Active Parks, Healthy Cities shows how accessible, inclusive parks boost health, reduce stress, build community, and strengthen urban resilience.
Post
Post
The Royal Parks Play Strategy 2015-2020
The Royal Parks’ Play Strategy 2015–2020 reimagines play, blending playgrounds with natural “playable places” to inspire children’s growth across 5,000 acres.
Post
We Are Parks and Recreation
We Are Parks and Recreation reviews the 2021–2023 NRPA Plan, showing how parks became vital to health, equity, and resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Post
Transforming education for the future
UNESCO’s Education 2030 agenda calls for quality education for all, prioritizing Africa and gender equality, as a key to improving lives and the planet.
Post
Alternatives to Herbicides
Weed control is a challenge for cities and parks. Alternatives to Herbicides explores non-chemical methods that protect biodiversity and public health.
Post
The Future We Don’t Want: How Climate Change Could Impact Our Cities
Urban areas face rising climate risks. The Future We Don’t Want warns that by 2050, heat, water scarcity, food insecurity, and sea level rise may affect billions.
Post
How Cities use Art and Culture programs
Explore how art and culture in parks foster community, revitalize spaces, and inspire vibrant, inclusive urban life worldwide.
Post
Ten Years of Parks, People and Purpose: Part I
As WUP celebrates its tenth birthday, we’re taking you behind the scenes to uncover the story of how a global parks movement was born, and where it might go next.
Post
From León to the World: How World Urban Parks Shaped My Journey
In this inspiring reflection, Germán Enríquez shares how World Urban Parks shaped his professional path — from his early days at Parque Metropolitano de León to launching San Pedro Parques and helping host the WUP Congress.
Post
Shape the Future of Urban Parks
World Urban Parks is now accepting nominations for its Board of Directors ahead of the October 2025 Annual General Meeting. We're looking for visionary leaders to help shape our future.
