Urban reforestation

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Reforestation in general is a common solution for groups to come together and find solutions for local and global issues.

Urban reforestation is the practice of

urban farming.[2]

Benefits

Reasons for practicing urban reforestation include urban

habitats for wildlife,[7] particularly endangered species.[5]

Urban reforestation may also be effective because it does not require the purchase of a large piece of land to execute. [8]

Programs

Australia

The Urban Reforestation organization in Australia is a grassroots organization that focuses on sustainable living in urban places.[2]

France

The widespread reforestation in urban sites of Paris was launched in 2020 in order to reduce air pollution in the city. Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris, stated that by the summer of 2023 63,500 trees were already planted, and by end of her term 170,000 will be planted in all.[9]

Turkey

Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality began a green project that covers 78,500 m2 in Zeytinburnu to afforest the barren part of Zeytinburnu coast, and also the urban reforestation project provided continuity of the coast line Yedikule to Bakırköy for pedestrians.[10]

An urban reforestation in Zeytinburnu, Constantinople

United States

Large scale urban reforestation programs in the United States include New York City's Million Tree Initiative[11] and TreePeople in Los Angeles, which planted 1 million trees in preparation for the 1984 Summer Olympics and continued planting thereafter.[1] In 2022, Boston announced a new forestry division to grow the tree canopy within the city.[12]

Grassroots efforts include Friends of the Urban Forest in San Francisco, which advocates for the planting of street trees.[1]

In California, there are government funded programs such as the

low-income communities. [14]

Climate change

Most cities have the potential to use urban reforestation as a means of combating climate change.[15] Urban reforestation can also contribute to lowering energy consumption.[15]

Concerns

Trees planted in municipal areas are subject to removal as preferences change.

Urban reforestation efforts compete for money and urban land that could be used for other purposes. For example, effort placed in planting new trees can take away from maintenance of already established trees.

land owners in urban spaces.[5]

Urban reforestation projects may also lack support in neighborhoods where environmentalist groups do not sufficiently involve residents in planning and decision-making, particularly when white environmentalists are conducting projects in communities of color, as noted in a 2014 report by

environmental sociologist Dorceta Taylor from the University of Michigan. For example, from 2011 to 2014, a nonprofit organization named The Greening of Detroit planted thousands of new trees to restore Detroit's tree canopy. However, about a quarter of residents offered free trees in front of their homes submitted a "no tree request". Although they recognized the benefits of urban forestry, they didn't trust the organization staff, who were predominantly white and not from Detroit. They also felt that they didn't have enough say in what was being planted since they expected to be given responsibility for maintaining the trees planted in their neighborhoods, as previous reforestation project trees received inadequate care from the city and caused issues with appearance and safety.[16] Residents were a lot more open to the idea of receiving free trees if they got to choose what was planted.[17]

See also

References

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