Monitoring Cities' Impact on Forests
A new tool from Cities4Forests is designed to measure the of tropical deforestation and associated CO2 resulting frowm deforestation-linked commodities.
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Forest Footprint for Cities: Methods for Estimating Deforestation and Associated CO2 Emissions Embodied in Products Consumed in Cities
The Forest Footprint can help cities understand their impact on tropical and subtropical deforestation by presenting consumption data in an accessible manner. As the impacts of decisions made by city or metropolitan jurisdictions on tropical and subtropical forests are difficult to see, the Forest Footprint brings these impacts into the visible realm and sets the stage for further incorporation of consumption-based emissions and impacts in city governance and sustainability planning.
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Cities Should Account for Trees in their Greenhouse Gas Inventories. New Guidance Shows How
Forests and trees are underappreciated contributors to many communities’ GHG inventories, while also having untapped climate change mitigation potential. Photo by Dewey/Flickr Responsible for more than 70% of the world’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, action by cities is clearly crucial to limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. An important part of this effort is…
Source: thecityfix.com