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São Paulo/SP. Photo: Felipe Paiva/WRI Brasil
I CITIES UNITED
BY FORESTS
From climate resilience to people's
well-being, forests provide many
services to city life. The Cities4 Forests
Initiative has established a global
network of cities dedicated to
supporting and catalyzing actions
to conserve and restore forests.
In 2020, WRI Brasil promoted
training sessions and exchanges
of experiences among the
Cities4Forests cities in Brazil in eight
meetings with 90 participants.
The network was joined by the
municipality of Extrema and now has
ten Brazilian cities. With support from
WRI Brasil, Extrema's forest restoration
and Payment for Environmental Services
Program was expanded to two new cities.
Rio Branco advanced in the elaboration of
its first urban afforestation plan. We also
helped Palmas regulate and implement its
Municipal Green Infrastructure System
and provided communication training to
the municipal technical team in Salvador.
With support from the Municipality
of Campinas, Water Supply and
Sanitation Society (SANASA, Campinas'
water company), and ICLEI - Local
Governments for Sustainability,
we built an investment case for
natural water infrastructure in the
metropolitan region of Campinas that
will help make resources for restoring
and protecting biodiversity feasible.
We supported a map detailing that
identifies the best opportunities
for conservation and restoration
in the region. The work is part
of elaborating an action plan for
biodiversity led by ICLEI and
the Reconecta Program, which
could inspire other metropolitan
regions to manage biodiversity and
ecosystem services regionally.View entire presentation