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Journal Article 
Magazine 
URBAN FORESTRY TAKES ON THE WORLD. BUT FIRST, RHODE ISLAND 
Leahy, I 
2019 
American Forests 
Washington 
American Forests 
125 
3 
40-44 
English 
Working through the state's Health Equity Zones, this initiative has the potential to elevate urban forests to the mainstage in fighting climate change globally while utilizing their unique position in people's lives to reduce the negative health impacts ofa heating climate, such as respiratory, extreme heat, and cardiovascular illnesses. American Forests is building a coalition of citizen advocates to advance innovative policy and funding mechanisms at both the state level in Rhode Island, and the federal level in Washington, D.C. The goal is to leverage strategic public investments that generate several times the return in private investment. King County, Wash. was one of the first to confront climate change in this manner, allowing companies, like Microsoft and Fishermen's Finest, to offset their carbon emissions while keeping forests intact. 
Conservation; Climate change; Forestry; Fighting; Initiatives; Charitable foundations; Outdoor air quality; Forests; Urban forestry; Illnesses; Public health; Global warming; Washington DC; Rhode Island; Detroit Michigan; United States--US; England; Raimondo, Gina; 11321:Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest Products; 81321:Grantmaking and Giving Services