Nature in cities
Urban greening initiative designed to bring nature back into our towns and cities
Nature in Cities is Greening Australia’s urban greening initiative, designed to bring nature back into our towns and cities. By increasing tree canopy cover, restoring urban waterways, and creating green corridors, we are making cities cooler, healthier, and more liveable for people and wildlife. With extreme heat and biodiversity loss threatening urban communities, our goal is to establish nature-based solutions that enhance resilience, reduce climate risks, and reconnect people with the environment.
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The Yaralla Estate plantings will enhance and extend a stand of critically endangered Sydney Turpentine-Ironbark Forest. Photo credit: Toby Peet
Greening Australia's Michael Gregg and Sydney Local Health District Attorney's Andrew Vickery with 8,000 of the 100,000 trees planted across Sydney's footprint. Photo credit: Toby Peet
In February Greening Australia restored 9km of river corridor habitat in Adelaide's southern suburbs by removing invasive weeds and creating space for native plants to recover naturally. Native species such as Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos will be supported through this work. Photo credit: Greening Australia
Greening Australia and the NSW Government are celebrating reaching the milestone of 100,000 trees planted across the Greater Sydney footprint through the Rewilding Sydney program. The milestone was reached in December 2024 with the planting of 8,000 trees at Yaralla Estate in Concord.
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