Green Roof of St David's shopping centreClimate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality Regeneration, land-use and urban development
Nature on buildings (external) Grey infrastructure featuring greens
Cardiff, United Kingdom
In 2013, St Davids shopping centre, which has over 200 stores and restaurants (ref 5) completed the installation of a green roof, which included bird boxes and beehives and…
Budget€50,000 - €100,000
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Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality
Nature on buildings (external)
Antwerpen, Belgium
On 'De Roma', an old cinema that has been renovated into a theatre, a green roof of 650m2 was created which improves biodiversity and contributes to Antwerp's…
Budget€10,000 - €50,000
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Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality Regeneration, land-use and urban development Health and well-being (SDG 3) Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
Nature on buildings (external) Parks and urban forests Green areas for water management
Hamburg, Germany
Due to the challenges caused by climate change, Hamburg decided to become greener and developed a comprehensive, pioneering green roof strategy. The strategy aims at creating…
Budget€2,000,000 - €4,000,000
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Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
Malmö, Sweden
Sweden's second largest population of the acutely threatened Green Spotted Toad ("Bufotes viridis") populates in the Northern harbour (Norra hamnen) in Malmö.…
Budget€10,000 - €50,000
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Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10) Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
Blue infrastructure Parks and urban forests Green areas for water management
Beira, Mozambique
The Green Urban Infrastructure in the municipality of Beira project aims to increase Beira’s resilience to climate change and flooding (Ref. 2). It is a two-part project that…
BudgetMore than €4,000,000
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Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality Health and well-being (SDG 3) Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Parks and urban forests Community gardens and allotments
Munich, Germany
Most of the open spaces around Munich are designated as green belt areas and are being used mostly for agricultural purposes. As a lead project of its green strategy, the…
BudgetUnknown
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Greener Grangetown schemeClimate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality
Grey infrastructure featuring greens Parks and urban forests Blue infrastructure Green areas for water management
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Grangetown is the site for a flagship environmental programme to tackle flood risk and water waste (ref 5). This scheme catches, cleans and diverts rainwater directly into…
Budget€2,000,000 - €4,000,000
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Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Coastal resilience and marine protection (SDG 14) Environmental quality Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Mumbai, India
Pirojshanagar Township is an industrial and residential establishment of the company Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co Ltd (G&B), located in the Vikhroli suburb of Mumbai city…
BudgetUnknown
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Greening HannoverClimate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality Regeneration, land-use and urban development Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10) Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Nature on buildings (external) Grey infrastructure featuring greens
Hannover, Germany
The project "Sustainable Support Program for Greening Buildings and Minimizing the use of space using the example of Hanover" was established jointly by BUND (Bund…
BudgetUnknown
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Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality Regeneration, land-use and urban development
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Once empty paved area between the houses on Marat Street in St. Petersburg now has been turned into a cosy green garden [4, 5, 6]. The project was developed by a group of…
BudgetLess than €10,000
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Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Nancy, France
"Renaturation and flood control works on the Grémillon stream are being undertaken in the Nancy agglomeration. The stream is subject to overflows and was highly…
Budget€2,000,000 - €4,000,000
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Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10) Health and well-being (SDG 3) Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Community gardens and allotments
Augsburg, Germany
Interkultural Garten was founded in 2009 as an initiative of the Society for the Promotion of Occupational and Social Integration. The aims of the project are social…
BudgetUnknown
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Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Health and well-being (SDG 3) Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
Córdoba, Spain
“The Guadalquivir River offers some of the best landscape, ecological and environmental values. There is an exceptional variety of flora and fauna and the river is considered…
Budget€2,000,000 - €4,000,000
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Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Regeneration, land-use and urban development Water management (SDG 6) Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Blue infrastructure Parks and urban forests
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Hailes Quarry Park (HQP) is a large open space in the south-west of Edinburgh. It covers an area of 12.15ha. HQP was a very boggy area in the centre of the park which was…
Budget€10,000 - €50,000
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Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Liège, Belgium
The Hanging Gardens of Jonfosse is a "nature garden". It is used to be a derelict area, but now the area is leased by the nature protection association Natagora to…
BudgetUnknown
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Hannover goes wildGreen space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Parks and urban forests Community gardens and allotments
Hannover, Germany
The “Cities Dare Wilderness” project is part of the overall Hanoverian program of “More Nature in the City”, a new future-oriented approach to green spaces in urban areas.…
Budget€500,000 - €2,000,000
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