Abstract Greenspaces facilitate well‐being benefits for humans in several ways including through cognitive restoration, physical exercise and social interaction. However, some groups are under‐represented greenspaces, women, older people, those with health conditions, people lower socioeconomic status from ethnic minority backgrounds, so less likely to accrue these benefits. Using thematic anal...

The capacity of urban areas to deliver provisioning ecosystem services is commonly overlooked and underutilized. Urban populations have globally increased fivefold since 1950, and they disproportionately consume ecosystem services and contribute to carbon emissions, highlighting the need to increase urban sustainability and reduce environmental impacts of urban dwellers. Here, we investigated t...

This case study discusses the Urban Resources Initiative’s efforts to remove invasive vines from natural areas in New Haven, CT. The Initiative (URI) is primary urban forestry organization and community engagement a key feature of their programming. Working with combination local stewardship groups (“Community Greenspace”) workforce program (“GreenSkills”) for previously incarcerated individual...