Million Tree Initiative

The Million Tree Initiative refers to the on-going environmental projects that multiple cities have individually committed to, aimed at increasing the urban forest through the planting of one million trees. Cities that are known to be currently involved in this initiative are: Los Angeles, New York City, Shanghai, Denver and London, Ontario. A common motive shared between these participating cities is, according to their mission statements, the reduction of carbon dioxide in the air to reduce the effects of global warming.

History

In May 2006, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa made Million Trees LA one of his campaign promises. The Los Angeles project is founded by a mix of federal money and municipal funding, charities, and corporate donations. It was one of among forty winners from 200 nominees to obtain a United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental Award in 2009.^[1]

The Mile High Million, an initiative started by then Mayor John Hickenlooper, is a similar program in Denver, Colorado. This was announced by Hickenlooper in his 2006 State of the City Address.^[2]

On April 22, 2007, Mayor Michael Bloomberg revealed goals of planting one million trees by 2017 as part of PlaNYC, a plan designed for the sustainability of New York City.^[3] In the same year, China began its own tree planting program for Shanghai, with the same goal for one million trees.

The million trees program began in London in 2011.

Benefits

Main article: Urban forest § Benefits

References

↑ EPA. 2009 Environmental Awards Retrieved September 27, 2011.
↑ Hickenlooper, John (July 12, 2006). State of the City Address 2006. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
↑ The City of New York (April 22, 2007). MAYOR BLOOMBERG PRESENTS PLANYC: A GREENER, GREATER NEW YORK Retrieved February 28, 2011.

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