Projects

Beat the concrete

During the pandemic, the vital importance of 'public green' became clear once again. Unlike affluent neighborhoods, there is much less green space in the poorer parts of the city; where the impact of the crisis is most felt. Youth unemployment - which is already higher - will increase even more in those places.

What if we use nature-based solutions as leverage to transform less prosperous neighbourhoods in our cities into green urban districts and at the same time offer opportunity-seeking young people a step towards a future as green pioneers?

With Beat The Concrete, these young 'bioniers' bring nature back to their own neighbourhood and act as a bridge for their peers. Together with them we develop sustainable bio-solutions for urban public space; projects that will serve as a prototype for their further journey as changemakers and as members of this impact-based movement.

This is an initiative of Glimps.bio and Broei vzw