Why do we need an Urban Forest Strategy?
Sadly, data shows we are steadily losing our canopy of trees. Since 2010 we have lost an area just larger than Edgecliff. The loss of so many trees will make our streets and homes hotter, our local wildlife will decline, and there will be more carbon in the air. To make sure this doesn't happen, we're proposing to set a target to reach 30% tree canopy cover by 2050. If we don't act now we will have 23.8% tree canopy cover by 2050, which is less than our current canopy cover of 27.4%.