
Cities4Forests
@cities4forests
We are a global network of over 90 cities from around the world that are leveraging social, political, and financial power to benefit all forests.
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https://cities4forests.com/ 30-09-2018 13:00:17
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What’s the relationship between climate change and #ForestsFires?🌡🔥 Global Forest Watch explains how fires play into the climate feedback loop: gfw.global/3SG6FjV



If trees fall in a forest, what will it do to our food, water, climate, and economies? Check out the latest video from RE:TV, featuring our experts from Cities4Forests and Global Forest Watch, to find out 🔽

As Todd Gartner points out, forests provide us with crucial ecosystem services. They are part of – not separate from – the infrastructure that supports modern life. To make a business case for this value, we must be able to measure it accurately. So how can we quantify nature's


Finance is integral to climate solutions. Yet one of the most contentious debates leading up to COP29 Azerbaijan is which countries should pay? 💰 WRI Finance just released the Climate Finance Calculator to inform these important discussions. Explore to tool ➡️ bit.ly/3zu0aub


South America's #forestfires are worsening. Even typically moist ecosystems like the Amazon rainforest had 79% more fire alerts than the average for this time of year, according to data from Global Forest Watch & World Resources Institute. View the full story 🔗: bit.ly/4dbogb1


Air pollution spikes when temperatures rise, posing a serious threat to public health.🌡️ Nature-based solutions like urban tree cover can be part of the solution, cooling cities and absorbing air pollutants. 🌳 Read the story from @WRIMexico 🔗: bit.ly/3ZkMbBy


Are you at #COP16Colombia? Join us at 1:15 GMT-5 today for World Bank and African Development Bank Group's event on accelerating nature-based solutions. World Resources Institute' Crystal Davis will share preliminary findings from our upcoming report. You can also livestream here: worldbank.org/en/topic/biodi…

Check out this reminder from Laura Bulbena on the vital role cities have to protect and conserve nature. Thank you for sharing, World Resources Institute! #COP16Colombia

Latin America and the Caribbean are global leaders in renewable energy, but their hydropower sector faces risks from drought linked to climate change. Read our piece with WRI Colombia on how nature-based solutions can be part of the solution: bit.ly/3OkNZnm







Forest health treatments are urgently needed in Utah's watersheds. They are also expensive. That's where the Utah Resilience Fund comes in. Read more about what it is and how it works in our latest blog with Summit County, Utah: bit.ly/4hmcJbg


