1. General information
Location and description of the intervention
City or FUA
Győr
Region
Europe
Native title of the NBS intervention
Lakótelepi fák és kertek
Short description of the intervention
In 2014, the municipality of Győr initiated a large-scale tree-planting programme which has planted approximately 1000 trees each year since it was started (Reference 6). As part of the programme, old trees that have become dangerous, withered or have outgrown their base are cut down, but much more are planted each year than the ones that are removed. (Reference 1). In the course of the program, mostly manna ash, European dwarf cherry, Norway maple, European hornbeam, large-leaved linden, London plane, and chestnut trees are planted, taking into account the local conditions. About 200 shrubs and thousands of flowers are planted each year. Flower seedlings have also been donated to citizens, with the goal of involving citizens in green space creation (Reference 6). An addition to the programme started on 1 July 2020 (Reference 6) and since then, after every child born in Győr, the parents can claim a tree that they can plant on their own or with the company Győr-Szol Zrt.


Address

Győr
Hungary

Please specify “other type of area” before implementation of the NBS
Streets and public parks
Timeline of intervention
Start date of the intervention (planning process)
unknown
Start date of intervention (implementation process)
2014
End date of the intervention
ongoing
Present stage of the intervention
Please specify "other" stage of the intervention
The tree-panting program of the municipality began in 2014. Since than more than 1000 trees and 200 shrubs are planted yearly in different neighborhoods of Győr, partly as a law-regulated replacement of seared or dangerous trees being cut out and partly for demand of the locals (Reference 1, 2, 3).
Goals of the intervention
The goals of the intervention include:
- replacing the trees being cut out because they were dried out, became dangerous, or grew out their place (law-regulated obligation) (Reference 2);
- increasing the number of trees in the city (Reference 4);
- making the city more aesthetically pleasing (Reference 6);
- involving citizens in the planting of trees and flowers (Reference 6);
Quantitative targets
- To plant more trees each year than the number of trees cut out.
Monitoring indicators defined
- replacement of trees being cut down;
- number of trees planted yearly;
Please specify "other Type of NBS project"
Intensive tree planting and management plan
Implementation activities
- Each year, approximately 1000 trees were planted;
- in 2015: 44 trees were planted in public areas due to the tree replacements, 565 were planted at the initiative of the population and municipal representatives, and 168 were planted in the second phase of the floodplain replacement, supplemented by the planting of more than 200 shrubs. (Reference 1)
- in 2016: 1044 trees and 62 bushes were planted, out of which only one third is the replacement (Reference 5)
- in 2018: 1125 trees, 308 shrubs and 365 perennials were planted.
- in 2019: more than 1,100 trees and 120 shrubs were planted
- Planting many thousands of flowers each year. Public spaces were decorated with more than a hundred thousand flower seedlings. During 2019, and we donated nearly ten thousand seedlings to the population.
- Automatic irrigation systems were installed by the city. (Reference 6)
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
Green parking lots
Vegetation Type
Please specify how many trees were planted
More than 6000 trees, and about 200 shrubs and thousands of flowers are planted each year.
Amenities offered by the NBS
Services
Expected ecosystem services delivered
Regulating services
Local climate regulation (temperature reduction)
Air quality regulation
Carbon storage/sequestration
Habitat and supporting services
Habitats for species
Cultural services
Aesthetic appreciation
Social and community interactions
Scale
Spatial scale
Meso-scale: Regional, metropolitan and urban level
Beneficiaries
Governance
Governance arrangements
Please specify the roles of the specific government and non-government actor groups involved in the initiative
The program is led by the municipality and implemented by the municipal organization being responsible for the maintenance of public spaces in Győr (Győr-Szol) (Reference 1).
Key actors - initiating organization
Please specify other Key actors - Other stakeholders involved
Municipal service provider
Key actors - Other stakeholders involved (besides initiating actors)
Local government/municipality
Other
Land owners
Participatory methods/forms of community involvement used
Policy drivers
NBS intervention implemented in response to an Regional Directive/Strategy
Unknown
NBS intervention implemented in response to a national regulations/strategy/plan
Yes
Please specify the national regulations/strategy/plan
The replacement of trees is in accordance with the governmental edict of 2008 about the protection of woody plants (346/2008. (XII. 30.)).
NBS intervention implemented in response to a local regulation/strategy/plan
Yes
Please specify the "local regulation/strategy/plan"
The tree planting program was initiated by the municipality in 2014 (Reference 1).
Mandatory or voluntary intervention
Mandatory (based on policy)
