1. General information
Location and description of the intervention
City or FUA
Aix-en-Provence
Region
Europe
Native title of the NBS intervention
Plantation de 4 arbres
Short description of the intervention
Four hackberry trees were planted in the courtyard of the social center "La Grande Bastide". Children were involved with the support of the association "Aux Actes Citoyens" (in english"Act Citizens"). The planting of the 4 trees by the children was done with the support of animators/leaders (who work at the Social Center and animate diverse activities at the center), Karine Lurcin, president of the association "Aux Acts Citizens" as well as several members of the association. (Ref. 1). The Social Center of the "Grande Bastide"(non-governmental organization) was behind the idea, stating that: "It is the idea of ​​the center to have the children do the planting. We will surely be inspired by it for future actions", and, "from today, [the children] will always associate the earth with a particular and positive emotion: pleasure" (Ref. 1).
Address

Social Centre La Grande Bastide
Avenue du square Val St André
13100 Aix en Provence
France

Location
Point location, which indicates where the NBS takes place
Type of area before implementation of the NBS
Public Greenspace Area
Timeline of intervention
Start date of the intervention (planning process)
unknown
Start date of intervention (implementation process)
2016
End date of the intervention
2016
Present stage of the intervention
Completed
Goals of the intervention
-Plantation of 4 trees with the participation of children: "pleasure to the game of urban gardening" (Ref. 1)
-"If the members of the association reiterate that their motivation is also to play their role of citizen by improving the social life of Aix, their primary goal is of course to make the city greener" (Ref. 1)
- One of the children responded to the question why it was necessary to plant trees: "To be able to breathe better!" (Ref. 1)
Quantitative targets
-There were 59 children and 12 adults to plant 4 hackberry trees in the courtyard of the social center of the Grande Bastide. (Ref. 1)
Monitoring indicators defined
Number of children and number of adults planting trees in the courtyard of the social center of the Grande Bastide; number of hackberry trees planted (Ref 1)
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Green space creation and/or management
Environmental quality
Air quality improvement
Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16)
Inclusive governance
Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Social cohesion
Social interaction
Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Enabling opportunities for physical activity
Creation of opportunities for recreation
Implementation activities
-Plantation of 4 trees by children with the support of animators/leaders (who work at the Social Center and animate diverse activities at the center), Karine Lurcin, president of the association "Aux Acts Citizens" as well as several members of the association. (Ref. 1)
Type of NBS project
Creation of new green areas
Knowledge creation and awareness raising
NBS domain and interventions
Ecological domain(s) where the NBS intervention(s) is/are implemented
Grey infrastructure featuring greens
Alley or street trees and other street vegetation
Vegetation Type
Trees
Please specify how many trees were planted
4 (Ref 1)
Amenities offered by the NBS
Unknown
Services
Expected ecosystem services delivered
Regulating services
Air quality regulation
Other
Cultural services
Inspiration for culture, art and design
Recreation
Mental and physical health and wellbeing
Intellectual interactions (scientific and / or educational)
Physical and experiential interactions with plants and animals
Social and community interactions
Please specify "other regulating service"
One of the children responded to the question why it was necessary to plant trees: "To be able to breathe better!" (Ref. 1)

