Urban forested natural areas provide numerous benefits including mitigating climate change, storing carbon, and improving human health. This resource page is a compilation of research demonstrating the benefits of urban natural areas:
Climate Change
Carbon Storage
- Carbon Accounting for New York City's Natural Area Forests
- Aggregated Methods for Calculating Tree Carbon Stock and Sequestration Rate, and Soil Carbon Stock from Field Collected Fixed Radius Plot Data
Flood Reduction
- Reducing Runoff: The Role of Urban Natural Areas in Stormwater Management
- Ecological Benefits of Creating Stormwater Wetlands and Woodlands in Philadelphia, PA
- City of Snoqualmie Natural Infrastructure Assessment
Cooling
Human Health