Support the ASLA Climate & Biodiversity Action Plan (2026-2030)



“Our new plan represents a major shift. We know that the problems and solutions to the climate and biodiversity crises are intertwined. So, we have developed an ambitious plan for addressing both crises – through landscape architecture,” said ASLA Immediate Past President Kona Gray, FASLA, PLA. 

 

ASLA has developed Landscape Architecture 2040: Climate & Biodiversity Action Plan. 

 

The new plan was developed by a high-profile Task Force of five landscape architects, chaired by Meg Calkins, FASLA, professor of landscape architecture and environmental planning at North Carolina State University. The task force worked with a 34-member Advisory Group of climate and biodiversity experts. 


The plan outlines a bold vision. By 2040, all landscape architecture projects will simultaneously:

  • Achieve zero greenhouse gas emissions and double carbon sequestration from business as usual.

  • Protect, conserve, restore, enhance, and manage biodiversity.

  • Provide significant economic benefits in the form of measurable ecosystem services, co-benefits, and livelihoods.

  • Address climate and biodiversity injustices, amplify the power of communities, and increase the equitable distribution of climate and biodiversity investments.

The new plan is designed to act as a resource and guide the climate and biodiversity work of landscape architecture firms and organizations of all sizes. It will also direct all ASLA climate and biodiversity programs and investments from 2026 to 2030.

 

Learn more at: asla.org/climate-biodiversity.  


Your donation will help support: 

  • Implementation of the new plan, including the creation of new practice resources for landscape architects 

  • Development of a new Climate & Biodiversity Commitment Program for landscape architects

  • New research that builds the evidence for landscape architecture solutions 

  • Educational tracks and offset programs at the ASLA Conference

  • ASLA’s participation in national and international climate and biodiversity platforms

 

Donate today by choosing your level at the right.  

 

If you prefer, you can send a check, payable to ASLA Fund to:


ASLA Fund

636 I Street, NW

Washington, DC 20001-3735

 

Please email DonateToday@asla.org if you have any questions.

 

Thank you for your support.


Image credit: ASLA 2023 Professional General Design Honor Award. The Meadow at the Old Chicago Post Office. Chicago, Illinois. Hoerr Schaudt / Dave Burk

The ASLA Fund is the 501(c)(3) charitable foundation of the American Society of Landscape Architects, supported by the tax-deductible contributions of ASLA members and other individuals and organizations, and committed to the careful stewardship and artful design of our cultural and natural environment. ASLA Fund is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Your donation is tax-deductible to the extent allowable by law. No goods or services were provided by ASLA in return for this contribution.

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