Scale
Spatial scale
Sub-microscale: Street scale (including buildings)
Beneficiaries
Primary Beneficiaries
Non-government organisation/Civil Society
Citizens or community groups
Food producers and cultivators (i.e. farmers, gardeners)
Young people and children
Governance
Governance arrangements
Led by non-government actors
Non-government actors
Non-governmental organisation (NGO) / Civil society / Churches
Please specify the roles of the specific government and non-government actor groups involved in the initiative
-Social Center of the "Grande Bastide"(non-governmental organization) was behind the idea: "It is the idea of the center to make planting the children. " (Ref. 1).
-With the participation and support of the non-governmental organization "Aux Actes Citoyens" (Act Citizens). (Ref. 1)
Key actors - initiating organization
Non-government organisation/civil society
Citizens or community group
District/neighbourhood association
Other
Please specify other key actors – Initiating organization
children
Land owners
Other
Please specify other Key actors - Other stakeholders involved
children
Key actors - Other stakeholders involved (besides initiating actors)
Non-government organisation/civil society
Citizens or community group
District/neighbourhood association
Other
Land owners
Other
Please specify other land owner
The courtyard is owned by the Social Centre which is supported by the Aix en Provence municipality (Ref. 4).
Participatory methods/forms of community involvement used
Dissemination of information and education
Joint implementation (e.g. tree planting)
Please specify other landowner
The courtyard is owned by the Social Centre which is supported by the Aix en Provence municipality (Ref. 4).
Policy drivers
NBS intervention implemented in response to an Regional Directive/Strategy
Unknown
NBS intervention implemented in response to a national regulations/strategy/plan
Unknown
NBS intervention implemented in response to a local regulation/strategy/plan
No
Please specify the "local regulation/strategy/plan"
The city didn't have policies for the protection of trees. No "Charter for Trees" was implemented by the city in 2016. (Ref. 2)
Mandatory or voluntary intervention
Voluntary (spontaneous)
Enablers
Presence of specific city-level GI/NBS vision/strategy/plan - mentioned in connection to the project
No
Please specify
The city didn't have policies for the protection of trees. No "Charter for Trees" was implemented by the city in 2016. (Ref. 2)
Presence of specific city-level GI/NBS section/part in a more general plan - mentioned in connection to the project
Unknown
Presence of city network or regional partnerships focused on NBS - mentioned in connection to the project
Yes
Please specify
Social Center "Grand Bastide" and the organization "Aux Actes Citoyens" are partners in this intervention. (Ref. 1)
Presence of GI / NBS research project - mentioned in connection to the project
Unknown
Subsidies/investment for GI / NBS in the city - mentioned in connection to the project
Unknown
Co-finance for NBS
Unknown
Co-financing governance arrangements
Unknown
Was this co-governance arrangement already in place, or was it set up specifically for this NBS?
Unknown
Financing
Total cost
Unknown
What is/was the Cost/Budget (EUR) of the NBS or green infrastructure elements?
Unknown
What are the total amount of expected annual maintenance costs?
Unknown
What is the expected annual maintenance costs of the NBS or GI elements?
Unknown
Please specify cost savings
Unknown
Please specify total cost (EUR)
Unknown
Source(s) of funding
Unknown
Type of fund(s) used
Unknown
Non-financial contribution
Yes
Type of non-financial contribution
Provision of land
Provision of goods
Provision of labour
Who provided the non-financial contribution?
Citizens (e.g. volunteering)
Other
Business models
Local stewardship model
Green education model
Which of the involved actors was motivated by this model?
Private non-for-profit actor (e.g. NGO, foundation)
Citizens / local communities
Type of innovation
Social
Cultural innovation
Please specify social innovation
-Children are involved to inspire them and teach them why it is important to plant trees.
-Creation of social bonds (Ref. 1)
Novelty level of the innovation
Unknown
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
Unknown
Replicability/Transferability
The innovation is transferred to new initiative(s) without substantial adaptation
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
"The association "Aux Actes Citoyens" multiplies manifestations of this type in order to greening the city."/ "A new planting of trees will be done at "Restos du Coeur" in Aix." (Ref. 1)
Impacts, benefits
Environmental impacts
Environmental quality
Improved air quality
Green space and habitat
Increased green space area
Description of environmental benefits
Environmental quality
-Improved air quality: increased understanding on the part of children as to the benefits of trees to air quality (Ref. 1).

Green space and habitat
-Increased green space area: quantitative, number of trees planted and cared for (4) as part of the initiative (Ref 1)
Economic impacts
Unknown
Please specify other socio-cultural impact
inspriration toward better envt stewardship: -The children and volunteers of the associations were present to this event and inspired them to urban gardening (Ref. 1); Ref. 3 highlights the importance of the location of the intervention being located close to the workplace of someone willing to water the trees: "Planting is fine, but we must also take care of it afterwards"
Description of economic benefits
Unknown, not specified.
Social and cultural impacts
Social justice and cohesion
Improved social cohesion
Improved access to urban green space
Increased opportunities for social interaction
Increased involvement of locals in the management of green spaces
Health and wellbeing
Improved physical health
Cultural heritage and sense of place
Improvement in people’s connection to nature
Preserved spiritual and religious values
Increased sense of place identity, memory and belonging
Increased appreciation for natural spaces
Education
Increased support for education and scientific research
Increased knowledge of locals about local nature
Increased awareness of NBS and their benefits
Other
Please specify other environmental justice issue
Improved access to urban green space: quantitative, number of citizens who can experience the planted trees (Ref. 1).
-Increased involvement of locals in the management of green spaces: quantitative, number of children involved with planting (59) (Ref. 1).
Description of social and cultural benefits
Social justice and cohesion
-Improved social cohesion: "Planting, gardening, handling the earth is also and above all creating social ties" (Ref. 1).
-Improved access to urban green space: quantitative, number of citizens who can experience the planted trees (Ref. 1).
-Increased involvement of locals in the management of green spaces: quantitative, number of children involved with planting (59) (Ref. 1).

