The 1st Porto Urban Greening Biennial will address the current and future challenges of Urban Green Infrastructure installation and management – a key strategy to address the climate emergency and foster environmental justice, social cohesion, and integration.


The theme of this first edition is Planting the Living City, which will be supported by the invited speakers, including Joan Nassauer, Nigel Dunnet, Claudia West, Noel Kingsbury, Martí Franch, Paulo Farinha Marques, Duarte Mata, and María Sánchez-Blanco.


The program also includes the presentation of innovative and inspiring urban greening projects, workshops, and guided tours of Porto’s parks and gardens.

Feel welcome to explore the program further in the links below.

The key organizers are Cláudia Fernandes and Isabel Martinho da Silva
Assistant Professor
Department of Geosciences, Environment and Spatial Planning (DGAOT)
Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto (FCUP).