Green spaces improve air quality, reduce noise and enhance biodiversity. Green spaces also moderate temperatures during hot periods and provided cool and shaded areas.
Parks and gardens are oasis in the heart of cities, extremely valuable resources for improving our health and physical conditions.
Green spaces in urban areas provide a wide range of sustainable environmental benefits. Trees reduce air pollution and water pollution and they help to keep cities neat and clean.
To help people get out into green space, they need to have the opportunity to use it, feel they have the capability to do so, and see a benefit to their lives.
Parks and green spaces offer significant health benefits for users. They play a critical role in sporting mental and physical health and provide essential space for social gatherings and community events. Evidence on health benefits highlight the importance of contextualizing who has access to parks and green spaces whether that access is equitable.
City parks and green areas improve our physical and psychological health, strengthen our communities and make our cities and neighbourhood more attractive places to live and work.
