Urban Greening & Forestry
Explore strategic urban forestry and green infrastructure implementation. This resource covers community-led tree planting in South African townships, mitigating the Urban Heat Island effect and scaling Nature-based Solutions. Improve public health and enhance urban biodiversity through robust planning and professional standards.
Food and Trees for Africa provides a comprehensive resources page on urban greening and forestry. Discover strategic approaches to implementing green infrastructure, mitigating the urban heat island effect and transforming communities through Nature-based Solutions.
What is Urban Forestry and Why Does It Matter?
- Urban forestry delivers measurable cooling, pollution control and public health benefits to city residents.
- Historical segregation creates lasting disparities in green infrastructure access across South African cities.
- Municipalities must prioritise long-term maintenance funding to ensure high tree survival rates.
What is the PSHB Beetle and Can We Stop It?
Commercial wood chipping reduces polyphagous shot hole borer emergence by over 97 percent and remains the most effective scalable intervention to halt the pathogen.