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Our work with Toronto Public Health and the David Suzuki Foundation leads to call for more green space by Toronto's Medical Officer of Health

Our work with Toronto Public Health and the David Suzuki Foundation leads to call for more green space by Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health

On September 22nd, Toronto’s Board of Health approved a report by the city’s Medical Officer of Health calling for an increase in urban green space to support the physical and mental wellbeing of local residents. The report prioritized green space investment in disadvantaged and historically under-serviced neighbourhoods in the city. Our work on: The Impact of Green Space...
The Nature of our Cities: building health from the ground up

The Nature of our Cities: building health from the ground up

I was honoured to deliver a keynote at the European Forum on Urban Forests. More than 80 international delegates gathered for this week-long meeting, hosted in Europe’s Green Capital, Ljubljana, Slovenia, to discuss the future of urban forests, particularly in the face of climate change.