#198: Tree Equity Score

Not all areas have equal access to trees: urban concrete jungles can be tree depleted compared to rural areas. Trees provide all sorts of benefits which are fairly obvious, and hopefully the GCSE Natural History will help raise a new generation of dendrophiles, who love trees and the impacts they have on an environment: aesthetically, as well as with respect to air quality improvements.

The map was released earlier in the week, and this article on the BBC News explores the work being done in one Sheffield school to plant trees to improve air quality.

Go HERE to check out your local area's TREE EQUITY SCORE.

The area where my school is scores 81. The tree cover is 11% apparently. What can schools do to help up the canopy? Time till tell...