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Sustainable Urban and Peri-urban Forestry: an Integrative and Inclusive Nature-Based Solution for Green Recovery and Sustainable, Healthy and Resilient Cities. Policy Brief.
This policy brief by the United Nations Economic Commission For Europe identifies opportunities for action to expand sustainable urban and peri-urban forestry.
RESOURCE LINKSimona R. Grădinaru, Anna M. Hersperger, Green infrastructure in strategic spatial plans: Evidence from European urban regions, Urban Forestry & Urban Greening.
An interesting paper on Green Infrastructures (GI).
RESOURCE LINKWorld Bank (2021). A Catalogue of Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Resilience.
See at page 42 the chapter on Urban forests. “World Bank (2021). A Catalogue of Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Resilience. World Bank, Washington, DC. © World Bank. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”
RESOURCE LINKUrban Nature Atlas.
A collection of more than 1000 inspiring nature-based solutions from European cities and beyond.
RESOURCE LINKMelbourne Urban Forest Diversity Guidelines.
Urban forest diversity will make a more resilient and robust forest, help protect the forest as a whole from pests and pathogens, streamline maintenance programs, and even out annual budgetary requirements.
RESOURCE LINKLos Angeles Urban Forest Equity Assessment Report.
Los Angeles has set targets to increase the urban tree canopy by 50% in areas with the greatest need by 2028, informed by a 2021 Urban Forest Equity Assessment.
RESOURCE LINKIUCN Red list.
Established in 1964, the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species has evolved to become the world’s most comprehensive information source on the global extinction risk status of animal, fungus and plant species.
RESOURCE LINKGlobal patterns of diversity in the urban forest: Is there evidence to support the 10/20/30 rule?