Our Mission
We want to innovate the role of urban nature and change the way cities are designed: through integrated research and experimentation with participatory models for managing the commons.
What do we do
— Organize and conduct ecosystem services analysis.
— Research and implementation of Nature-Based Solution.
— Facilitation and mediation between grassroots, public administration and institutions.
— Environmental education and scientific dissemination.
Team
We are a multidisciplinary team with several areas of expertise, including: communication, graphic & interaction design, filmmaking, landscape & architecture, logistic, urban policy, research, software development and writing.
Our group works remotely across Europe where we are building a network of partners. All team members have work experiences in both grassroot and professional environments.
- Esraa Badr El Din,
- Carlotta Conte,
- Lorenzo Fassi,
- Daniela Mori,
- Giacomo Rapaccini,
- Gianluca Rapaccini,
- Giorgia Serafini,
- Andrea Zaccuri,
- Stefano Zoli,
Name
Terra preta (dark soil) is a special type of soil capable of self-healing. It is one of the earliest known compost: it originated around 2800 BCE in the Amazon rainforest from the decomposition of plants, mineral and animal remains accumulated at the edge of villages.
An invisible infrastructure that generates a connection between the various elements that inhabit it, for us the starting point of a path to regenerate and restore the ecosystems that the city has so far forgotten.
Support Our Work
Our work is supported by private investors, institutions and grants. Being a nonprofi organization all the money we receive is directly allocated to our operations.
Those who wish to support our organization can do so through the following methods: