• Climate Improvement • Energy savings • Water supply catchment protection • Waste water treatment • Flood control • Noise Abatement • Erosion Control • Solid waste and land reclamation • Wildlife habitat & biodiversity MATERIAL BENEFIT • Food & agricultural products • Forest product SOCIAL BENEFIT • Health • Employment • Recreation • Education • Aesthetics COMPONENTS • City’s public parks • Street and residential trees • Urban agriculture • Greenbelts & greenways • Watershed management • Protected areas