Climate change continues to be a huge global and national issue and the nursery & garden industry is well positioned to take advantage of the shift in sentiment by positioning green-life and plants as part of the solution.
While everyone equates trees with healthy environmental messages as evidenced by the growing number of corporate brands that advertise tree planting as a way of offsetting the environmental footprint from use of their products, the industry is still struggling to get a place at the political table to have an impact on environmental policy development and planning.
The industry, taking up the leadership role, is hosting the inaugural Urban GreenScapes Symposium 2009 (17 February) to unveil the benefits of plants and green-life in the urban landscape and bring together all stakeholder groups to drive unity of message and create a stronger platform on which to lobby government.
With international speakers such as Adam Schwerner from City of Chicago , and well known names such as garden media personality Josh Byrne, the Symposium will highlight the benefits of green-life by discussing how increased urban planting can provide solutions to some of the environmental and health issues we are facing today. …more
