San Francisco, California, Nov. 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) announced today that it has set new goals for the profession. together the ASLA Climate Action Plan and the Climate Action Field Guide for ASLA members To show a path for landscape architects to achieve zero greenhouse gas emissions in their projects and operations and increase carbon sequestration by 2040.
The climate protection plan was developed in a top-class manner task force by five landscape architects, chaired by Pamela Conrad, ASLA, founder of Climate-friendly designand a 17-member advisory group. It outlines a bold vision for 2040 and a set of 71 actions to be taken by 2025.
By 2040, all landscape architecture projects will simultaneously:
- Achieve zero embodied and operational emissions and increase carbon sequestration
- Provide significant economic benefits in the form of measurable ecosystem services, health co-benefits, sequestration and green jobs
- Resolve climate injustices, empower communities and increase the equitable distribution of climate investments
- Restoring ecosystems and increasing and protecting biodiversity
“Landscape architects are already helping communities realize that vision. As we increasingly experience the impact of the climate and biodiversity crisis, we know we must act faster. We’re the only design professionals bringing all the pieces together to plan and design what communities need to prepare for a changing world,” said…