Intervention is mandatory
Enablers
Presence of specific city-level GI/NBS vision/strategy/plan - mentioned in connection to the project
Yes
Please specify
The tree planting program was initiated by the municipality in 2014 (Reference 1).
Presence of specific city-level GI/NBS section/part in a more general plan - mentioned in connection to the project
Unknown
If there is a relevant strategy or plan, please specify the theme / type of the plan.
Please specify other vegetation type
Vegetation: manna ash, European dwarf cherry, Norway maple, European hornbeam, large-leaved linden, London plane, and chestnut trees.
Presence of city network or regional partnerships focused on NBS - mentioned in connection to the project
Unknown
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
No
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)
The municipality spends more than 10000000 million HUF/year on planting trees (Reference 1), which is approximately 28320 EUR in July 2020.
Source(s) of funding
Type of fund(s) used
Non-financial contribution
Unknown
Which of the involved actors was motivated by this model?
Type of innovation
Please specify technological innovation
The municipality replaces trees being cut down with a number of new trees determined by the perimeter of the former one as opposed to its diameter, which can mean three times more new trees being planted (Reference 2).
Novelty level of the innovation
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
unknown
Replicability/Transferability
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
unknown
Impacts, benefits
Description of environmental benefits
The municipality planted 1000 trees, hundreds of shrubs and many thousand flowers each year, making the city greener. (Reference 6)
Economic impacts
Please specify other socio-cultural impact
Increased opportunity for locals to get involved in the creation of green spaces.
Description of economic benefits
unknown
Description of social and cultural benefits
The tree plantations were not limited to any area but were distributed fairly to cover the entire city. (Reference 5) The city is considered as more liveable because of the many thousands of new trees, flowers and shrubs that have made the city more beautiful. By donating flower seeds to locals and the "a tree after every child" project, the municipality granted opportunities for local to get involved in the implementation of green elements. In the latter project, parents can plant the tree themselves, near where they live, with or without the help of the municipality. (Reference 6)
Type of reported impacts
Indicators
- number of trees being planted, that is approximately 1000 each year.
Analysis of specific impact categories
Job creation: The NBS created ...
Environmental justice: The implementation of the NBS project resulted in ...
Negative impacts: Did the project cause any problems or concerns?
No information was found regarding negative impacts of the project
COVID-19 pandemic
Unknown (in July 2020)
Methods of impact monitoring
Process of recording NBS impacts
Methods used to evaluate the impacts of NBS
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
List of references
1. Hirek.gyor.hu (2015). Közel ezer fával folytatódik a faültetési program. [online] Available at: http://hirek.gyor.hu/cikk/kozel_ezer_faval_folytatodik_a_faultetesi_program.html [Accessed: 22 Jun. 2020]
2. Gyorszol.hu. (2017). Faültetés Győrben. [online] Available at: http://www.gyorszol.hu/index.asp?i=hirek_reszletek&id=1438&s=0. [Accessed: 22 Jun. 2020]
3. Szeghalmi, B. (2016). 149 fát ültetnek 19 kivágott helyett Győr-Révfaluban - fotók. Kisalföld. [online] Available at: http://www.gyorszol.hu/index.asp?i=hirek_reszletek&id=1438&s=0. [Accessed: 22 Jun. 2020]
4. Onkormanyzat.gyor.hu. (2017). Faültetés Adyvárosban. [online] Available at: http://onkormanyzat.gyor.hu/cikk/faultetes_adyvarosban.html [Accessed: 22 Jun. 2020]
5. gyor.offmedia.hu. (2016). Faültetési program: további ezer fát ültetnek Győrben. [online] Available at: https://gyor.offmedia.hu/helyi/faultetesi-program-tovabbi-ezer-fat-ultetnek-gyorben [Accessed: 22 Jun. 2020].
6. Gyorplusz.hu (2019) A jövőben minden győri gyermek kaphat egy fát. [online] Available at: https://www.gyorplusz.hu/gyor/a-jovoben-minden-gyori-gyermek-kaphat-egy-fat/ [Accessed: 18 Jul. 2020]
7. Kisalfold.hu (2020). Július elsejétől igényelhető a facsemete a Győrben született gyermekek után. [online] Available at: https://www.kisalfold.hu/kozelet/helyi-kozelet/julius-elsejetol-igenyelheto-a-facsemete-a-gyorben-szuletett-gyermekek-utan-9966671/ [Accessed: 17 Jul. 2020]
8. Győr Megyei Jogú Város. (2018). Fatelepítési program: rátettek még egy lapáttal!. [online] Available at: http://hirek.gyor.hu/cikk/fatelepitesi_program_ratettek_meg_egy_lapattal.html [Accessed: 18 Jul. 2020]
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Comments and notes
Comments
In the co-finance arrangements section, I selected "unknown", because the system doesn't save it when I select N/A, which would be the most appropriate answer.

Section 6: environmental impacts. There was no data available on impacts. Although it can be reasonably inferred from the number of trees, that there are impacts such as increased carbon sequestration, I found no statement mentioning or even suggesting it this so I did not select it.