RENATURE
Create and restore living ecosystems — from Miyawaki forests and edible landscapes to roofs, façades and rain gardens.
Co-naturing our cities
Transforming urban spaces into living, resilient and food-producing ecosystems, together.
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We don't simply
green spaces.
We co-create living
ecosystems with people.↝
green spaces.
We co-create living
ecosystems with people.↝
What we do
Nature-based solutions for thriving cities
From forests to rooftops, from water to food, we design, create and care for ecosystems that make cities better places to live using exemplary ecological methods.
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Microforests &
Urban Forests→
Urban Forests→
Edible Forests→
Green Roofs→
Green Facades→
Participatory
Planting→
Planting→
Our approach
Nature is not the finishing touch.It's the starting point.
PARTICIPATE
Bring employees, residents, schools and communities into the process of creating and caring for nature.
INSPIRE
Help people understand, experience and reconnect with nature through education, culture and shared experience.
What can you bring to the ecosystem?
01
I have a space
Turn land, a courtyard, roof or building into a living ecosystem.
Explore possibilities 02I want to fund nature
Help make ecological restoration possible through funding or partnership.
Fund a project 03Bring my team
Bring your people into planting, learning, growing and long-term care.
Build a programme 04I want to partner
Bring expertise, research, networks or resources to help create more resilient urban ecosystems.
Explore partnershipLatest projects · Geneva
200 m² of city becomes a microforest.
At IFRC in Geneva, TSF helped create a dense, diverse microforest with participation at its heart. It's now the completed first phase of the wider IFRC Park.
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COMPLETEDpeople + plants + time
= a living place
= a living place
Latest projects · GenevaDiscover the project
600 m² across two campuses becomes an edible forest.
At the International School of Geneva (Ecolint), TSF planted an edible forest ecosystem across two campuses — bringing food production and hands-on ecological learning together for students.
1,800trees planted
COMPLETED
children + food + biodiversity
= a living classroom
= a living classroom
From plant to ecosystem
It starts at the nursery.
TSF's certified organic nursery in Bernex connects local plant production, ecological learning, volunteering and future restoration projects.
01Nursery
02Learn
03Grow
04Plant
05Care
06Measure
muddy hands welcome
Grow the
movement,
not just
the trees.
35+
projects by 2030
500k
trees planted per year capacity by 2035
These are future ambitions — not current impact figures.
Our partners
They trust us
Together, we create more living urban ecosystems with TSF UrbaNature.
2016IDDEA Lauréat2021Smart City Experience Hackathon2023Nature en Ville
People on TSF
What it feels like to grow together.
“These young women are highly motivated and have the right vision for improving the city.”
“Growing vegetables on your terrace is wonderful. Planting heritage varieties there is even better.”
“We're delighted to have supported this wonderful initiative, which will transform our city for the better!”
“A wonderful initiative to green Geneva's rooftops and minds.”
“An ambitious initiative committed to securing a sustainable future for the City of Geneva, its residents and generations to come.”
“We're happy to support Terrasses Sans Frontières. We're already looking forward to doing lots of projects together!”
Support living cities
Your donation does more.
TSF UrbaNature is recognised as a public-benefit organisation. Donations support ecological projects and may also offer a tax incentive, subject to the applicable tax rules.
Keep your donation receipt for your tax declaration. Exact deductibility depends on your individual situation and jurisdiction.
Support TSF →Since 2016
Serious ecology. Joyfully done.
TSF UrbaNature is a Geneva-based public-benefit NGO reconnecting cities, nature and communities. We identify opportunities, connect land, funding and people, design ecosystems, plant together, care for them and measure what grows.
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