December 12, 2022
Better Forests, Better Cities
launch - COP15
Better Forests, Better Cities was a groundbreaking report created for city policymakers.
Better Forests, Better Cities was a groundbreaking report created for city policymakers. It summarized decades of research on the many ways that cities and their residents depend on the world’s forests. Drawing on hundreds of research publications, the report provided an evidence base for why cities should support forests in and out of their boundaries, and outlines actions for how cities, policymakers, environmental organizations, and businesses could do this.
This parallel COP15 event celebrated the release of the report and provide guests with key findings and the opportunity to meet the authors, ask questions, hear from city stakeholders, and learn about opportunities to support forests and biodiversity, in and out of cities. Event attendees will learn about the latest findings and recommendations to help their city take action to conserve forest biodiversity in inner, nearby and faraway forests.
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Better Forests, Better Cities is a flagship report for Cities4Forests, an initiative led by Pilot Projects and the World Resources Institute (WRI), that supports more than 90 cities around the world to recognize their interdependence with global forests along the themes of human health and well-being, water, climate mitigation, and biodiversity. The report is intended to help city leaders, staff, and decision-makers to understand the important role that forests play for cities and urban residents. Better Forests, Better Cities gives scientific support to why cities should actively participate in forest conservation, restoration, and sustainable management efforts both within their boundaries and beyond.
The in-person event will follow a virtual launch of the report in late November and the importance of having this event at COP15 is that it will give global leaders and decision-makers the information and awareness that they need to better interact with global biodiversity. Better Forest, Better Cities puts that information right into their hands so that they can begin to make the right decisions now.
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