All-Ukrainian Academy i-Tree4UA
Online Academy of i-Tree4UA
The team of the NGO “Ukrainian Ecological Club ‘Green Wave’ with the support of the U.S. Forest Service in partnership with The Davey Tree Expert Company (developers of i-Tree products in the United States) has developed the i-Tree4UA Online Academy program, which aims to equip participants with knowledge and practical skills in inventorying, assessing ecosystem services, conservation and sustainable management of green areas, as well as to introduce the i-Tree toolkit for community adaptation to climate change.
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Who is the Academy training for?
We welcome anyone interested in green space inventory and preservation, assessment of ecosystem services, tree and green area advocacy, implementation of nature-based solutions, and adaptation to climate change and natural disasters in communities, among other topics.
The training will be especially relevant and beneficial for representatives of local governments, municipal services, small businesses, NGOs, activists, educators, and more. The Academy will help participants better understand the many benefits that communities gain from individual trees as well as entire green areas.
Students of the Academy will gain practical skills in using i-Tree tools, which support the sustainable creation, maintenance, and preservation of green spaces, and enable more effective climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction in communities. The Academy will also be of interest to educators seeking to engage children and youth in hands-on activities related to nature conservation in their communities, foster a deeper understanding of nature, and explore the connection between human well-being and the preservation of green spaces.
How will the training at the Academy take place?
Training at the i-Tree4UA Academy will be delivered through a series of video lectures, additional reading materials, self-guided practical exercises, and group discussions.
Participants who complete all lectures and successfully pass the final assessment will receive certificates.
Webinar and Activity Topics:
I. Introduction
- The i-Tree4UA Project
II. The Role of Trees in Communities
- The Importance of Preserving Green Spaces in Communities
- Green Infrastructure as a Component of Nature-Based Solutions
III. Creating and Maintaining Green Spaces
- Urban Tree Care
- Selection of Tree Species
- Legislation on Green Space Maintenance
- Inventory of Green Spaces
- Green Space Inventories in Ukrainian Communities
- Organizing Field Inventory Trips and Data Collection
- Working with i-Tree Tools
- Using the i-Tree Database: Collecting and Preparing Environmental Data
- Open Data Sources for the i-Tree Database
- Assessing Ecosystem Services of Individual Trees Using My Tree
- Working with i-Tree Canopy
- Assessing Ecosystem Services of Green Spaces Using i-Tree Eco
- Generating an i-Tree Eco Report
IV. Communication
- Communication and Volunteer Engagement
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All-Ukrainian Academy i-Tree4UA
The team of the NGO “Ukrainian Ecological Club “Green Wave” with the support of the U.S. Forest Service in partnership with The Davey Tree Expert Company (developers of i-Tree products in the United States) has developed the program of the All-Ukrainian Academy i-Tree4UA, which aims to equip participants with knowledge and practical skills in inventorying, assessing ecosystem services, conservation and sustainable management of green areas, as well as to introduce the i-Tree toolkit for community adaptation to climate change.
Who can attend the Academy?
We will be glad to see anyone at our Academy who is interested in inventorying and conserving green spaces, assessing their ecosystem services, advocating for the conservation of trees and green spaces, adapting to climate change and natural disasters in communities, etc.
The training will be especially interesting and useful for representatives of local governments, utilities, small businesses, NGOs, activists, educators, etc. Training at the Academy will help to better understand all the benefits that communities receive from both individual trees and entire green spaces. The Academy students will gain practical skills in working with i-Tree tools that will help create, maintain, and preserve green spaces in a sustainable way, and more effectively implement climate change and disaster adaptation measures in communities. The Academy will also be of interest to educators to engage children and youth in practical activities to preserve nature in their communities, to better understand nature, and to understand the relationship between human well-being and green space preservation.
How will the Academy be organized?
Training at the i-Tree4UA All-Ukrainian Academy will take place in the form of a series of webinars, consultation meetings and independent work of the Academy students, including organizing and conducting inventories of trees and green spaces in their communities and subsequent preparation of reports, conducting an information campaign on the results.
Each webinar will last up to 1.5 hours and will include up to 2 hours of homework.
Topics of webinars and activities:
1, The importance of preserving green spaces in communities. i-Tree tools.
2. Assessment of ecosystem services of individual trees using My Tree.
3. Working with i-Tree Database. Collecting and preparing environmental data.
4. Communication and involvement of volunteers.
5. Assessment of ecosystem services of green spaces using i-Tree Eco.
6. Organization of field inventory visits.
7. Presentation of your inventory plans.
8. Final meeting.
Based on the results of the training, participants will prepare and present their own inventory plan in their communities.
Participants who attend 4 out of the first 6 informative webinars, complete all the tasks and pass the final test will receive certificates.
And the 10 most successful Academy graduates will receive kits with materials and tools for conducting inventories in their own communities