1. General information
Location and description of the intervention
City or FUA
Córdoba
Region
Europe
Native title of the NBS intervention
Córdoba Verde por el Climate plantación de árboles
Short description of the intervention
In 2010, about 300 people participated in the planting program for the “350” project and under the “Verde por el Clima” program (Green for the climate) organized by the Department of Environment, Cordoba city council (Concejalía de Medio Ambiente). (Ref. 3)
Address

Between El Granadal de Cordoba and the highway
14014 Córdoba
Spain

Total area
40000.00m²
Type of area before implementation of the NBS
Please specify “other type of area” before implementation of the NBS
Near highway and industrial polygon (Ref. 3)
Timeline of intervention
Start date of the intervention (planning process)
2010
Start date of intervention (implementation process)
2010
End date of the intervention
2010
Present stage of the intervention
Goals of the intervention
- Improving "awareness of the need to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and the importance of conserving and maintaining green spaces" (Ref. 3)
-"Reforestation of a plot of about 40,000 m2 that is located between the polygon El Granadal de Cordoba and the highway" (Ref. 1)
- Avoid desertification (Ref. 2)
Quantitative targets
- Planting of 350 trees on a plot located between the highway and the polygon of El Granadal. (Ref. 3)

On the organization's manifest (not just for this intervention) - (Ref. 6, uploaded document):
• The establishment of maximum direct emissions targets, which for each member of family members must be less than 1,000 kilograms of CO2 per year. (Ref. 6)
• Planting at least one native tree or shrub per year per person (Ref. 6)
• Disseminate these commitments to ensure that new entities adhere each year to this program (Ref. 6)
Monitoring indicators defined
kilograms of CO2 per year (Ref. 6); number of trees (Ref. 3)
Climate change mitigation: What were the goals of the NBS?
Climate change mitigation: What activities are implemented to realize the conservation goals and targets?
Implementation activities
-Planting trees (Ref. 1-6)
-Seminars (Ref. 5)
-"The City of Córdoba and the Cajasur Foundation have created a website to deal with climate change. Thus, the initiative called Green for the climate hopes to get the adhesion of individuals, companies and entities, in order to measure and reduce CO2 emissions"(Ref. 2)
Type of NBS project
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
Please specify "other Climate change adaptation activity"

