Green infrastructure, including urban forests, has been proposed by European Commission as a strategy to support climate adaptation capacity and sustainable development in the urban areas where over 70% of the EU’s population live. Alarmingly, the green infrastructure and especially its characteristic elements, trees, are increasingly threatened by alien pests (insects and pathogens) that are introduced via trade and transports. In a new environment, these pests may become invasive, causing devastating environmental and economic losses, and threatening also unique cultural values such as those linked to veteran trees. The current biosecurity system fails to capture alien pests that often also benefit from the altered climate. New tools and better integration of different knowledge pools are urgently needed to support better biosecurity in urban settings.
This Action, funded by COST Action, will bring together a pan-European and international network of scientists and stakeholders to meet this challenge..
Mission: To improve the quality of life for people by supporting urban tree biosecurity through networking and sharing knowledge and ideas.
Vision: Increased awareness, shared knowledge, and improved tools and strategies will empower European researchers, stakeholders, and politicians to protect urban trees against damage caused by pests and pathogens.
Goals: Strengthened collaboration across disciplines and sectors, co-development of better strategies and tools, knowledge-transfer through education, dissemination, and policy advocacy for increased awareness and readiness to support tree health in urban environments.
Company Details
- Employees
- 2
- Founded
- -
- Address
- At The Crossroads Of Continents
- Industry
- Research Services
- NAICS
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Scientific Research and Development ServicesResearch and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life SciencesResearch and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Website
- https://ub3guard.eu/
- Competitors
- JUSTRA Cities Network, COST Association - European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Natural Gum Company, Sanfilippo Children's Foundation, Özne Ar-Ge ve Eğitim Akademisi, eco2adapt, VOICES - Making Young Researchers' Voices Heard for Gender Equality, Silk Cities, Pius Floris Boomverzorging, LIFE Open Woods.
Ub3guard Cost Action Questions
Ub3Guard Cost Action's website is https://ub3guard.eu/
Ub3Guard Cost Action's LinkedIn profile is https://www.linkedin.com/company/ub3guard-cost-action
Ub3Guard Cost Action has
2 employees.
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employees at Ub3Guard Cost Action.
Ub3Guard Cost Action's industry is
Research Services
Ub3Guard Cost Action's top competitors are
Justra Cities Network,
Cost Association - European Cooperation In Science And Technology,
Natural Gum Company,
Sanfilippo Children's Foundation,
Özne Ar-Ge Ve Eğitim Akademisi,
Eco2adapt,
Voices - Making Young Researchers' Voices Heard For Gender Equality,
Silk Cities,
Pius Floris Boomverzorging,
Life Open Woods.
Ub3Guard Cost Action's categories are Research Services
Ub3Guard Cost Action's founding year is 2021
