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Core values

- **Social Cohesion and Community**: Green roofs can serve as community hubs, increasing social cohesion, sense of community, and public safety[5].
- **Improved Air Quality**: They capture airborne pollutants, filter noxious gases, and reduce the demand on power plants, decreasing CO2 and other polluting by-products[5].
- **Health and Well-Being**: Green roofs reduce pollution, improve water quality, decrease healthcare demands, and enhance psychological well-being through increased contact with nature[5].
- **Biodiversity and Ecosystems**: They sustain a variety of plants and invertebrates, provide habitat for bird species, and link fragmented species, contributing to ecosystem stability and delivering ecological goods and services[5].
- **Urban Livability**: Green roofs improve aesthetics, reduce urban heat island effects, lower energy use, and provide recreational spaces, enhancing community livability[2][3][4].
- **Educational Opportunities**: They offer sites for teaching about biology, green roof technology, and the benefits of green infrastructure[5].