Verified · Jan 20251 min read
● projectScaled · subnational · 2016
Green Corridors of Medellín
Municipal green infrastructure program launched in 2016 that created a network of green corridors (road axes, streams and public spaces) regreened with about 880,000 trees and 2.5 million plants by 2021.
illustrative atlas image · Lester / UnsplashADAlcaldía de Medellín (con el Jardín Botánico de Medellín)FGFederico Gutiérrez Zuluaga
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01 The context
It reduced air temperature in the intervened areas (reductions of 2 to 3°C according to Ashden), restored biodiversity and prioritized vulnerable neighborhoods. Its social component trains people displaced by the conflict and from poor communities as gardeners.
02 How it works
method · Selection of native species to maximize shade and biodiversitymethod · Labor inclusion of vulnerable populations as gardenersmethod · Nature-based solutions (NbS) for the heat island effecttool · Tree planting and urban gardenstool · Temperature and biodiversity monitoringtool · Road corridors with bike lanes and shaded paths
03 What it stands on
Evidence level
Own experience
Grounded in published theory
Documented evidence elsewhere
Independently evaluated here
2 published documents support this project. No independent evaluation is in the atlas yet. Know of any? Contribute it.
The evidence 2 ›
EvidenceAuditoría Especial Gestión Corredores VerdesContraloría General de Medellín · 2020
EvidenceAlcaldía de Medellín - Growing a cooler city (Ashden Award 2019)Ashden · 2019