In 2004, the government of China instituted its National Forest City program to encourage the establishment and maintenance of urban forests across the nation. To earn the distinction of “National Forest City,” a city must submit a 10-year urban development plan that explicitly includes urban forests. 55
In Ethiopia, the Addis Ababa City Structure Plan 2017-2027 Draft outlines goals to protect riparian areas with 50-meter buffer zones and to prevent erosion on slopes with an incline greater than 30% by creating conservation forests.52 In the next two slides, we’ll explore two types of municipal plans related to urban forests in greater detail. Photo: Natasha Elkington/CIFOR, Flickr.