What are the links between urban landscapes, biodiversity, and environmental justice? 🏙 🌳 This is the question asked by a recent study highlighted in The New York Times. This study reveals that urban areas, like Hampton Roads, lacking #GreenSpace often coincide with historical redlining and racist urban policies. The lack of #GreenSpaces in these communities not only creates “pernicious landscape features like urban heat islands”, but also results in an unequal distribution of bird populations and biodiversity in these areas. Access to green spaces, especially in formerly redlined neighborhoods, will result in a healthier, more equitable future for wildlife and people. Read more at the article below. #NewportNews #GreenFoundation #GreenSpacesInUrbanPlaces #Birds