Cultural heritage and sense of place
-Improvement in people’s connection to nature: qualitative description, "From today, [the children] will always associate the earth with a particular and positive emotion: pleasure" (Ref. 1).
-Increased appreciation for natural spaces: Qualitative description, "It is the idea of ​​the center to have the children do the planting. We will surely be inspired by it for future actions" (Ref. 1).

Education
-Increased knowledge of locals about local nature: qualitative description, increased understanding on the part of children as to the benefits of trees to air quality (Ref. 1).
--The children and volunteers of the associations were present to this event and inspired them to urban gardening (Ref. 1)
Type of reported impacts
Achieved impacts
Indicators
-Children enjoyed this planting activity and were informed about the purpose of their action as after the interviewer asked one of the child why are you planting trees, he answered: "for breathing better". (Ref. 1)
-The children and volunteers of the associations were present to this event and inspired them to urban gardening (Ref. 1)
-Increased green space area: quantitative, number of trees planted and cared for (4) as part of the initiative (Ref 1)
Environmental, social and economic impacts
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Green space creation and/or management
Environmental quality
Air quality improvement
Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16)
Inclusive governance
Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Social cohesion
Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
Preservation of natural heritage
Analysis of specific impact categories
Job creation: The NBS created ...
Voluntary work opportunities
No information available
Environmental justice: The implementation of the NBS project resulted in ...
Improved access to green and/or blue spaces
Other
Negative impacts: Did the project cause any problems or concerns?
No information was found regarding negative impacts of the project
COVID-19 pandemic
The Grande Bastide Centre compiled a list of available services during Covid-19 (Jul 10 2020) https://csc-grande-bastide.com/index.php/2020/04/20/covid-19-quelles-structures-contacter/
Methods of impact monitoring
Process of recording NBS impacts
No evidence in public records
Methods used to evaluate the impacts of NBS
Unknown
Evidence for use of assessment
Presence of an assessment, evaluation and/or monitoring process
Unknown
Presence of indicators used in reporting
No evidence in public records
Presence of monitoring/evaluation reports
No evidence in public records
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
No evidence in public records
Impact assessment mechanism
Name of any specific impact assessment tools
Unknown.
Use of GIS in mapping impacts
No evidence in public records
Citizen involvement
Citizens involvement in assessment/evaluation
Unknown
Citizens involvement in the analysis of the assessment/evaluation
Unknown
Follow-up to the evaluation / assessment
Unknown
References
Web links relevant to the intervention
Ref. 1
Ref. 2
Ref. 3
Ref. 4
List of references
1. Poisson, Guillaume (2016). "Plantez des arbres partout à Aix !". Available at: https://www.laprovence.com/article/edition-aix-pays-daix/4206273/plantez-des-arbres-partout-dans-la-ville.html (Accessed: Jul 10 2020).
2. Apadem (2016). "Collectif de Défense des Arbres en Pays d'Aix". (retrieved from a previous NBS of the city of Aix en Provence "Saving trees from an association"). Available at: https://www.helloasso.com/associations/apadem/collectes/aux-arbres-citoyens (Accessed: Jul 10 2020).
3. Féris-Perrin, Amélie (2016). "Aix-en-Provence : Karine Lurcin plante des arbres dans la ville". Available at: https://www.laprovence.com/article/edition-aix-pays-daix/4084060/karine-lurcin-plante-des-arbres-dans-la-ville.html (Accessed: Jul 10 2020).
4. La Grande Bastide (2020). "Présentation du Centre". Available at: https://csc-grande-bastide.com/index.php/presentation-du-centre/ (Accessed: Jul 10 2020).
Additional comments
Section 6/IMPACTS: -A new planting of trees was planned at "Restos du Coeur" in Aix en Provence (Ref. 1) but after some research, I couldn't find if it really happened (The article of Ref. 3 mentions plantation of 4 trees as well near the "Restos du Coeur" but the date of the article is previous of the Ref. 1 which mentioned the plan of the next plantation, therefore it is ambiguous).

Description of this intervention appears to be restricted to a single reference, the connection to another NBS (the overarching effort to limit the felling of trees and develop a tree charter for Aix-en-Provence) is not immediately clear from the references.

Ref. 3 highlights the importance of the location of the intervention being located close to the workplace of someone willing to water the trees: "Planting is fine, but we must also take care of it afterwards"
Comments and notes
Pictures of the NBS
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Please specify other source of non-financial contribution
Children