Strategies & action plans

Greening Sydney strategy

We will implement our urban greening programs and actions through the greening Sydney strategy.

Published
Greening Sydney Strategy July 2021

There are many stakeholders with an interest and capacity to green our urban landscape. Engaging them all to contribute to the greening of Sydney requires a plan and strategic action.

Takeaways

The physical greening of our urban environment is important because it:

  • provides shade and reduces urban heat impacts
  • improves our health and wellbeing
  • filters and improves the air we breathe
  • reduces urban run off and stormwater pollution
  • improves the appearance, economic value and liveability of our cities
  • provides habitat and a connection to nature in our cities.
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Aerial view of a suburban street with houses and trees. Half the image is a photograph, the other half a visualisation that illustrates the impact tree canopy has on heat.

Story map

Explore how we’re increasing canopy cover, including heat and other data we’ve gathered or from other sources over the past 12 years.
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Explore trees in the City of Sydney

This map shows all park and street trees in the City of Sydney local area.