Programme nearbyCommunityBrasiliaAdopt a public square in the DFAdopt a public square in the DF The Governo do Distrito Federal programme Adote uma Praça lets residents, companies, and institutions maintain and improve plazas, gardens, roundabouts, and other public spaces through formal cooperation terms. Cultiva Lab itself sits in this programme: civic care making the capital greener and shadier block by block. What you can do - Read the programme overview on the GDF Adote uma Praça page - Download forms and the adopter manual from SEPE documentos - File a request at your Administração Regional or via E-Protocolo for a square you want to steward - Partner with neighbours or a local organisation on native planting, shade trees, water infiltration, lighting, or accessibility How it works SEPE coordinates terms of cooperation after Seduh viability checks. Hundreds of spaces across the DF have been adopted; officials cite more than 200 active spaces citywide. Adoption is voluntary maintenance and improvement, not ownership of public land. Why it matters Shade, permeable ground, and native species are the cheapest climate adaptation a hot inland capital has, and a tended square is where neighbours meet the people they will build the rest with.plazacivicgardening +2
Programme nearbyRewildingBarcelonaVolunteer for Mediterranean marine reserve managementSteward MPAs from Barcelona to Sicily MedPAN links volunteers with Mediterranean protected areas: patrol support, visitor education, and habitat monitoring on islands like Ustica and in Catalan coves. What you can do - Browse MedPAN member reserves near you and ask about volunteer roles - Lead snorkel briefings that teach respectful wildlife watching - Help translate visitor guides so local fishers and tourists share the same rules How it works Reserves train stewards on seasonal tasks: nesting season rope lines, invasive species pulls, and underwater photo transects. Why it matters Protected coves recover fast when residents feel ownership: compliance rises and fish spill over into neighbouring waters.marine reservemediterraneanvolunteer +1
Programme nearbyCommunityAthensCare for Pedion tou Areos park, AthensCare for Pedion tou Areos park, Athens TO PARKO MAS is a citizen association for Pedion tou Areos. Join park stewardship that neighbours organise themselves. What you can do - Read the about page - Ask how to join stewardship days - Meet in Pedion tou Areos when a public call is listed How it works Citizen park association. Confirm next stewardship date with the group. Why it matters Athens keeps a central park under citizen care, not only municipal crews.athensparkstewardship +1
Programme nearbyRewildingRio de JaneiroFund your forest-protection project through the Amazon FundFund your forest-protection project through the Amazon Fund Fundo Amazônia, managed by BNDES, puts climate finance into projects that keep Amazon forests standing and living: fire prevention, sustainable forest economies, indigenous territories, and community stewardship. Associations, cooperatives, municipalities, and foundations can submit ideas. Belém and forest cities feel the stakes every day; organisations send proposals through the Fund's public intake in Rio de Janeiro. What you can do - Gather your cooperative, association, or municipal team and sketch one concrete forest-protection or sustainable-use project - Read Como apresentar projetos and match your draft to the Fund guidelines - Submit directly or watch for a chamada pública, then send via the BNDES Portal do Cliente (Fundos, Editais e Chamadas Públicas → Fundo Amazônia) - Skip paid intermediaries: BNDES does not accredit consultants to speed approvals How it works Eligible organisations prepare a technical proposal, protocol it in the Portal, and walk BNDES review stages. Private individuals cannot apply alone; the door is open to groups already building forest protection on the ground. Why it matters When local builders hold the pen on funded projects, Amazon stewardship stays with the people who live beside the trees.amazonforestcooperative +2
