To create a more sustainable, liveable and cooler urban environment, we need to improve urban greening. This means building more resilient communities with greater urban canopy and green cover. This leads to more shade, cleaner air and beautiful spaces.
The NSW Government has several initiatives to help address urban heating, grow greener neighbourhoods and improve the overall urban environment.
The Greening our City Program aims to increase green cover across Greater Sydney and contribute to an uplift in urban canopy coverage to 40% by 2036.
Our work
We're supporting local councils to enhance Sydney's tree canopy through new tree planting projects.
The Greener Neighbourhoods program empowers councils to create cooler, shadier neighbourhoods.
Mapping Greater Sydney’s urban heat and tree canopy data supports more targeted green infrastructure planning and investment.
Partnerships play an important role in creating healthier and more resilient communities by making greener places and great public spaces.
We're planting more than 26,000 trees along the Great West Walk for a cooler western Sydney.
Discover the many benefits that trees, shrubs and ground covers have for communities and the people who live in them.
