Last updated: October 2021
The NBS constitutes the annual planting of new trees, bushes, perennials, vines and flowers across Bialystok. The initiative is designed and implemented by City Hall and aims at improving the image of the urban area, and to provide a pleasant environment for the residents and tourists [1].
Green Białystok
Source: https://bialystok.naszemiasto.pl/bialystok-w-kwiatach-i-zieleni-trwaja-nasadzenia-zdjecia/ga/c8-3731458/zd/20080612
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Grey infrastructure featuring greens
- Alley or street trees and other street vegetation
- Institutional green space
Key challenges
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Green space creation and/or management
- Health and well-being (SDG 3)
- Creation of opportunities for recreation
Focus
Creation of new green areas, Maintenance and management of urban nature, Strategy, plan or policy development
Project objectives
1) Improving the image of the city;
2) Providing a pleasant environment for the residents and tourists in Białystok;
3) Increasing the number of species present in the city;
4) Green management and governance [1].
Implementation activities
1) In 2015 planting 318 trees, over 4,000 bushes and nearly 2,000 pieces of perennial plants and vines;
2) In 2016 planting 207 trees, over 5,500 bushes and about 4,000 other plants (including perennials, vines);
3) 12 containers with apple trees in front of the City Hall building, flowerbeds around the trees;
4) Planting 300 perennial plants at Lipowa Street;
5) Planting 120 pieces of barberry bushes and 100 pieces of perennial plants at Sopocki square;
6) Planting shrubs (250 pieces) and perennials (600 pieces) in the vicinity of the pond at Park Planty;
7) Planting perennials (1000 pcs) at Central Park;
8) Planting perennials (500 pcs) at Dziekonska Park;
9) Planting perennials (300 pcs) at Malmeda Square [1].
Main beneficiaries
- Citizens or community groups
Governance
Management set-up
- Government-led
Type of initiating organisation
- Local government/municipality
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Unknown
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
The municipality both initiated and implemented the greenery planting in the city.
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a national policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a local policy or strategy?
Yes
('Environmental Protection Program for the city of Bialystok for the years 2013-2016'.(2))
Financing
Total cost
€50,000 - €100,000
Source(s) of funding
- Public local authority budget
Type of funding
- Earmarked public budget
Non-financial contribution
Unknown
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Green space and habitat
- Promotion of naturalistic styles of landscape design for urban development
- Increased green space area
Economic impacts
- Unknown
Socio-cultural impacts
- Other
Type of reported impacts
Achieved 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.Source link, (2016), 'Białystok covered in flowers and greenery. The plantings of greenery are ongoing' ('Białystok w kwiatach i zieleni. Trwają nasadzenia'), Source link (Accessed: 14 September 2020).
2. 'RESOLUTION NO. XLVIII / 547/13 CITY COUNCIL BIALYSTOK 25 June 2013 on the adoption of the "Environmental Protection Program for the city of Bialystok for the years 2013-2016 with perspective for the years 2017-2020 ". (UCHWAŁA NR XLVIII/547/13 RADY MIASTA BIAŁYSTOK z dnia 25 czerwca 2013 r. w sprawie przyjęcia „Programu ochrony środowiska dla miasta Białegostoku na lata 2013-2016 z perspektywą na lata 2017-2020”), (See attachment)
2. 'RESOLUTION NO. XLVIII / 547/13 CITY COUNCIL BIALYSTOK 25 June 2013 on the adoption of the "Environmental Protection Program for the city of Bialystok for the years 2013-2016 with perspective for the years 2017-2020 ". (UCHWAŁA NR XLVIII/547/13 RADY MIASTA BIAŁYSTOK z dnia 25 czerwca 2013 r. w sprawie przyjęcia „Programu ochrony środowiska dla miasta Białegostoku na lata 2013-2016 z perspektywą na lata 2017-2020”), (See attachment)
Green Białystok
Source: https://bialystok.naszemiasto.pl/bialystok-w-kwiatach-i-zieleni-trwaja-nasadzenia-zdjecia/ga/c8-3731458/zd/20080604
Green Białystok
Source: https://bialystok.naszemiasto.pl/bialystok-w-kwiatach-i-zieleni-trwaja-nasadzenia-zdjecia/ga/c8-3731458/zd/20080608