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Research

January 17, 2023

Forest Footprint for Cities: Methods for Estimating Deforestation and Associated CO2 Emissions Embodied in Products Consumed in Cities

View of hill with farmland in Cali, Colombia.

Insights

September 29, 2020

Green Space: An Underestimated Tool to Create More Equal Cities

Climate Resilience
Forests
coronavirus
Cities
Equity & Governance
natural infrastructure
Urban Development

People walking through a park.

Climate Resilience
Forests
coronavirus
Cities
Equity & Governance
natural infrastructure
Urban Development

Insights

February 10, 2020

Want to Grow Trees? Consider These 5 Lessons

restoration

The Pesalat Reforestation Project in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, works to restore forest within a national park degraded by fire and logging. As of 2013, 450 hectares are under restoration, with over 4,000 seedlings planted. Photo by Aaron Minnick/WRI

restoration

Initiatives

September 12, 2018

Cities4Forests

Cities4Forests supports cities around the globe to recognize their interdependence with the world’s forests and use their political, economic and cultural power to protect and manage those forests for human well-being.

Europe Asia North America

Insights

March 21, 2016

3 Cities Taking Urban Forestry to the Next Level

Cities
Air Quality
Forests
Urban Development

Cherry blossoms in Washington, DC park

Cities
Air Quality
Forests
Urban Development

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