Name
Seixal's Municipality Urban Gardens Network [Rede de Hortas Urbanas do Município do Seixal]
country
Portugal
Goal
Promoting the creation and active management of multifunctional green public spaces that: ensure environmental protection (safeguard the soil, aquifers, biodiversity); promote a circular economy (treatment and composting of domestic waste); encourages the creation and supports the maintenance of community-based urban farms and gardens, contributing to the combat of food insecurity as well as enhancing recreational, social and pedagogic uses of green public space ; promotes the creation of urban farming entrepeneurship; seeks to enhance active citizenship and community-based solutions to urban decay; requalification of existing public areas; promotes the health and well-being of citizens.
Main Topic
Sustainable food: from "farm to fork"; a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system
All Topics
Responsible and circular economy: mobilizing industry for a clean and circular economy
Sustainable food: from "farm to fork": a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system
Biodiversity: preserving and restoring ecosystems and biodiversity
Financing the transition (i.e. it facilitates and/or stimulates public and private investments needed for the transition to a climate-neutral, green, competitive and inclusive economy)
Fostering a just transition: leaving no one behind (fostering i.e. inclusivity, equity, empowerment of marginalized communities or other goals regarding justice)
Scale
- Neighbourhood or Local community
- City and peri-urban
Actors
- Non-profit organisation (i.e. pursues a particular social cause, e.g. schools, foundations, social movement)
- Local government
Main Activity
Facilitating dialogue and networking
Activities
- Not specified
Source
This initiative was provided by the SGD consortium.
This initiative is self-reported and not identified by the SHARED GREEN DEAL Consortium
CONTACT
For further details please contact co-leads Dr Chris Foulds (chris.foulds@aru.ac.uk) and Dr Rosie Robison (rosie.robison@aru.ac.uk).
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No 101036640. The sole responsibility for the content of this website lies with the SHARED GREEN DEAL HAS project and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the European Union.