APPENDIX 3: LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY FRAMEWORK REGARDING TREES
The aims and objectives of the Tree Strategy are guided and impacted by Global, EU, National and local polices and guidelines as summarised below.
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E.U
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GLOBAL
UN Sustainable Development Goals A universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and improve the lives and prospects of everyone, the 17 Goals were adopted by all UN Member States including Ireland in 2015, as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development which set out a 15-year plan to achieve the Goals. The goals are voluntary and address the global challenges we face, including those related to inequality, climate change, and environmental degradation. With less than ten years until the target date of 2030, the benefits trees provide can play a role in meeting and endorsing these goals, as a nature- based solution. The implementation of the Cork City Tree Strategy can make a positive contribution to the fulfilment of the following Sustainable Development Goals:
• Goal 3 - Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.
• Goal 11 - Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable.
• Goal 13 - Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.
• Goal 15 - Protect, restore, and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss. Paris Climate Change Agreement Members of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change signed the Paris Agreement in 2016, its central aim is to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change. It is estimated that Nature Based Solutions can provide up to one-third of the emissions reductions required by 2030 to meet the Paris Agreement targets and must be in conjunction with decarbonisation of key industry sectors. 13 Tree planting represents a practical example of a Nature Based Solution which will contribute to this aim. World Economic Forum In a bid to restore biodiversity and help fight climate change, the World Economic Forum has launched a global initiative to grow, restore and conserve 1 trillion trees around the world (1t.org). 13 https://climatechampions.unfccc.int/heres-why-we-must-urgently-scale-up-natural-climate-solutions/
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