Criticism of Data Gaps for the Renaturation of Cities Like Vienna

In the capital of Upper Austria, an AI-supported analysis provides precise data on tree canopy coverage. Cities like Bregenz, Salzburg, or St. Pölten have not provided data on their current tree inventory. Vienna states that nearly a third of the city is shaded by trees - this value includes forest-rich outer districts. In the actual settlement area, Greenpeace suspects a value of 15.4 percent according to the release. For the survey, Greenpeace inquired with the respective city administrations of the state capitals.

"Especially in summer, the heat lingers in the city, and people move from one patch of shade to the next - but these are scarce, particularly in heavily asphalted inner cities. This urgently needs to change. We need more green spaces with shade-giving trees in inner cities," said Melanie Ebner, soil protection expert at Greenpeace in Austria. The EU rewilding regulation is the lever for cooler, more livable cities, Austria's inner cities should become greener. Greenpeace calls on the federal government to ensure that the regulation is implemented quickly and ambitiously.

(APA/Red.)

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