Planting trees and shrubs
Increase of tree cover density along Lisbon's urban green infrastructure
This action encompasses two sub-actions:
- Planting trees along streets (4.000 plants)
To select the priority areas for planting trees along streets, information obtained through climatic models is used, being primarily considered areas with low density of green spaces: Arroios, Bairro das Colónias; Benfica, Telheiras and Campolide.
- Large-scale planting of green areas (240.000 plants)
To establish priority areas for tree/shrubs planting, information from climate models currently underway to analyse Lisbon's urban heat island is used, as well as EMAAC's Climate Adaptation Strategy and Local Action Plan for Biodiversity.
These planting interventions may be supported by voluntary actions, through the program "plant your tree in Lisbon" and involvement of local social associations. A program to involve local communities in planting trees/shrubs and their monitoring is under development.
These plantations can be supported by volunteer actions through the "Plant your Tree in Lisbon" program and the involvement of local associations. A program for the involvement of local communities in the plantations is under development.
Results:
Through the planting actions, developed between 2019 and 2025, Lisbon’s
green spaces were reinforced and expanded, including greener and
cooler streets. The success of this action has allowed:
Redefinition of procedures and action strategies;
Training of technical teams;
Deepened knowledge of the adaptability of species to different
urban environments;
- Registering of tree and shrub heritage;
- Resizing and modernisation of irrigation systems, focusing on water efficiency;
- Strengthening of municipal investment;
- Strengthening of institutional partnerships;
- Involvement of the community.
