ASLA, the American Society of Landscape Architects, have unveiled their 2025 Climate Action Plan. Begun in 2021, the Climate Action Plan directs all ASLA climate-related programs and investments. Goals and actions will be revisited every five years until 2040– making this the first update to the initial plan.

ASLA’s Vision for 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
• Address climate injustices, empower communities, and increase equitable distribution of climate investments
• Restore ecosystems and increase and protect biodiversity

To achieve this vision, ASLA’s Climate Action Plan Task Force and Advisory Group have developed a comprehensive Plan and Field Guide for Members.

You can read more about ASLA’s Climate Action Plan here.  

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