The City of Regina is part of an exclusive club of only 120 cities accepted globally into the “Tree Cities of the World” program by the United Nations.

This is the second year in a row that the city has been recognized by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and Arbor Foundation for meeting core standards for caring and planning for urban trees and forests.

“Regina has more than 500,000 hand-planted trees that help with flooding, natural cooling, plus remove the C02 equivalent of 3,330 mid-sized vehicles from the atmosphere each year,” shared the city following Tuesday’s announcement. “Our urban forest supports our goal of becoming 100 per cent renewable city by 2050.”

“Not only does our urban forest contribute to the beautification of our city and community pride, it also contributes to our mental and physical wellbeing.”

The program aims to connect cities around the globe to a network dedicated to sharing and adopting the most successful approaches when it comes to managing municipal trees and forests.