Protect Our Inner West Tree Canopy
Sign our petition below to call on Inner West Council to protect our local tree canopy.
Trees make our city more beautiful and liveable. A thriving urban tree canopy gives us clean air, reduces heat and provides critical habitat for wildlife.
An alarming report revealed that 29 hectares of tree canopy was destroyed in the Inner West between 2020 and 2022, equivalent to almost 16 times the size of the SCG.
Disappointingly, the Inner West Council introduced a destructive and unlawful tree policy in 2019, which resulted in a canopy cover of only 16% in the most recent report, far below the city-wide target of 40%.
With your help we can push council to prioritise our living planet.
Please join us in sending a message to the Inner West Council, calling on them to protect and expand our local tree canopy.
We are calling on the Inner West council to commit to:
- Prioritise protecting and expanding tree canopy to reach city-wide targets of 40% by 2030
- Increase compliance checks to ensure replacement trees on private property are being planted
- Release tree canopy data on an annual basis to allow better monitoring of targets
- Develop a street tree masterplan and include a commitment to plant two trees for every tree removed on public land in the Inner West
- Investigate opportunities to provide information and support to residents in maintaining healthy large trees on private properties
Sign our petition to call on Inner West Council to protect our tree canopy today
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