Trees provide ecosystem services worth $500 million to the world’s megacities

Mongabay
Sep 7, 2017, 5:11 pm252 pts
Most people probably don’t think of megacities — urban areas with 10 million or more residents — as being part of nature and hence in need of conservation efforts. New research shows that this perception is not just erroneous but counter-productive, however, as trees actually provide ecosystem services…

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