Mapping Program Helps Cities See Money Saved by Planting Trees

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By Yale Environment 360Apr 10, 2014, 1:00 pm33 pts
New open-source software is helping cities better understand the benefits trees provide by calculating the value of the trees' ecosystem services, such as air quality improvements and CO2 storage. More than a dozen cities have undertaken tree inventory initiatives, thanks to the OpenTreeMap software, and…

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