Map A Tree is an Online Crowdsourcing Regreening Platform for Flanders where Citizens can indicate locations where they think trees can be planted.
Developed in 2020 in Belgium, Ecovator provides a solution to Sustainable cities & communities, Responsible consumption & production – in line with sustainable development goals for the future.
Positive fact about Map A Tree
- Negative carbon footprint.
- Tracking urban green work.
- Low barrier data collection tool.
- Payback time: 6 months .
- Saving: $8000 /year or about 70%.
Citizens can indicate locations where they think trees can be planted. Local governments can then see where trees can actually be planted and make this known. Citizens can also track the status of their placed points and see if a tree has been planted.
This information is critical for local governments, but it is difficult and time intensive to get. They can plant trees more efficiently and at a lower cost by having locals point out suitable locations. This is really positive since it allows residents to shape their community in the way they want it. Local governments are unaware of how much open space exists in and around cities and along roadways.
Locals and local governments can work together to address climate change, air pollution, flooding, urban heat islands, grey neighborhoods, and improve the mental health of the residents by pointing out these locations and planting trees where possible.
Citizens can also follow up on greening projects in their neighbourhood. In this way, local governments can communicate information about their future projects to their citizens.
It is an easy way to get citizens to contribute to the expansion of urban greenery in their living environment.
Organizations can also visually display and announce their greening actions on the platform.
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