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“Local governments see the issue first, and are the ones who are thinking innovatively about how to address global problems that impact the everyday lives of their residents". See how Phoenix and Bellevue are working on local solutions to worldwide challenges, like climate change.
How Do You Incentivize Tree Preservation in Your Community
How do you incentivize tree preservation in your community? What gets the attention of the developers and actually results in trees being saved? I think regulations are especially important, but in the "carrot and stick" scenario, I'm curious what carrots are working...
Urban Nature Visitation, Accessibility, and Impact of Travel Distance for Sustainable Cities
There are still lessons to be learned on the importance of accessible urban nature from the COVID pandemic. A new study analyzed mobility data and survey results of Tel-Aviv residents on their urban park visitation. Results suggest that people who lived within 1 km of their preferred urban nature site had disproportionate access to the benefits of urban nature during and after lockdowns than others. Well-distributed green space must be a priority for sustainable city planning.
Perceptions, Practices, and Needs of Urban Forestry: A Case Study from Tennessee
A case study from Tennessee found that extension agents would make excellent candidates for urban forestry education. Surveyed agents were mostly interested in urban forestry, receive questions about it, but over half reported little to no knowledge on the subject.
Let Forests Grow Old to Store Huge Volumes of Carbon
New research has found that allowing existing trees to grow old in healthy ecosystems and restoring degraded areas could sequester 226 gigatons of carbon, equivalent to nearly 50 years of US emissions for 2022.
Sucking up Toxins: Using Trees to Clean Up Contamination Goes International
The word of the day is PHYTOREMEDIATION - the strategic use of plants to clean up the environment. This year Dr. Zalesny and his Forest Service team had their methods of phyto-recurrent selection endorsed as a best practice by the United Nations and have launched an academy to train and apply their methods globally.
Charlottetown Experiments with Mini Forests to Speed up Growth
"That high density does a number of different things. Number one, there's the competition. The competition between the trees will force them to grow faster, quicker. Secondly, they will squeeze out space for invasive species. Most of the urban watersheds, we have problems with invasive species, so it really doesn't allow them any room."
Amidst a larger push to meet ambitious climate goals and stop a declining urban tree canopy, more cities are considering ordinances that would make it harder to remove healthy trees.
Urban trees reduce air pollution, but acting as a smog sponge can negatively impact tree health. Researchers evaluated the air pollution tolerance potential of 46 tree species on a university campus in India. Guava came out on top across two indices.
