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Research gathered over recent years has highlighted the countless benefits to people, wildlife and the environment that come from planting trees and creating new woodland habitat. It's obvious trees are good things.

Trees will improve property values, take pollutants out of the air, help with water runoff.

Parks represent an efficient, cost-effective way to improve public health.

As people flock to urban centers where ground space is limited, cities with green walls and roofs and skyscraper farms offer improved health and well-being, renewable resources, reliable food supply, and relief to the environment.

People don't remember each tree in a park but all of us benefit from the trees. And in a way, artists are like trees in a park.

If we ever have free time, my partner and I are fond of going on walks through the local state forests and parks.

Cities can be the engine of social equity and economic opportunity. They can help us reduce our carbon footprint and protect the global environment. That is why it is so important that we work together to build the capacity of mayors and all those concerned in planning and running sustainable cities.

Native trees are so important to our ecosystem.

Having trees and a track to run on have become more important to me than living near cool restaurants.

I think ultimately, bringing more nature back into the city is a way to deal with urban sprawl and things like that. If the cities feel a little more natural, people like to live there more rather than moving out and dividing up another piece of land that shouldn't be touched.