There's a global movement to encourage cities to grow more trees and plan more parks. On Wednesday, this year's International Day of Forests encourages urban areas to invest in green spaces.
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The 19 cities with the most trees around the world
MIT and the World Economic Forum created fascinating maps of cities that show how much green space each one has.
To get a clearer picture of which cities have the most tree coverage today, MIT's Senseable Lab partnered with the World Economic Forum (WEF) to create Treepedia, a site with interactive maps that show the density of greenery in major cities around the world.
The researchers used information
Check out which cities boast the highest Green View Indexes below.
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19. Los Angeles, California — 15.2%
18. Turin, Italy — 16.2%
17. Tel Aviv, Israel — 17.5%
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16. Boston, Massachusetts — 18.2%
15. Miami, Florida — 19.4%
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14. Toronto, Canada — 19.5%
13. Seattle, Washington — 20%
12. Amsterdam, Netherlands — 20.6%
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11. Geneva, Switzerland — 21.4%
10. Frankfurt, Germany — 21.5%
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9. Sacramento, California — 23.6%
8. Johannesburg, South Africa — 23.6%
7. Durban, South Africa — 23.7%
6. Montreal, Canada — 25.5%
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5. Sydney, Australia – 25.9%
4. Vancouver, Canada — 25.9%
3. Oslo, Norway — 28.8%
2. Singapore — 29.3%
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1. Tampa, Florida — 36.1%
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