Trees cool cities and act as carbon sinks—but only if canopy cover in residential areas is sufficient. Aalto University researchers’ canopy cover map highlights the striking differences in tree ...

Higher levels of tree canopy cover may help prevent injurious pedestrian falls, according to a new study led by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. The research found ...

A bike ride through Boise’s North End manages to feel refreshing even on some of the hottest summer days. This is no fluke. The decades-old trees planted throughout the neighborhood’s streets provide ...

The Mayor’s 2018 London Environment Strategy set a target to increase tree canopy cover in London by ten per cent by 2050. [1] In 2024, the Greater London Authority (GLA) produced updates to the tree ...

Trees cover less than a quarter of most Dayton neighborhoods, and the city has lost thousands of street trees over the last several decades. But the city is going to develop a plan to try to maintain ...

Annual production of native grasses on the Texas Coastal Prairie was decreased by 90, 66, and 67 kg/ha in 1978, 1979, and 1981, respectively, for each 1% increase in mixed-brush canopy cover in the ...

Neighbouring heterospecific plants are often observed to reduce the probability of herbivore attack on a given focal plant. While this pattern of associational resistance is frequently reported, ...

There is a green deficit in our cities, and it’s more serious than you think. A new study led by RMIT University in Australia highlights this glaring issue. The study measured access to nature in ...

Based on the 3-30-300 rule, Melbourne and Sydney fail the "bare minimum" standard for nature in cities, according to new research. The guidelines state residents should see three trees from their ...