: Why was Mumbai adjudged a ‘Tree City of the World’ when it has been losing green cover for years? #IndiaNEWS Mumbai and Hyderabad were awarded the tag of “2021 Tree City of the World� recently

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Why was Mumbai adjudged a ‘Tree City of the World’ when it has been losing green cover for years? #IndiaNEWS
Mumbai and Hyderabad were awarded the tag of “2021 Tree City of the World� recently by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and Arbor Day Foundation. The UN-FAO tag was awarded to Hyderabad for the second consecutive year and Mumbai received it for the first time.Across the world, 138 cities from over 20 countries have been recognised as “Tree Cities of the World�. Although Mumbai has been making headlines for tree felling recently, the initiative recognised the cities’ efforts in maintaining urban forests.Before delving deeper into why the Indian cities got the tag, let us understand what the tag is and what it stands for.Tree city tagTree Cities of the World is a global programme “committed to inspiring cities and towns to care for and celebrate their urban tree canopy�. The programme was launched in 2018 at the World Forum on Urban Forests and is managed by the Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and Arbor Day Foundation, a US-based not-for-profit organisation.Under the initiative, municipalities of any size can apply to be recognised as “Tree City of the World�, provided the urban community meets five core standard requirements:Establish responsibility: There must be a designated “Tree Board� established within municipal boundaries and declared with a written statement by city leaders....Read more

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