These critical jobs directly contribute to natural infrastructure and nature-based ecosystems with the goal of enhancing human health, well-being, and promoting biodiversity. This effort sought to stimulate dialogue and support for long-term investments in climate resiliency.
These critical jobs directly contribute to natural infrastructure and nature-based ecosystems with the goal of enhancing human health, well-being, and promoting biodiversity. This effort sought to stimulate dialogue and support for long-term investments in climate resiliency.
The Public Works team used this research to develop a formal definition for nature-based jobs and a set of frameworks for understanding the areas of the NYC labor force in which they appear.
This report provided Just Nature NYC with language and data to support their goal of raising awareness about these occupations and to drive support for investments and policies necessary to create healthy, equitable, and resilient communities.
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