Goal 15: Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss

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Relevant Policies

The City of Los Angeles’ Green New Deal has a target to “increase tree canopy in areas of greatest need by at least 50% by 2028 to grow a more equitable urban forest that provides cooling, public health, habitat, energy savings, and other benefits.” One of the milestones for this target is to complete a citywide tree inventory by 2021; and an Urban Forest Management Plan by 2025. In 2019, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti named Rachel Malarich as City Forest Officer — a new post created to oversee the growth of Los Angeles’ urban forest and help the City reach its goal to plant 90,000 trees by 2021.