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1/17/2023
How a new methodology helps cities lighten their tread on tropical forests, and invest in their future
29/11/2022
While city residents increasingly recognize the benefits of urban trees to reduce stress, sequester carbon, and clean and cool the air, the benefits of forests outside cities receive far less attention.
08/11/2022
Cities need to ensure that they are using materials that tread lightly on the planet and can be renewed. This points to a role for wood.
published writings
1/17/2023
World Resources Institute
press
100 Fountains featured in Places Journal
2/10/2023
"Fountain Society" written by prof. Shannon Mattern
Scott interviewed by Monocle for The Urbanist podcast
10/20/2022
Utopian Hours: Turin’s growing momentum, The Urbanist 575 - Radio
speaking engagements
6/28/2021
Pathways towards climate-smart wood procurement. Introduced by former deputy mayor of London Nicky Gavron, Scott Francisco and Cities4Forests are hosting a participatory expert-level exploration of the latest thinking and research on sustainable wood for city projects.
6/21/2021
Sustainable Wood for a Sustainable World (SW4SW). Sustainable wood in construction: Contributing to green cities and the bioeconomy. Scott Francisco presents the groundbreaking Sustainable Wood for Cities platform outlining 8 pathways for wood sourcing to benefit climate, biodiversity and livelihoods.
5/18/2021
This keynote by Scott Francisco outlined several key strategies to support circularity and sustainability in the new global forest economies. In particular the Cities4Forests' Partner Forest Program.
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