Sustainable Cities & Communities
Our Approach
In response to the growing need to create healthy and sustainable cities, 美姬社区 has developed a series of programs to create more resilient urban environments. Working alongside scientists, local municipalities, and partner organizations, 美姬社区 engages community members to collect essential environmental data related to green infrastructure, urban forests, water quality, temperature, and air quality, answering relevant research questions that can influence positive change. By engaging with communities, 美姬社区 ensures that participants gain increased awareness and knowledge about additional ways to mitigate the impacts of climate change at a local level, creating a new cohort of environmental ambassadors. 美姬社区鈥檚 priorities align with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals鈥攕pecifically, targets and indicators within SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities).
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Our Research Priorities
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Everyone has a personal connection to trees. We鈥檝e found that people want to become involved in greening their neighborhoods. Our programs are designed to help municipalities and organizations choose to plant the right trees in the right places with the right community support to help cities become more resilient and healthy in the face of global change.
Dr. Mark Chandler 鈥 美姬社区鈥檚 Director of Research Initiatives
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YOUR SUPPORT MATTERS
美姬社区 depends on donations鈥攁bove and beyond what we raise from volunteers who participate in our expeditions鈥攖o deliver our global conservation mission. In fact, volunteer contributions provide only half of the total resources 美姬社区 needs to sustain over 20 global field research expeditions, a wide variety of educational programs, corporate sustainability trainings, and more each year.
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