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Our Goals for 2030

Build Healthy Cities

New York City skyline Views of the New York City skyline from Central Park, New York. © Mat Rick

Cities are growing—fast. By 2050, two-thirds of the world’s population will live in urban areas.

The actions we take over this next decade will define the planet's path over the next century. The Nature Conservancy is urgently taking on the dual threats of biodiversity loss and the climate crisis, maximizing resilience and benefits for communities. What we achieve is just as important as how. By letting science guide our focus and equity guide our execution, we can shape a better 2030 for our planet.

People sit under trees looking at the New York City skyline.

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Urban Roots

A century ago, New York City embraced a powerful tool for improving urban life: planting trees. The city recently completed an effort to plant another million trees—this time to help tackle climate change.

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Bridge in Louisville, Kentucky View of the Second Street Bridge (George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge) over the Ohio River in Louisville, Kentucky. © Devan King/The Nature Conservancy

How We’re Building Sustainable Cities

Include Nature We are helping integrate urban forests, rain gardens, parks and wetlands into sustainable city planning to bring nature’s benefits to urban residents. © Theodore Kaye
Green City Growth We promote green city designs like permeable surfaces & rain gardens that can manage stormwater while providing health benefits and reducing pollution in our rivers. © Devan King/The Nature Conservancy
Plan for Climate Change We work with cities from New Orleans to Beijing to use nature as the first line of defense against the effects of climate change, like low air quality & urban heat-islands. © Kevin Arnold
Get Outside People in cities are increasingly disconnected from nature. We are facilitating access & engagement to build a movement to increase physical, emotional & spiritual health. © Kevin Arnold
× Include Nature We are helping integrate urban forests, rain gardens, parks and wetlands into sustainable city planning to bring nature’s benefits to urban residents. © Theodore Kaye
× Green City Growth We promote green city designs like permeable surfaces & rain gardens that can manage stormwater while providing health benefits and reducing pollution in our rivers. © Devan King/The Nature Conservancy
× Plan for Climate Change We work with cities from New Orleans to Beijing to use nature as the first line of defense against the effects of climate change, like low air quality & urban heat-islands. © Kevin Arnold
× Get Outside People in cities are increasingly disconnected from nature. We are facilitating access & engagement to build a movement to increase physical, emotional & spiritual health. © Kevin Arnold
Rooftop Garden in China An employee waters the gardens on the rooftop of the Tencent Binhai towers in Shenzhen, China. © Theodore Kaye

Building Healthy Cities

A man stands before a giant ponderosa pine near Placid Lake, Montana, USA.

6 Ways Trees Benefit All of Us

No matter where you live, forests and trees use their many powers to support our lives—and all life on Earth. Their health is our health.

Melbourne suburb at sunrise

Living Melbourne: Greenprinting a Metropolis

Urban green spaces generate a multitude of benefits for cities. Now there's a guide for helping nature flourish in communities across the globe.

Photo of women crouching, planting a tree on a neighborhood street.

The Practice of Equitable Conservation in Cities

The Field Guide provides practical experience and guidance from perspective of The Nature Conservancy and Center For Whole Communities.

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