Urban Green Infrastructure (UGI) is the living infrastructure component of our cities, critical
for mitigating natural hazards like fire, flood, heat, and drought. It nurtures biodiversity, enables recreation, improves public health and wellbeing, leading to greater resilience and thriving nature-positive cities. However, despite its immense value, UGI is often an afterthought, with no clear accountability for its creation, management, or protection.
A number of knowledgeable bodies have joined Parks and Leisure Australia to issue a Position Statement on UGI, dated March 2025, with six recommendations for action. Parks and Leisure Australia commends this agenda to all public authorities, commercial firms and civic organisations involved in the outdoors.