As cities and communities around the world scale up efforts to cut emissions and prevent dangerous climate change impacts, one area that is often overlooked is trees and forests. In this episode of The UN Forest Podcast, urban forester Prof. Cecil Konijnendijk joins Architect Stefano Boeri to help us understand why we need to bring nature back into our cities and how we can do so. About the UN Forest Podcast: We tend to take forests for granted, underestimating how indispensable they are for everyone on the planet. Each episode of The UN Forest Podcast features special guests and speakers who bring you insights on forests as our strongest allies in fighting climate change and creating a sustainable future for ourselves and generations to come. Whether you are a forest expert, city planner, passionate about nature or simply an interested citizen, The UN Forest Podcast will inform, inspire and make you realize that the potential of forests goes beyond trees. We all are rooted in forests. For a deeper dive and additional resources visit: https://unece.org/Forests/UrbanAction#accordion_1_3 The UN Forest Podcast is brought to you by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). Credits: Architect Stefano Boeri, Host Prof. Cecil Konijnendijk, Urban forester Nicola Sangs, Editor and Producer Liliana Annovazzi-Jakab, Chief of the Joint UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section Illustration by Shuyue Li Audio credits: 'Vintage jingle' Licensor: SETUNIMAN Link & creative commons license details: https://freesound.org/s/156019/ 'Beautiful ambient melody' Licensor: PATRICK LIEBERKIND Link & license details: https://freesound.org/s/341541/ 'City ambiance in a residential area' Licensor: FELIX BLUME Link & creative commons license details: https://freesound.org/s/667323/ 'Construction Site' Licensor: KLANGBEELD Link & creative commons license details: https://freesound.org/s/348624/