence of monitoring/ evaluation reports
No evidence in public records
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
No evidence in public records
References
1. Alicante Forestal. (2016). Jardin Vertical en Mallorca- Santa Ponça. Mallorca: Alicante Forestal. Available at : Source link (Accessed 25 July 2020)
2. Alicante Forestal. (2016). Jardines Verticales. Mallorca: Alicante Forestal. Available at: Source link (Accessed 25 July 2020)
3. Alicante Forestal. (2016). Formacion en jardines verticales. Mallorca: Alicante Forestal. Available at: Source link (Accessed 25 July 2020)
4. Alicante Forestal. (2016). Beneficios de los Jardines verticales. Mallorca: Alicante Forestal. Available at: Source link (Accessed 25 July 2020)
2. Alicante Forestal. (2016). Jardines Verticales. Mallorca: Alicante Forestal. Available at: Source link (Accessed 25 July 2020)
3. Alicante Forestal. (2016). Formacion en jardines verticales. Mallorca: Alicante Forestal. Available at: Source link (Accessed 25 July 2020)
4. Alicante Forestal. (2016). Beneficios de los Jardines verticales. Mallorca: Alicante Forestal. Available at: Source link (Accessed 25 July 2020)