Plant4Change.org is a non-profit organization promoting tree planting for climate and urban renewal and global food security. Plant4Change.org believes that everyone deserves to live in a healthy environment with access to safe water, clean food and unpolluted living conditions. Unfortunately this is not always the case, especially in the under served areas of Los Angeles, where residents in these areas are more often than not exposed to more pollution than those in other wealthier areas of the city. Plant4Change endeavors to play a pivotal role in working with local communities and governmental entities to implement zoning and environmental laws and policies that create healthier communities. Plant4Change.org was inspired by California's Sustainable City pLAn and was Founded by Dr. Denise Buchanan.
Dr. Denise Buchanan has a Master of Landscape Architecture Degree, a Master of Arts Degree in Psychology and a Ph.D. in Integrative Behavioral Psychology. For over 25 years, Dr. Buchanan has been committed to minimizing the impact of drought, climate change, growing populations and deforestation in urban landscapes while maximizing the creation of more useful and livable environments with optimal water use, especially in the under-served areas of society. She has been instrumental in providing leadership to community-based organizations, government departments and government stakeholders on various national parks, highway, tourism, urban renewal and master planning projects throughout the United States, Canada and the Caribbean.
Dr. Buchanan is a Member of the American Society of Landscape Architects, an ASLA Environmental Justice PPN and she is a Sustainable Business Council Nominee for the Best Public Advocate for Sustainability. She is also an International Public Speaker, published author and the only Jamaican Female Licensed Landscape Contractor in California.
Dr. Buchanan teaches at the University of Southern California and her wide-ranging research and teaching interests include environmental justice, sustainable management of land and water resources, urban farming, food security, agricultural productivity and sustainability in marginal environments, urban forests for climate modification, tree planting to slow global warming, desalination of sea water for agricultural crops, urban revitalization, sustainable rural development, healthy communities and human social behavior in public spaces. Her work has been featured on the Etherworks Production “Sold on Green”, on national television and in various industry publications.
Contact:
Tel: (USA) 1-310-980-2770; Email: denise@plant4change.org