Lodz as European Green Capital by 2020

Summer Academy Challenges of Sustainable Development in Poland is a part of the
International educational project Ecosystem services for sustainable development of cities. The
project has a pilot character, its goal is to develop and promote the model practices of using
ecosystem services for sustainable development of cities. The project is being implemented with
financial support granted by the foundation Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU) and is co-
financed by National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management.
The project is carried out by the SENDZIMIR FOUNDATION in partnership with:
University of Leipzig, Germany
University of Lodz
European Regional Centre for Ecohydrology under the auspices of UNESCO, Lodz
The Fraunhofer Center for Central and Eastern Europe (MOEZ), Leipzig, Germany
Baltic University Programme, Uppsala, Sweden
AGH – University of Science and Technology, Krakow
The Institute of Oceanology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Sopot
The project is held under the patronage of:
Chief Nature Conservator, Deputy Minister of Environment Janusz Zaleski
ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability
The Union of Polish Metropolises
President of Lodz
Marshal of Lodz Region