Co-Benefits Blogs

Increasing the amount of water which can filter into the ground is a primary flood mitigation benefit of introducing urban forestry and rain gardens.

Urban tree canopy is considered a critical metric of urban greening initiatives and provides a diverse set of critical socioeconomic benefits to cities.

Pursuing a greater distribution of shade, as a civic resource and a requirement for public health which is especially unequally distributed in urban settings.

City permaculture projects which consist of a diversity of edible trees and perennials.

The capacity to give a habitat to a biodiverse array of organisms including native vegetation, birds, reptilians, small mammals and insects, particularly pollinators.

By blocking the sun from buildings and transporting water upwards to transpire through their leaves urban forests cool down their area, significantly reducing the demand for air conditioning.

Trees absorb carbon dioxide and other key pollutants common in urban settings such as SO₂, NO₂, PM2.5, and CO from the atmosphere. Thus they provide a particularly important service in urban settings where these emissions are especially high and often remain congested within the city.

Urban forests are an especially beautiful component of city greening initiatives and provide opportunities to showcase native vegetation.