Turning COP26’s energy and enthusiasm into citywide change

The average age of an urban tree is 10, and we know that to receive the fullest benefits of urban trees, they need to be living beyond 50. Image: Nerea Martí Sesarino / Unsplash
Carlotta Conte
Mission holder and Nature-based Solutions innovation, Dark Matter Labs
Konstantina Koulouri
Project management and Natural Capital research, Dark Matter Labs
Thomas Theodore
Editor and writer, Dark Matter Labs

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