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Sharing experiences and how to improve the quality of life in cities through afforestation and urban forest strategies

16 January 20230
By Israel Barroso – Metropolis

Trees and forests are proven nature-based solutions, addressing major urban challenges while increasing human well-being and biodiversity. However, despite their potential for ecosystem service delivery and city resilience, urban forests are often underestimated and underused as nature-based solutions.

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Blog, Nature-based solutions, Urban trees

Sustaining cities, naturally – across 3 continents

7 November 20220
The role of cities in the light of the health of people and the planet alike, is undeniably crucial. While cities only make up about 2% of terrestrial areas, more than 50% of the World’s population is already living in cities (Pincetl, 2017). This trend of urbanization is expected to continue to grow into a staggering 65% of the world population living in cities by 2040 (weforum, 2019).

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Blog, Collaborative Learning, Nature-based solutions, Urban trees

A look back on our joint webinar with INTERLACE, CONEXUS and REGREEN

21 October 20220
“The role of cities in the light of the health of people and the planet alike, is undeniably crucial. While cities only make up about 2% of terrestrial areas, more than 50% of the World’s population is already living in cities (Pincetl, 2017). This trend of urbanization is expected to continue to grow into a staggering 65% of the world population living in cities by 2040 (weforum, 2019). ”

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Blog, Collaborative Learning, Nature-based solutions, Urban trees

What do Belo Horizonte, Bogotá and Mexico City have in common, apart from being vibrant metropolises to live in?

26 September 20220
They have been selected in the first call of the CLEARING HOUSE knowledge exchange mechanism. The global objective of the CLEARING HOUSE knowledge exchange mechanism is to promote capacity development and exchange of knowledge and practices on urban forests as nature-based solutions (UF-NBS), based on peer-to-peer exchanges and scientific support regarding UF-NBS challenges.

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