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Save the date! Join Food and Agriculture Organization to celebrate the International Day of Forests! Discover the vital links between forests and foods, followed by stories from across the world. 🗓️ Friday 21 March 2025, 14:00-16:00 UTC+1 👉 ow.ly/EKCi50Vftrk #ForestDay

“It is essential to start viewing the greening of our cities as an investment and not as a cost. This will also help unlock green financing for urban forests and trees," Food and Agriculture Organization's Simone Borelli tells #AFUF2025 #GreenCities

Thanks to our panelists for an insightful roundtable discussion on unlocking financial resources for urban forests and green spaces in African cities. Watch the discussion here⬇️ youtube.com/live/EcB5pJOYF… #AFUF2025 #JoburgReimagined #UrbanAfrica #ReimaginingJoburg #urbanfinancing

It is clear that we have a solid case for greening but without intentional programmes that address inequities and plan for long-term management our green spaces will create problems, not solutions. SALGA #AFUF2025 #urbangreening #urbanforests

"There is nothing more important than responding to climate crises" Mayor of Banjul Rohey Malick Lowe on the SALGA side session: Exploring the importance of municipal greening programmes to promote safe and healthy communities. #urbangreening #urbanforests #AFUF2025

If we are going to succeed in greening our cities, we must contextualise our strategies in the African context. SALGA #AFUF2025 #urbanforests #climateresilient City of Joburg City of Cape Town City of Tshwane City of Durban

Cllr Twala highlights the danger of planting trees without thorough research (type/ number of trees) and solid planning - if we plant too many or the wrong type we can attract the very challenges we are trying to avoid #AFUF2025 SALGA #urbanforest JoburgParksZoo

City of Joburg Thanduxolo Mendrew The Centre on African Public Spaces (CAPS) FAO Forestry UN-Habitat 📹JCPZ Managing Director Thanduxolo Mendrew emphasizes the critical significance of hosting the 2nd African Forum on Urban Forest. #AFUF2025 #ReimaginingJoburg #UrbanAfrica #ForestDay #UrbanJoburg

Co-creating our future requires cross-sectoral collaboration - from landscapers and scientists to city officials, civil society, corporate citizens and scholars, successful #urbangreening requires #allhandsondeck SALGA #AFUF2025

"We cannot plant for the sake of planting, our #urbangreening strategies must be based on community engagement coupled with scientific research to ensure sustainability and prevent over-greening" JoburgParksZoo researchers at #AFUF2025 SALGA City of Joburg

Advocacy is critical and cannot be overemphasised as a means for getting citizens, local government and the private sector behind #urbanforests! #AFUF2025 Mayor of Banjul Rohey Malick Lowe saluting UN-Habitat Africa African Development Bank Group for their ongoing support. cc SALGA

Charting a way forward for #urbangreening #climatefinancing in #Africancities. Join our final keynote #AFUF2025 youtube.com/live/EcB5pJOYF… #Urbanforests #urbanAfrica #joburgreimagined #reimagingjoburg National Treasury RSA SA Cities Network @auda_nepad CITY OF JOBURG JoburgParksZoo

Thank you #AFUF2025 presenters and participants, your contribution has been invaluable and we trust that you are feeling inspired, informed and connected! #Urbanforests #climatefinancing #urbanAfrica #joburgreimagined #reimagingjoburg CITY OF JOBURG JoburgParksZoo Presidential Climate Commission

Panelists at the SALGA session give thanks to CITY OF JOBURG UN-Habitat Africa African Development Bank Group FAO Forestry and emphasise that #urbanforest advocacy, communication and action plans must be aligned to the realities of #AfricanCities #AFUF2025 JoburgParksZoo

All smiles after our incredible session titled “Species selection for sustainable urban green spaces” 😊 #AFUF2025 #UrbanForests #ReimaginingJoburg #WRI , Alexandra Water Warriors, Gender CC

"Nothing for us, without us" + "If we want to go far, we go together" underline key #AFUF2025 themes of co-creation & collaboration needed to harness the potential of #urbanforests to shape the future resilience of #AfricanCities Elijah Ramulifho SA Cities Network City of Joburg

#AFUF2025 convener ayanda roji gives thanks to Simone Borelli Food and Agriculture Organization for his unwavering support, kindness and love in supporting this epic and critical conversation, as together we shape the future of #AfricanCities City of Joburg JoburgParksZoo FAO Forestry UN-Habitat Africa