32. Putting nature at heart with Urban Flora

Journey Visions - A Path towards Sustainability

Hana Begovic and Emma Bertipaglia (from the Bologna-Trento-Zurich Journey) are all about nature, earth jurisprudence, biodiversity, human rights and last but not least climate justice. Forests and green areas are disappearing globally, urban development is expanding and in these times, little priority is given to preserve nature and protect biodiversity, especially in (semi-) urban spaces.

This is where Urban Flora comes into play. The group project aims to tackle the detachment from nature in cities, which impacts physical and mental health. Urban Flora is an educational initiative designed to overcome the urban-nature divide in the next generation, focusing on nature education for school children. Tune in to discover which medium they plan to use to do so and how they are cooperating with the municipality of Malmö in Sweden.

Hana is the Swedish organiser of Earth Advocacy Youth, a movement focused on earth jurisprudence, and she is also an expert member of the UN Harmony with Nature and Knowledge Network. Emma is a recent MA graduate of Trinity College Dublin where she focused on development practices, which blends science and social science for enhanced sustainable development.

Check out the work of Earth Advocacy Youth and the UN Harmony with Nature programme:

Earth Advocacy Youth (YEA) is an international action group of creative, daring, and skilled young professionals working to identify and implement bold ecocentric practices in policy/law and education addressing biodiversity, climate governance and transition. https://www.earthadvocacy-youth.org/

Learn more about the right of nature law, policy and education: http://www.harmonywithnatureun.org/dialogues/