Carbon dioxide sequestration capability of the Botanical Garden of Rome: environmental and economic benefits
The recent decades have seen large increases in the extent of urban and built-up land use. It is predicted that 60%-90% of the world population will live in cities in 2030. The loss of green areas (urban parks, avenue tree-lines, woods, hedges, private gardens and public green spaces) as a result of the increasing urbanization is a serious threat to the overall biodiversity and calls for considerations of their role, provision and management. Urban green spaces provide ecosystem services, such as offsetting carbon emission, removing air pollution and reducing noise.