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Urban green spaces benefit both citizens and their surroundings
EFI focuses on the benefits of having forests and trees in our urban environment, which include improving public health, enhancing climate resilience, supporting biodiversity, and offering inclusive and accessible spaces that encourage community interaction and wellbeing.
What is a biocity?
A biocity is a new term created to describe a city that is “hosted by nature”.
- Cities
EFI Strategy 2040
Responding to accelerating global change, EFI positions forests at the heart of efforts to build resilient societies and a healthy planet.
- Resilient forests
What is urban forestry?
Urban forestry involves the management and establishment of trees and forests across a city
- Cities
Publications
What is a biocity?
A biocity is a new term created to describe a city that is “hosted by nature”.
- Cities
News and blogs
EFI Strategy 2040 – Forests in a changing world
EFI has launched a major new strategy which will shape the work of the Institute over the next 15 years.
- Resilient forests
Växjö is the European Forest City 2026
The city of Växjö has been awarded the title of “European Forest City 2026” by the European Forest Institute.
- Cities
Prague named the European Forest City 2025
Prague has been awarded the title of “European Forest City 2025” by the European Forest Institute.
- Cities
Projects on this theme
URBANA
The project focused on leveraging satellite data to generate urban analytics that support urban planning, and energy efficiency in European cities.
- Cities
UFOREST
Promoting Europe’s innovation capacity among universities, cities and businesses to deliver a new approach to Urban Forestry.
- Cities
CLEARINGHOUSE
Collaborative learning in research, information-sharing and governance on how urban forests support Sino-European urban futures.
- Cities
