CHAPTER 8 COMMUNITY COLLABORATION
Trees play a vital role in our ecosystem, making them an important asset that we need to protect and maintain as a community. Trees go beyond personal land ownership in the role they play for the entire society, in themselves and as green networks.
[8.1] Collaboration Strategy
Cork City Council will:
• Communicate with communities on tree planting and management in their areas.
• Actively encourage and facilitate the involvement of community groups, Residents’ Associations, schools, clubs, business groups and other stakeholders in the promotion, planting, and care of trees. • Encourage both good tree management and new tree planting by private individuals and businesses. • Promote the importance and benefits of trees through education, events, and public engagement. • Promote good communication and cooperation on tree-related topics between all relevant stakeholders. [8.2] Public Requests to Council Planting Programme Proposals and requests for new tree planting from Elected Members and the public are welcome and will be considered for the planting programme following an assessment to ensure site suitability and subject to available resources.
Higher priority will be given to proposals that:
• Are in neighbourhoods with the lowest existing tree canopy cover (as shown in Figure 2.7); and/or • Complement or build on other place making efforts or improvements that are currently being carried out in the area; and/or
• Contribute to objectives set out in the Cork City Development Plan, particularly those related to:
• Green and Blue Infrastructure objectives
• Opportunities to enhance biodiversity
• Active travel routes, particularly toward schools
• Delivering Nature Based Solutions (NBS) and Sustainable Urban Drainage (SUDs)
• Areas with lower air quality
• Urban heat islands
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