An international study of more than 2.5 million buildings across eight global capital cities has found just 3 per cent of buildings in inner Melbourne had adequate neighbourhood tree canopy cover ...
but canopy cover was low. Less than a quarter of the Melbourne neighbourhoods studied reached more than 20 per cent tree cover. In Sydney, about one-third were close to meeting the 30 per cent ...
Can you see three trees from your home, school or workplace? Is there tree canopy cover shading at least 30% of the surrounding neighbourhood? Can you find a park within 300 metres of the building?
Tree people talk about the canopy like an existential struggle. On one side, the irreplaceable nourishment of water, sunlight, open green space and air — all fundamentals. Troops, each a sort of ...