The Project

The European Union’s Erasmus+ programme is a funding scheme to support activities in the fields of Education, Training, Youth and Sport.

The Programme is made up of three so-called “Key Actions” and two additional actions.

The Project EMBRACE is part of the key action 2: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices.

The European Commission is responsible for Erasmus+ policies and oversees the overall programme implementation. 

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ACT-GREEN empowers adults in Nicosia to become “green citizens” who co-design and implement nature-based actions in a local park. Through inclusive learning, citizen panels, biodiversity tools and an EO/AI WebGIS, the project improves climate literacy, strengthens civic engagement, and delivers visible park improvements that can be replicated by other adult-education providers.

-Biodiversity on the go: creation of easy to use resources for identification and information on urban biodiversity - Activity 1

-Co-Designing Sustainable Parks Together: Working with citizens to prioritize needs and wants form local parks - Activity 2

-CoolCity WebGIS: Produce an online platform to inform citizens on climate data with simple terms and interface - Activity 3

-ACT-GREEN Replication Kit: Create a replicability package to ensure wide uptake of project output materials - Activity 4

-Green Commons Celebration: Interact with stakeholders by implementing a 2-day multiplier event in Cyprus - Activity 5

ACT-GREEN aims to equip adults in urban communities to act as informed “green citizens” who protect native biodiversity and co-shape climate-resilient parks. 

The concrete objectives and intended outcomes are:

O1 – Climate & biodiversity literacy. By project end, at least 120 adult learners/volunteers and 20 adult educators/municipal facilitators will use the ACT-GREEN Biodiversity Booklets and 50 flashcards to learn key native species, Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) and Urban Heat Island (UHI) mitigation. Target: +25% improvement in knowledge/attitudes (pre/post tools).

O2 – Active civic engagement in park management. Create 2 “Park Citizen Panels” and run 6 participatory workshops (≥15 participants each) on citizen-science monitoring and deliberation, producing a shared “Park Action List” (≥10 feasible micro-actions with roles and timelines).

O3 – Visible climate action pilots. Organise 2 volunteer planting days (≥30 volunteers total) and implement at least 12 micro-actions in parks (e.g., native planting spots, watering routines, biodiversity microhabitats, signage), documented with before/after evidence and simple maintenance checklists.

O4 – Digital empowerment via EO & AI. Launch an open, user-friendly EO/AI-assisted WebGIS for a Nicosia park to visualise LST/NDVI trends, canopy gaps, biodiversity layers and pre-calculated “what-if” NBS scenarios. Target: ≥500 visits and ≥4/5 usability rating across mixed IT-literacy users.

O5 – Transferability and uptake in adult education. Produce a Replicability E-Package (activities, facilitator notes, templates, assessment tools) and deliver a hybrid multiplier event (≥50 participants; ≥80% positive feedback). Target: ≥5

external organisations pilot one activity within 6 months after the project end.