Cities4Forests

We are a global network of over 90 cities from around the world that are leveraging social, political, and financial power to benefit all forests.

[Cities4Forests @Cities4Forests]

In sub-Saharan Africa, nature-based solutions (NBS) can:
🌱Enhance biodiversity
🤝Support equity
💸Grow economies
➕And more!

Discover how projects achieved these benefits through new research from @WorldResources and @WorldBank via @GFDRR: https://t.co/8xUNiXFv4m

[Cities4Forests @Cities4Forests]

The secret to the Resilience Fund's success? Collaboration. 🤝

Traditional funding methods are limited, but when public, private, and philanthropic partners pool their money together, they can mitigate disaster and get the job done. 👷📈

Learn how from the link in our bio. 🔗

[World Resources Institute @WorldResources]

In sub-Saharan Africa, nature-based solutions (NBS) can: 

🌱Enhance biodiversity 
🤝Support equity 
💸Grow economies 
➕And more! 

🆕 research from @worldresources and @WorldBank via @GFDRR analyzed over 300 NBS projects. Discover how projects achieved these benefits: https://t.co/GDec2ipZSM

[Cities4Forests @Cities4Forests]

Do you want to:
1. Measure your city’s vulnerability to extreme heat and flooding, and
2. Implement nature-based solutions to protect against these risks?

Enroll in our webinar series with @WRIIndia and @Cities4Forests to learn everything you need: https://t.co/aOdiqifE5J

[Cities4Forests @Cities4Forests]

Forest health treatments are urgently needed in Utah's watersheds. They are also expensive. That's where the Utah Resilience Fund comes in.

Read more about what it is and how it works in our latest blog with @SummitCountyUT: https://t.co/Sj6lN5XwcU

[Cities4Forests @Cities4Forests]

🚨 Job Alert!🚨

Our team has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Environmental Economist. This role will help build the business case and economic rationale to drive nature-based solutions in the United States. Learn more and apply here: https://t.co/lSpJGtvPRt

[WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities @WRIRossCities]

The future of Latin American #cities isn't about expanding outward - it's about building resilience by:

🏚️Upgrading informal settlements
🚊Improving transit access
🏘️Adding housing density
🌳Integrating nature-based solutions

More from #UrbanShift Forum: https://t.co/fg9PaPxofM

[Cities4Forests @Cities4Forests]

What do nature-based solutions for climate adaptation look like in practice? In a recent event led by @IISD_news and @IUCN, experts from the #SUNCASA project dove into this question. Check out the main takeaways: https://t.co/ccyTrNf2Hu

[Cities4Forests @Cities4Forests]

#SUNCASA has launched in Kigali! The project will build climate adaptation through NBS like:

1. Establishing new forests on 220 hectares 🌲
2. Reforesting 650 hectares 🌳
3. Planting 125,00 fruit trees and shrubs 🌱

Read more from @IISD_news: https://t.co/QCENHRs8xj

[Cities4Forests @Cities4Forests]

Wildfires are getting worse on the East Coast because wildfires are getting worse across the globe. 🌏

Learn more about the ways wildfires are affecting communities near & far, and the steps cities can take to prevent them 🔗: https://t.co/eVP9ZlTXi6

#wildfires #eastcoast

[Cities4Forests @Cities4Forests]

Latin America and the Caribbean are global leaders in renewable energy, but their hydropower sector faces risks from drought linked to climate change. Read our piece with @WRIColombia on how nature-based solutions can be part of the solution: https://t.co/PWG78gvUjx

[Cities4Forests @Cities4Forests]

Check out this reminder from Laura Bulbena on the vital role cities have to protect and conserve nature. Thank you for sharing, @WorldResources! #COP16Colombia

[World Resources Institute @WorldResources]

Laura Bulbena, Manager for @Cities4Forests at @WRIColombia reminds us that cities can play a vital role in:

🌿Enhancing ecosystem health
🪲Supporting biodiversity
🫀Improving human health & well being

More from our experts at #COP16Colombia▶️ https://t.co/gN07O0EbAQ

[Cities4Forests @Cities4Forests]

Are you at #COP16Colombia? Join us at 1:15 GMT-5 today for @WorldBank and @AfDB_Group's event on accelerating nature-based solutions. @WorldResources' Crystal Davis will share preliminary findings from our upcoming report. You can also livestream here: https://t.co/JHTYGQHUSI

[Cities4Forests @Cities4Forests]

Air pollution spikes when temperatures rise, posing a serious threat to public health.🌡️

Nature-based solutions like urban tree cover can be part of the solution, cooling cities and absorbing air pollutants. 🌳

Read the story from @WRIMexico 🔗: https://t.co/WeTO5Dp9qi

[Cities4Forests @Cities4Forests]

Congrats to Re-Ciclo for winning the #PrizeforCities! 👏👏👏

[WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities @WRIRossCities]

ICYMI: #Fortaleza's Re-Ciclo won the #PrizeforCities grand prize! This innovative waste management project stood out for its circular economy principles, community engagement, measurable impact & development of a replicable model.

Congratulations to Re-Ciclo & all our finalists!

[Cities4Forests @Cities4Forests]

South America's #forestfires are worsening.

Even typically moist ecosystems like the Amazon rainforest had 79% more fire alerts than the average for this time of year, according to data from @globalforests & @WorldResources.

View the full story 🔗: https://t.co/I6zbsoT16e

[Cities4Forests @Cities4Forests]

Finance is integral to climate solutions. Yet one of the most contentious debates leading up to @COP29_AZ is which countries should pay? 💰

@WRIFinance just released the Climate Finance Calculator to inform these important discussions. Explore to tool ➡️ https://t.co/WNHsaXKceU

[Ani Dasgupta @AniDasguptaWRI]

If trees fall in a forest, what will it do to our food, water, climate, and economies?

Check out the latest video from @retv_org, featuring our experts from @cities4forests and @globalforests, to find out 🔽

[Cities4Forests @Cities4Forests]

We all need forests. Forests need sustainable management and strong investments. Check out the latest video below from @retv_org on the path forward for strong, healthy forests!

[Cities4Forests @Cities4Forests]

What’s the relationship between climate change and #ForestsFires?🌡🔥

@globalforests explains how fires play into the climate feedback loop: https://t.co/Jiu88y0lEn