January 2024 Newsletter
Dear RECLAIM Network Members,
RECLAIM Webinar Series
If you missed or would like to view webinars from our RECLAIM series please click on the video below. Here you will find 20+ webinars from speakers within industry & academia covering GBGI topics such as green walls, waterways, de-paving, heat islands plus MUCH MORE!
In the news
Being rough and hairy isn't all it's cracked up to be - at least if you're a tree
The GCARE team at the University of Surrey led by Professor Prashant Kumar (PI for the RECLAIM Network) have found that the Yew (Taxus baccata) was the plant which removed most air pollution in cities. Read above.
Comparing likely effectiveness of urban nature-based solutions worldwide: The example of riparian tree planting and water quality
Nature-based solutions, especially tree planting targeted along riverbanks, are increasingly being advocated as improving the quality of urban aquatic environments. Read Mike Hutchins’ article from UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) above.
You can listen to Mike discuss how urban tree planting enhances ecosystem services in our RECLAIM October 2023 webinar here.
Webinar Series
RECLAIM Network Plus Webinar #21 - Engaging the public in GBGI projects
We are pleased to announce Webinar #21 of the RECLAIM Network Plus Webinar Series on 7th February 2024 - 12:30-13:30 GMT.
The RECLAIM Network Webinar Series consists of monthly one-hour online sessions, until February 2025. Each webinar will have 2 speakers, each speaking for 20 minutes, with time for a Q&A afterwards. All the webinars are recorded to make it available for viewing on demand.
Further details of this event can be found here
Recording of
RECLAIM Network Plus Webinar #20 - Revitalising waterways & the LivGBGI project
Thank you to everyone who attended Webinar #20. If you missed the webinar, you can watch the recording via the link below.
To view previous webinars in the series click here.
iPACT Webinar 4 -
Nature Based Solutions
Exploring the use of microbially driven Nature Based Solutions to address challenges in coastal locations with Dr Grainne El Mountassir from the University of Strathclyde on the latest iPACT. Sign up here.
Add NEW Resources
An opportunity for you to submit your work relating to green and blue infrastructure via the new resource page on the RECLAIM website so others can read & benefit from your research.
Please submit your published papers, reports, policy briefs, tools and guidance documents here
RECLAIM Network Plus Membership
We currently have 553 members, from a wide variety of sectors right across the globe, see our membership demographic below.
Below is the sign up link for the new membership form. Please share among your network, and especially encourage your contacts in city decision-making and local government to join.
Website
Our website lists all network activities. To view the RECLAIM Network Plus website click here
You Tube
Our You Tube channel provides recordings of RECLAIM Network events including the webinar series. To view click here
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What’s next?
More details about our upcoming 2024 Conference.
Updates from our funded Urban Green Space and People projects.
News on our new Workshop Awardees.
PLUS lots more.