One Million Trees
MillionTreesNYC is a PlaNYC public-private initiative set up
to plant and care for one million new trees across the five boroughs. The initiative was set up to plant one million trees in a decade, this has recently been achieved two years ahead of schedule. This has increased the size of the urban
forest in New York City by 20 per cent.
While 70 per cent of trees have been planted in parks and
other public spaces, 30 per cent has been added by private organisations,
homeowners and community organisations.
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This initiative encourages residents to get involved by
adopting or volunteering time to plant trees. There are events set up to
encourage the community to get involved and to learn more about planting and
tree care. Residents who register for these events give away free trees to
encourage the community to get on board.
Urban forests increase the wellbeing of those that live there as
well as reap economic, health and environmental benefits.
In Melbourne, the council has created the Urban
Forest Strategy to ensure the evolution and longevity of Melbourne’s urban
forest. The strategy includes plans to increase tree canopy coverage from 22
per cent to 40 per cent by 2040, improve biodiversity and increase forest
diversity.
To read more about the MillionTreesNYC initiative and more about Melbourne’s Urban
Forest Strategy click on the links below.
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