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Urban Friendly Forests are an Alarming for Lessening of Global Warming: An Invited Viewpoint

Akale Assamere Habtemariam

Global warming is one of the current issues, which bring devastating impacts on human life. Globally, majority of the world’s population lives in urban, and this trend will increase to 66% by 2050 and this may lead to shifting green space to ‘artificial surfaces.’ Cities consume up to 80% of total global energy production, and account for 71 to 76% of global CO₂ emissions. During 2071–2099 periods, more than half (60%) of Sub-Saharan African summer months are projected to be hotter than 5-sigma, especially in West Africa (90%). Urban trees in streets, gardens and parks provide as capture and store large amounts of pollutions. Many countries use urban forest for aesthetic value, but they have huge knowledge gaps in related to the scavenger important of urban forests for pollution. Until now, Urban forests practices hasn't been applicable and given less attention. Planting of the Urban is the only non-alternative weapons for reducing the current hazardous climate change. In order to achieving the goals of the Paris agreement, all countries should design, establish and implementing urban forests. Therefore, fast growing, evergreen, large leaved, agro-climatic suitability, spread and canopy tree species should be accustoming in the urban to neutralize the pollution. Until now, Urban forests practices hasn't been applicable and given less attention.