Why Trees Are Important For Urban Areas?
"You don't know what you've got till it's gone," Joni Mitchell sang in " Big Yellow Taxi ". Human population continues to increase and urban areas are growing and expanding. By 2050, about 70% of the world's population will live in cities ( FAO, 2016 ). These concentrated populations would have a wide variety of challenges, ranging from people without access to clean water to pollution-related health issues. According to UNICEF , children will face longer, hotter and more frequent heatwave by 2050. The health of 57% of children in Europe and Central Asia is at risk atleast 6 times year due to heatwaves. In such challenging conditions tr ees would play a important role for people and the planet. The benefits that trees provide can help cities and countries meet 15 of the 17 internationally supported United Nations Sustainable Development Goals . Trees are beautiful part of the natural environment, and constantly working to make Earth ...