Resources
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Created by: AIPH
AIPH, the International Association of Horticultural Producers, proudly presents part 1 of 7 in the AIPH 2020 Green City Guidelines, which lays out the Green City Principles that form the philosophy on which the Guidelines are founded. The AIPH internationally targeted ‘Green City Guidelines’ aim to equip practitioners and decision-makers with the essential information they need to understand and communicate the benefits of plants, greening, nature and green infrastructure in our increasingly urban lives. This resource puts forward the Green City philosophy through a set of principles which position ‘living green’ as a fundamental solution to many of the challenges of contemporary life.
Oct 4th, 2021
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Created by: AIPH
AIPH, the International Association of Horticultural Producers, proudly presents part 2 of 7 in the AIPH 2020 Green City Guidelines, which has a particular focus on the value of urban greening at the city scale. The AIPH internationally targeted ‘Green City Guidelines’ aim to equip practitioners and decision-makers with the essential information they need to understand and communicate the benefits of plants, greening, nature and green infrastructure in our increasingly urban lives. This resource highlights the essential elements of the planning process and its relationship to green space through urban development and policy.
Oct 4th, 2021
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Created by: AIPH
AIPH, the International Association of Horticultural Producers, proudly presents part 3 of 7 in the AIPH 2020 Green City Guidelines, which has a particular focus on the value of urban green spaces at the neighbourhood scale. The AIPH internationally targeted ‘Green City Guidelines’ aim to equip practitioners and decision-makers with the essential information they need to understand and communicate the benefits of plants, greening, nature and green infrastructure in our increasingly urban lives. This resource examines how green spaces form part of the neighbourhood structure and contribute to individual and social functioning of the community.
Oct 4th, 2021
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Created by: AIPH
AIPH, the International Association of Horticultural Producers, proudly presents part 4 of 7 in the AIPH 2020 Green City Guidelines, which makes the case for the value of greening at the street scale. The AIPH internationally targeted ‘Green City Guidelines’ aim to equip practitioners and decision-makers with the essential information they need to understand and communicate the benefits of plants, greening, nature and green infrastructure in our increasingly urban lives. This resource introduces the value of street trees and plants, and how they contribute to quality of life and environmental microclimates at the local level.
Oct 4th, 2021
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Created by: AIPH
AIPH, the International Association of Horticultural Producers, proudly presents part 5 of 7 in the AIPH 2020 Green City Guidelines, which has a particular focus on the value of urban greening at the city scale. The AIPH internationally targeted ‘Green City Guidelines’ aim to equip practitioners and decision-makers with the essential information they need to understand and communicate the benefits of plants, greening, nature and green infrastructure in our increasingly urban lives. This resource demonstrates how the performance of buildings can be enhanced by plants, including through positioning within a green landscape, green roofs and walls, and interior design.
Oct 4th, 2021
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Created by: AIPH
AIPH, the International Association of Horticultural Producers, proudly presents part 7 of 7 in the AIPH 2020 Green City Guidelines, which presents a series of sector briefs for the integration of plants and nature in key urban sectors such as urban agriculture, transport, biodiversity, and construction.
Oct 4th, 2021
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Created by: EarthEcho International
Also available in Spanish: The EarthEcho team takes it inaugural expedition throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed to learn more about a global ocean issue that plagues more 400 communities worldwide: dead zones. Journey through five states and the District of Columbia to investigate the impacts causing a dead zone in the world’s largest estuary, including urbanization, agriculture, wastewater, and airborne pollution.
Jan 17th, 2022
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Created by: EarthEcho International
arthEcho Expedition: Water By Design is an exploration of the diverse engineering solutions California's resource managers are implementing in response to the recent 7-year drought. Explore the connection between the Sierra snowpack and the people of Los Angeles. Understand how NASA's satellite technology is used to help water resource managers on Earth. Investigate how seawater and water deep underground play a role in satisfying this thirsty urban region. Discover solutions and actions you can take in your own home or community to conserve water resources.
Jan 17th, 2022
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Created by: Families In Nature
A lesson on climatology focusing on science, technology, engineering, math (STEM) with six activities such as playing bingo, learning about species, making a solar oven and learning how to transform an urban space to include nature.
May 1st, 2020
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Created by: David Suzuki Foundation
Each of us can create habitat to support local bee populations. Bees are more likely to thrive in your backyard, community or patio garden and on mixed farms than on acres devoted to single crops. Urban settings mean short flight paths and a variety of different plants and flowers to sample.
Nov 13th, 2020
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Created by: Families In Nature
Spanish lesson on climatology focusing on science, technology, engineering, math (STEM) with six activities such as playing bingo, learning about species, making a solar oven and learning how to transform an urban space to include nature. (Scroll down for Spanish version.)
May 4th, 2020
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Created by: Living Links
A range of short videos that highlight the Living Links program and its various projects. The Living Links vision is to create an urban ‘web of green’ where people and nature connect.
May 1st, 2020
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Created by: World Urban Parks
This living document is an international guide of resources, insights and community perspectives to help connect park agencies, community organizations, individuals, cities, and park conservancies to better navigate a path toward recovery, equity, wellbeing, social justice and resilience in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In sharing this guide, we hope that you will use it to strengthen your community’s synergies between public health, nature conservation and climate change adaptation to make the world a better place focused on equity, wellbeing, nature conservation, climate change adaptation and health priorities through long term urban policy and planning decisions and implementation.
Sep 29th, 2020
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Created by: Exploring By The Seat of Your Pants
For the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, join Danielle of Friends of the Rouge Watershed (FRW) for a virtual tree planting to learn more about climate action, ecological restoration and the Rouge National Urban Park. Danielle joined Friends of the Rouge Watershed (FRW) in 2018. Born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, she is passionate about urban wildlife conservation. In her role as an Environmental Project Coordinator, Danielle combines hands-on restoration and advocacy in the Rouge with community engagement and education to inspire youth and community members to become local stewards.
May 6th, 2020
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Created by: Design+Environment+Law Laboratory, Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology
The "Land Where The Sticker Tree Grows" offers a simple glance at urban and peri-urban environments to capture the conflict between biodiversity and urbanization, by creating empathy for species that we share these spaces with.
May 6th, 2020
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Created by: IUCN
A series of tools and resources aimed at achieving positive conservation outcomes in cities and urban settings worldwide.
Feb 4th, 2021
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Created by: Canadian Wildlife Federation
The WILD Family Nature Club initiative was developed with help from the International Children and Nature Network. The program is designed to support volunteers like you who want to work with CWF and inspire a love of nature in others by connecting children and families to a world of outdoor play and exploration. From simple nature hikes through urban parks to surveying wildlife conservation areas with your free iNaturalist Canada app, there is no limit to the kind of nature-based activities you can incorporate into your program.
Apr 28th, 2020
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Created by: The Nature Conservancy
Interactive nature-based lesson plans for middle school-age students with free guides and videos for teachers. Lessons include biological interactions, terminology, the impact of reforestation and urban trees on human health, and more.
Apr 27th, 2020
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Created by: The Nature Conservancy
Educational resources for teachers with students in high school. Lessons cover urban runoff, biomimicry, climate change, and more! Each lesson plan comes with a free teacher's guide and video.
Apr 27th, 2020
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