Our story
RealUrbanGreen is a European project led by The Most Beautiful Villages of Italy Association, co-financed by the Interreg Euro-MED Programme. Launched in 2025, the project brings together partners from 8 countries to co-design and co-implement climate-resilient urban green spaces (UGS) through participatory and nature-based approaches.
Over three years, RealUrbanGreen will test an innovative holistic model in 8 pilot sites – ranging from historic villages to large cities – each addressing local climate and environmental challenges. The project empowers local authorities, citizens, and stakeholders to work together to enhance biodiversity, public health, and environmental quality in urban areas.
By combining citizen science, ecosystem services, and collaborative planning, RealUrbanGreen aims to unlock the full potential of urban green spaces and create sustainable, inclusive, and replicable solutions for the Euro-MED region.
REAL URBAN GREEN OVER TIME
RealUrbanGreen is a three-year journey (2025–2027) to co-create greener, healthier, and more climate-resilient urban areas across the Euro-MED region.
From the kick-off in Locorotondo to pilot site implementations, each phase builds on transnational cooperation, citizen engagement, and nature-based innovation.
Step by step, the project turns local green spaces into shared laboratories for sustainable change.
OUR CONSORTIUM
Led by The Most Beautiful Villages of Italy Association, RealUrbanGreen brings together a diverse transnational partnership under the Interreg Euro‑MED framework.
In addition to the lead partner, the consortium includes foundations, universities, non-profit associations, and service companies from Spain, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Portugal, and Italy. This multidisciplinary team combines scientific and technical expertise with hands-on implementation capacity across different urban green spaces.
Within Italy, the project’s pilot locations are spearheaded by the Municipality of Locorotondo (Apulia) and the Municipality of Rome, where site-specific activities will be designed, tested, and co-implemented.
The consortium ensures that every phase—from participatory assessments to co-design and citizen science—engages end users, local authorities, and stakeholders in shaping healthier, climate-resilient green spaces.
Together, this collaborative network validates a flexible model suited to a wide array of Mediterranean urban green settings, delivering co-designed improvement plans and joint implementation agreements with local administrations and the community.
🇮🇹 The Most Beautiful Villages of Italy (Lead Partner), Italy
National association committed to protecting and promoting Italy’s most charming and historic small towns. Coordinator of the RealUrbanGreen project.
Website: https://borghipiubelliditalia.it
🇸🇮 Public Services Ptuj (Javne službe Ptuj) (Slovenia)
Javne službe Ptuj is a municipal company managing public services in Ptuj, Slovenia, with experience in EU projects focused on sustainable mobility and urban space planning.
Website: https://www.js-ptuj.si
🇪🇸 MUSOL Foundation (Spain)
A nonprofit organization promoting local development, good governance, and sustainability. MUSOL supports citizen participation and climate resilience.
Website: https://www.musol.org
🇪🇸 University of Valencia (Spain)
One of Spain’s leading universities, contributing with scientific expertise in urban sustainability, green planning, and socio-environmental research.
Website: https://www.uv.es
🇨🇾 Cyprus Energy Agency (Cyprus)
An independent agency that supports energy transition and climate action at the local level, with expertise in Nature-Based Solutions and participatory approaches.
Website: https://www.cea.org.cy
🇧🇦 City of Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
The capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and one of the project’s pilot sites, committed to greener and more inclusive urban regeneration.
Website: https://www.sarajevo.ba
🇮🇹 Risorse per Roma S.p.A. (Italy)
An in-house company of the Municipality of Rome, supporting urban planning, regeneration, and innovation. It coordinates activities in the Rome pilot site.
Website: https://www.risorseperroma.it
🇬🇷 COMMONSPACE (Greece)
A social cooperative enterprise focusing on participatory planning, sustainable urban development, and stakeholder engagement.
Website: https://commonspace.gr
🇵🇹 Make it Better – Association for Innovation and Social Economy (Portugal)
A Portuguese NGO working on innovation, inclusion, and sustainability. It promotes co-creation and community-led solutions for urban resilience.
Website: https://makeitbetter.pt
