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title: "Governance and Funding"
slug: "policy-communications-advocacy"
updated: 2026-11-02T17:00:36Z
published: 2026-11-02T17:00:36Z
canonical: "fic.naturalareasnyc.org/policy-communications-advocacy"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://fic.naturalareasnyc.org/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Governance and Funding

Regardless of the city or state, each location in the United States has different laws, governance structures and funding regarding forests, land conservation, zoning, and trees. Some key reasons for examining law and policy are preventing forest destruction or fragmentation and improving management of forested natural areas. Examining how other cities operate will spark new ideas for laws, governance and funding in your city.

**Resources:**

- [The Role of Local Government in the Care of Urban Forested Natural Areas](/v1/docs/the-role-of-local-government-in-the-care-of-urban-forested-natural-areas)
- [Protecting Urban Forested Natural Areas: Strategies for Conservation in Cities](/v1/docs/protecting-urban-forested-natural-areas)
- [Funding](/v1/docs/funding)
- [Laws and City Ordinances](/v1/docs/laws-and-city-ordinances)
- [Examples of Forest Protection](/v1/docs/forest-protection)
- [Citywide Plans that Include Natural Areas](/v1/docs/sustainability-plans-that-include-natural-areas)

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**Ordinances, Laws, and Policies Urban Forested Natural Areas Roadmap** The Ordinances, Laws, and Policies roadmap aims to use government as a lever to conserve and improve urban forested natural areas. [Embedded object](https://cdn.document360.io/18a9acd7-787d-47fa-9b54-01592bb1d507/Images/Documentation/Ordinances,%20Laws%20and%20Policies%20Urban%20Forested%20Natural%20Area%20Roadmap.pdf)

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