Implementing and managing urban forests: A much needed conservation strategy to increase ecosystem services and urban wellbeing
Planting more trees in potential tree cover areas could nearly double the benefits provided by the urban forest. In 2016…
Everything’s Changing: Can Your Urban Forest Thrive?
Yes! If you work at it. This interview with Karen Zumach, Director of Community Forestry at the Tree Trust, St.…
Funding Trees for Health: An Analysis of Funding and Policy Options for Local Governments
American cities spend less than a third of a percent of municipal budgets on tree planting and maintenance, and as…
Santa Monica – The Value of Trees Video
A dynamic video connecting the overall value of trees, both tangible and intangible, to the complexities of urban forest management in…
Phytoremediation Plant List
A list of plants and trees suitable for phytoremediation and their corresponding benefits.
Integrating phytoremediation with biomass valorisation and critical element recovery
An integrated approach combining land remediation with post-process biomass to energy conversion and high value element recovery is proposed to…
Phytoremediation: plants are always good
Article comparing phytoremediation to traditional practices of cleaning harmful contaminants as well as showing different ways phytoremeidation can be used.
Advantages and Limitations of Phytoremediation
A brief synopsis on the benefits and shortfalls of phytoremediation in cleaning brownfields.
Coupling Biogeochemical Cycles in Urban Environments
Urban green spaces are purported to a number of benefits, quantifying biogeochemical processes in urban green infrastructure can improve our…
22 Benefits of Street Trees
Street trees have a number of benefits from aiding in traffic control to business improvements to health benefits
Trees Enrich Health and Quality of Environment
Trees reduce noise pollution, filter and cleanse water, provide recreation opportunities, add texture to the landscape, add value to property,…