DiscoverInnovate Eco35 - Creating Tiny Forests in our Cities - Building a Movement to Bring Life to Urban Areas and Reconnect People With Nature - Elise Van Middelem, Sugi
35 - Creating Tiny Forests in our Cities - Building a Movement to Bring Life to Urban Areas and Reconnect People With Nature - Elise Van Middelem, Sugi

35 - Creating Tiny Forests in our Cities - Building a Movement to Bring Life to Urban Areas and Reconnect People With Nature - Elise Van Middelem, Sugi

Update: 2024-04-02
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In this episode I speak to Elise Van Middelem the founder and CEO of SUGi - a pioneering social enterprise dedicated to greening cities and reimagining urban life through nature-based solutions.


SUGi is at the forefront of creating green infrastructure and restoring the human connection to nature in urban areas. Their signature approach is based on the revolutionary Miyawaki Method of planting ultra-dense, biodiverse pocket forests comprised solely of native species.


In just four years since its launch in 2019, SUGi has conceived, planted and funded nearly 200 of these pocket forests across 42 cities on 6 continents worldwide. Their work has reconnected over 52,000 youth and community members to nature through hands-on forest-making.


What started as a grassroots movement has evolved into a leading global voice for civic rewilding and ecosystem restoration. SUGi has earned prestigious recognition from the World Economic Forum, inclusion in the 1t.org trillion trees initiative, and backing from the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.


Along the way, they've forged powerful partnerships with iconic brands to execute high-visibility public projects that inspire environmental action. Elise's pioneering vision integrates her deep passions for contemporary art and global ecology into a unifying purpose - to empower, inspire and activate what SUGi calls "The Rewilding Generation."


To learn more about SUGI head to www.sugiprojects.com


Book Recommendation:


The Messy Middle - Scott Belsky


Email me with any comments or guest suggestions hello@innovate-eco.com and add me on Linked In - www.linkedin.com/in/robwreg

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35 - Creating Tiny Forests in our Cities - Building a Movement to Bring Life to Urban Areas and Reconnect People With Nature - Elise Van Middelem, Sugi

35 - Creating Tiny Forests in our Cities - Building a Movement to Bring Life to Urban Areas and Reconnect People With Nature - Elise Van Middelem, Sugi

Rob Wreglesworth