Myplant & Garden 2026: Tools and knowledge for sustainable urban green management

6 March, 2026 by

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Last month we participated in Myplant & Garden 2026, one of the most important events in Italy dedicated to horticulture, urban greenery and landscape management.

During the event we welcomed many visitors to our stand, where we showcased innovations supporting the evolution of urban green management:

GreenSpaces, our digital platform for managing urban green areas
greehill, advanced tree scanning technology for digital tree inventories
The Ecosystem Service Calculator, a new tool designed to quantify the environmental benefits provided by trees

The response from professionals in the sector, including agronomists, arborists, consultants and public administrators, was extremely positive.

Workshop “Strumenti per la gestione sostenibile del verde urbano”

Alongside the exhibition, we also organised the workshop “Strumenti per la gestione sostenibile del verde urbano”, bringing together institutions, researchers and practitioners to share experiences and concrete methodologies.

Below you can explore the presentations from the session.

The PEFC certification for sustainable urban green management

Eleonora Mariano - PEFC Italia

During the presentation, Eleonora Mariano illustrated how the PEFC certification system can be applied to urban contexts, helping municipalities and organisations demonstrate responsible and transparent management of green assets.

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How GreenSpaces supports sustainable green management certification

Iulia Klimina - R3GIS

GreenSpaces supports the requirements of the “Certification on sustainable management of Urban Greenery” by providing a geo-referenced database of urban green assets, including trees, playground equipment, shrubs, lawns and other elements. The platform allows users to plan maintenance activities, record inspections and maintain a complete historical record of interventions.

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Case study: The City of Turin and the application of the PEFC standard

Gianmichele Cirulli - City of Turin

The presentation retraces the city’s evolution in public green governance: from early outsourced tree stability checks and structured management plans, to ISO 9001 procedures, risk-management approaches, and the progressive adoption of WebGIS tools, culminating in the Certification for sustainable management..

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BioBox project: measures to protect urban biodiversity

Alice Bordignon - R3GIS

Urban green areas are not only important for climate regulation and recreation. They also play a crucial role in supporting biodiversity within cities. The BioBox project focuses on developing practical measures to support pollinating insects, birds and bats in urban environments. The project explores how cities can integrate biodiversity protection strategies into everyday green management practices.

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Calculating ecosystem services in the Forestami project

Maria Chiara Pastore - Politecnico di Milano

The Forestami project aims at planting 3 Million trees by 20230 in the metropolitan area of Milano. The presentation explains how Forestami monitors the planted trees using GreenSpaces and the new tools developed by R3GIS to assess ecosystem services of urban forestation areas.

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From measurement to management: the Ecosystem Service Calculator

At our stand visitors were also able to explore the Ecosystem Service Calculator, a tool designed to estimate the environmental benefits generated by individual trees.

The calculator is based on the methodology used in the GreenSpaces BENEFITS module, which integrates species-specific parameters with environmental and meteorological data to estimate ecosystem services such as:

◼️Estimated economic value of services provided

◼️CO₂ captured and stored and future forecast

◼️PM10 deposition

◼️Intercepted water

◼️Energy saved

◼️O₂ produced

By transforming ecological functions into measurable values, the tool supports professionals and decision-makers to better communicate the importance of urban trees.

The online version of the calculator will be made available soon.