The LIFE Riverease project is a key initiative aimed at supporting European Union member states in implementing the Nature Restoration Law (NRL) and adapting agricultural land to the ongoing impacts of climate change. 
Ongoing projects
We Ask About Green
Before the local elections in April 2024, we launched the We Ask About Green campaign, encouraging people to ask candidates questions about environmental issues. It engaged around 340 people from all over Poland. After the elections, we continued to support the participants.
Commit to Green – supporting cities in participatory greening of urban spaces
We launched the Commit to Green (Commit2Green) project at the beginning of 2025. The project aims to support cities in increasing their share of urban greenery with the participation of local communities. The intermediate goal of the project is to strengthen cities’ blue-green infrastructure and climate neutrality and resilience.
FuturHist – Tailored intervention solutions for future-proofing historic buildings
In January 2024, we launched a new project under the Horizon Europe Programme Climate, Energy, and Mobility. FuturHist aims to develop replicable retrofit solutions for historic buildings of the future. The project’s ambition is to shift the focus from individual buildings to building typologies. It will help create a more sustainable and energy-efficient built environment while preserving historic structures.
Green Leader – we support environment and climate action
The Green Leader is a program of the Polish-American Freedom Foundation, implemented by the Sendzimir Foundation. It aims to support local leaders who are taking action to protect the environment, promote sustainable development, and adapt their municipalities to the impacts of climate change. Its mission is to empower individuals and teams active in their communities to effectively respond to contemporary environmental challenges and create viable strategies for the future.
Finished projects
Cross-sectoral cooperation for green areas in Polish cities
The aim of the project is to initiate dialogue and exchange of experience on the management of green areas in cities. In order to develop a sustainable, cross-sectoral, partnership-based cooperation and exchange of experience between entities involved in the creation and management of urban green areas and other stakeholders.
MY FOREST – involving local communities in nature protection of the Kampinos National Park
Sendzimir Foundation implemented the 2 year long project in cooperation with the Kampinos National Park. The project involved key groups from local communities in cooperation with the park for the protection of nature.
Warsaw catches the water
The project created and implemented by the Sendzimir Foundation for the Green Areas Management (ZZW) unit in the City of Warsaw as part of the program for the sustainable management of surface and rainwater in the city.
Joint actions for biodiversity
As part of the second Citizens’ Initiative project, we have implemented 15 initiatives in various parts of Poland. The project covered 12 communes, located in 6 provinces.
Postgraduate Studies in Sustainable Urban Development Management
The Cracow University of Technology and the Sendzimir Foundation in cooperation with INTBAU Poland have already completed two editions of the annual Postgraduate Studies in Sustainable Urban Development Management.
EcoMarki – citizens’ local initiatives for the environment
The Sendzimir Foundation in cooperation with the City of Marki Office and local residents implemented the EcoMarki project – citizens’ local initiatives for the environment.
Hosting Social Innovation
For two years, thanks to this EU Erasmus+ project, we had the opportunity to deal intensively with the questions: How can we support people and organizations in transformation towards innovation?
Challenges of sustainable development summer academy
The flagship educational undertaking of the Sendzimir Foundation. The course has been held every year since 1998, we have completed a total of 18 editions!
Rain gardens in Lodz
In May and June 2015, during a series of workshops, we created model rain gardens with the participation of Lodz inhabitants, in the surrounding of institutions available to the public (culture centres, social welfare institutions etc.).
COMMON SPACE – participatory spatial planning in local communities
In March 2019, we launched a new project on participatory spatial planning. We encourage local authorities to enter into cooperation and follow our activities.
This piece of Park is mine… – participation for nature in the city
The Sendzimir Foundation project, which aimed to carry out a participatory process for planning the development of two municipal parks in Jaworzno – Park Podłęże and Park Lotników.
Count on green – participatory nature management in the city
The goal of the project was to implement innovative methods of nature management in three Polish cities – Krakow, Lodz and Poznan. This included creating an interactive platform for research, consultation and monitoring of the quality of nature; building a dialogue between local self-governments and social partners as well as a number of educational activities and involving urban residents.