Vegetation Type
Please specify how many trees were planted
350 (Ref. 3)
Amenities offered by the NBS
Services
Expected ecosystem services delivered
Regulating services
Air quality regulation
Carbon storage/sequestration
Cultural services
Aesthetic appreciation
Social and community interactions
Scale
Spatial scale
Micro-scale: District/neighbourhood level
Beneficiaries
Please specify other local relevant strategy
sustainable development plan (Ref. 3)
Governance
Non-government actors
Non-governmental organisation (NGO) / Civil society / Churches
Other
Please specify other non-government actors involved
Foundation (Ref. 1)
Please specify the roles of the specific government and non-government actor groups involved in the initiative
The city council has created and supported the NGO "Verde por el clima". (Ref. 2)
"The program comes from an agreement signed by the City of Córdoba and the Cajasur Foundation" (Ref. 1)
"This plot depends on the Ministry of Development, which has authorized Green for the climate this ecological restoration and will collaborate in some work of preparation of the terrain and maintenance." (Ref. 1)
“The activities, which included a concert by the Music Conservatory, had the support of WWF, the University of Córdoba, the Bike Path Platform, the Botanical Garden, the Federation of Al-Zahara Neighborhood Associations, the Matrix Foundation (private, non-profit sustainability organization), Córdoba Vuela (paramotor school), Los Angeles Assistances (healthcare service), Almocrafe (cooperative/ ecological agriculture association) and El Granadal Businessmen Association.” (Ref. 3)
Land owners
Key actors - Other stakeholders involved (besides initiating actors)
Local government/municipality
Public sector institution
Non-government organisation/civil society
Business association or network
Private foundation/trust
Transnational network
Researchers/university
Citizens or community group
District/neighbourhood association
Land owners
Policy drivers
NBS intervention implemented in response to an Regional Directive/Strategy
Yes
Please specify the "Regional Directive/Strategy"
Carbon dioxide emissions reduction goals / please see the approval of statements from the city council before the Copenhagen Climate Change conference (Ref. 7, document uploaded)
NBS intervention implemented in response to a national regulations/strategy/plan
Unknown
NBS intervention implemented in response to a local regulation/strategy/plan
Yes
Please specify the "local regulation/strategy/plan"
"A goal of awareness and education in values, which we pursue through the Local Agenda 21, and which is very present in each of the initiatives we put in place throughout the year in favor of the environment and against the Climate change" (Ref. 3)
Mandatory or voluntary intervention
Unknown
Intervention is mandatory
Enablers
Presence of specific city-level GI/NBS vision/strategy/plan - mentioned in connection to the project
Yes
Please specify
The City Environment delegate, Francisco Cobos said in 2010: "A goal of awareness and education in values, which we pursue through the Local Agenda 21, and which is very present in each of the initiatives we put in place throughout the year in favor of the environment and against the Climate change"(Ref. 3)
Presence of specific city-level GI/NBS section/part in a more general plan - mentioned in connection to the project
Yes
Please specify the general plan with GI/NBS section
"delegation of Environment of the City of Córdoba, through the Green Cordova program for the Climate, carried out on the occasion of the International Campaign for the Climate" (Ref. 3)
If there is a relevant strategy or plan, please specify the theme / type of the plan.
Please specify other vegetation type
"green spaces" (Ref. 3)
native tree or shrub (Ref. 6)
Presence of city network or regional partnerships focused on NBS - mentioned in connection to the project
Yes
Please specify
"Verde por el climate" itself has a lot of partners involved (Ref. 3)
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
Yes
Please specify
It seems the city council gave some funds to create and support "Verde por el climate". For instance, the city and a private foundation gave 45 000euros for creating the website of "Verde por el climate": "The City of Córdoba and the Cajasur Foundation have created a website to deal with climate change. Thus, the initiative called Green for the climate hopes to get the adhesion of individuals, companies and entities, in order to measure and reduce CO2 emissions" (Ref. 2)
Co-finance for NBS
Yes
Co-financing governance arrangements
Unknown
Was this co-governance arrangement already in place, or was it set up specifically for this NBS?
Financing
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)
It seems the city council had a budget to develop and support the "Verde por el climate" initiatives as well as the financial help from a private foundation for the creation of the website (45 000 euros) (Ref. 2), but it is uncertain how much or whether this intervention was included.
Type of fund(s) used
Non-financial contribution
Yes
Type of non-financial contribution
Please specify other Business model
Climate policy driven (Ref. 3)
Business models
Please specify other environmental impact
Avoid desertification (Ref. 2)
Which of the involved actors was motivated by this model?
Type of innovation
Please specify social innovation
by increasing the "Awareness of the need to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and the importance of conserving and maintaining green spaces" motivates people to plant trees. (Ref. 3)
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
"Verde por el clima" has organized before tree planting initiatives.
"The plantation is part of those promoted by the Green program for the climate and is one of the many that will be carried out in this field."(Ref.1)
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
"The next 25 of April there is already a second plantation programmed and the rest will be realized from autumn of 2010." (Ref. 1)
Impacts, benefits
Description of environmental benefits
Creation of new green spaces:
-350 trees planted (Ref. 3) native trees and shrubs planted (Ref 6)
-reforestation of 40 000 m2 plot (Ref. 1)
Economic impacts
Description of economic benefits
Unknown
Please specify other environmental justice issue
addressing climate change:
• Planting at least one native tree or shrub per year per person (Ref. 6); -"The City of Córdoba and the Cajasur Foundation have created a website to deal with climate change. Thus, the initiative called Green for the climate hopes to get the adhesion of individuals, companies and entities, in order to measure and reduce CO2 emissions"(Ref. 2)

