UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation

The Urban Forest Equity Collective (UFEC) is a consortium of forestry experts, Los Angeles (LA) City staff, community-based organizations, researchers, and consultants aiming to create holistic strategies to advance urban forest equity in the lowest-canopied neighborhoods. By conducting a holistic analysis and creating strategies to advance urban forest equity in LA, UFEC presents methods to address decades of systemic disinvestment and planning decisions that have resulted in poor public health outcomes, limited access to green spaces, and a host of related consequences ranging from heat exposure and poor air quality, to food insecurity and reduced ecosystem services.