Urban Forestry and Community: Centering Environmental Justice in Los Angeles’s Urban Ecosystems

Urban forests provide many benefits, including reducing air, water and noise pollution, creating shade that reduces energy usage and heat island effects, and providing wildlife habitat and cultural and mental health benefits. Due to factors including the legacies of inequitable housing policies, communities of color and low-income neighborhoods often have far fewer trees and greenspaces than neighborhoods that are more affluent. These inequities in tree cover impact the health and climate resilience of communities in Los Angeles and across the country.

This presentation will discuss a holistic approach to conservation and forestry in urban ecosystems—one that works with and for communities, understands the cultural relevancy of urban forests, and centers racial, social, and environmental justice.

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