Background Urgent solutions are needed in cities to mitigate twin crises of global climate
change and biodiversity loss. Urban nature-based solutions (actions that protect, sustainably …

Environmental and urban forest managers in cities located in highly biodiverse regions may
need to balance biodiversity conservation with the provision of ecosystem services to …

In this paper, we describe the theory and research design for a new collaborative tree-
planting initiative in northwest Indiana in the Midwest United States. The CommuniTree …

Abstract Remnant West African forest patches provide crucial ecosystem functions and
services while contributing to sustaining the livelihoods of vast numbers of people. The vast …

Urban forests function as lungs in the cities and help in providing a healthy environment to
people by reducing warming and improving air & water quality. Information on the carbon …

Urbanization is causing fragmentation of natural areas and impacting urban wildlife
populations. Sustainability of wildlife and their habitat in arboriculture has focused on three …

Urban forests provide critical environmental benefits, but the resilience of these socio-
ecological systems to stresses like pest and disease outbreaks relies on tree health and …

Urban forests as nature-based solutions (UF-NBS) are important tools for climate change
adaptation and sustainable development. However, achieving both effective and …

Abstract In Northwest Indiana, a new urban forestry effort called CommuniTree has emerged
with a goal of helping solve some of the region's post-industrial social and ecological issues …

Urban forest management is a multistakeholder, multi-objective situation whereby a surfeit of
synergistic or competing goals may exist. Greater research and applied guidance for what …