Nature Communications (Mar 2018)

Strategically growing the urban forest will improve our world

  • Theodore A. Endreny

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03622-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 3

Abstract

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Growth in urban populations creates opportunities for urban forests to deliver ecosystem services critical to human wellbeing and biodiversity. Our challenge is to strategically expand urban forests and provide our international communities, particularly the vulnerable, with healthier, happier, and enriched lives.