Description of social and cultural benefits
-Enhanced engagement with environment and community through tree planting (Ref. 3)
-Improved awareness of climate change through workshops, tree plantings, and related website (Ref. 2,5)
Type of reported impacts
Indicators
Number of trees planted (Ref. 3); Area of land reforested (m2) (Ref. 1); Opportunities for environmental education/ engagement (Ref. 2,3,5)
Analysis of specific impact categories
Job creation: The NBS created ...
Environmental justice: The implementation of the NBS project resulted in ...
Please specify other method used to evaluate the impacts of NBS
Tracking number of participants, workshops, plantings, and trees planted (Ref. 5)
Negative impacts: Did the project cause any problems or concerns?
No information was found regarding negative impacts of the project
COVID-19 pandemic
Unknown as of 18 September 2020.
Methods of impact monitoring
Methods used to evaluate the impacts of NBS
Evidence for use of assessment
Presence of an assessment, evaluation and/or monitoring process
Yes
Presence of indicators used in reporting
Yes
Presence of monitoring/evaluation reports
Yes
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
Yes
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
Yes
Mode(s) of citizen involvement in evaluation/assessment
Citizens involvement in the analysis of the assessment/evaluation
Unknown
Follow-up to the evaluation / assessment
Unknown
References
List of references
1. Anon.(2010). El plan ´Verde por el clima´ inicia la reforestación en El Granadal. Diariocordoba.com
Available at: https://www.diariocordoba.com/noticias/educacion/plan-verde-clima-inicia-reforestacion-granadal_551292.html [Accessed: 17 September 2020].
2. Munoz, Rafa (2009). Create a website that seeks to reduce CO2 emissions. Diariocordoba.com
Available at: https://www.diariocordoba.com/noticias/cordobalocal/crean-web-busca-reducir-emision-co2_531409.html [Accessed 17 September 2020].
3. Anon. (2010). Unas 300 personas participan en las actividades por el clima. Diariocordoba.com
Available at: http://www.diariocordoba.com/noticias/cordobaandalucia/300-personas-participan-actividades-clima_591314.html [Accessed 17 September 2020].
4. Anon.(n.d). Dieciocho meses de actividad VERDE POR EL CLIMA. Verdeporelclima.org. [Not available in 2020].
5. CÓRDOBA VERDE POR EL CLIMA. (n.d). Results. cordobaporelclima.wordpress.com. Available at: https://cordobaporelclima.wordpress.com/resultados/ [Accessed: 18 September 2020].
6. Córdoba Verde Por El Clima. (n.d). Manifesto. [Document provided].
7. Ayuntamiento de Córdoba. (2009). MOCIÓN APROBADA POR EL PLENO DEL AYUNTAMIENTO DE CÓRDOBA DEL JUEVES 3 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2009 A PROPUESTA DEL CONSEJO MUNICIPAL DE MEDIO AMBIENTE. [Document provided].
Comments and notes
Comments
2020 comments:
area boundary: Unable to find official images/ maps related to plot area (plot boundaries unable to be determined)
Additional insights
2020 comments:
Section 6/ Impacts: This NBS focused on one tree planting event; however, Verde por el clima conducted several other tree plantings, from 2009-2019, totaling 30 plantings; 5611 trees; and 3435 participants. (Ref. 5)
2009: 1 planting; 126 trees; 230 participants
2010: 7 plantings; 1185 trees; 599 participants
2011: 12 plantings; 2227 trees; 1214 participants
2012: 7 plantings; 1857 trees; 1216 participants
2013: 2 plantings; 110 trees; 56 participants
2019: 1 planting; 106 trees; 120 participants

Not specifically for this intervention, but in general through the program "Verde por el clima":
"In eighteen months, from November 2009 to April 2011, the GREEN FOR THE CLIMATE program organized 59 talks, courses and workshops on climate change and carried out 18 tree plantations in 11 urban or rural areas where some 3,256 trees were planted and cared for Trees and shrubs of Mediterranean forest; Activities in which more than 4,900 volunteers participated and 30 entities were involved in different degrees." (Ref. 4)

Section 6/ Impact assessment mechanism: Formerly available on the website (www.verdeporelclima.org), which allowed individual citizens, companies and institutions to register in it and to know the carbon emission data that their activities represent for the environment. (Ref. 2) The carbon emissions reduction from the planting of trees of this intervention was available through this platform (with registration needed). (Ref. 2)
>> Public results are available on: https://cordobaporelclima.wordpress.com/resultados/
Public Images
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Verde por el clima
Source: https://cordobaporelclima.wordpress.com/