Since the Industrial Revolution, the increase in CO2 emissions-resulting from the burning of fossil fuels, deforestation, and other anthropogenic activities-has caused an imbalance in the atmospheric carbon cycle, contributing to global warming (Junges, 2018). This warming has already triggered climate changes whose effects negatively impact living organisms. Evidence points to climatic alterations in various regions, reinforcing the urgency of mitigating these impacts and adapting ecosystems to this new reality (Nobre, 2011). Several strategies and public policies have been developed to reduce global warming and mitigate the effects of climate change in large cities (Marcovitch, 2006). Among these strategies, forest conservation and restoration are fundamental, as they provide a range of ecosystem services, including climate regulation and the sequestration and storage of atmospheric carbon (Zhao, 2019). Tropical forests contribute to the sequestration of approximately 3040 gC/m2 per year (Malhi, 2000), constituting large carbon reserves that represent approximately 59 percent of the global terrestrial reserve (Dixon, 1994). In Brazil, according to the Inventário Florestal Nacional, it is estimated that the Atlantic Forest in Rio de Janeiro state stores approximately 62 million tons of carbon above ground. Thus, changes in the balance of carbon fluxes in forest biomass, such as those caused by large-scale deforestation, compromise the ability of forests to act as carbon sinks. The conservation of the Atlantic Forest is essential because it is home to exceptional biodiversity with a significant number of endangered species. In urban areas, the effects of global warming are exacerbated by low soil permeability, high population density, and air pollution resulting from intense vehicle traffic. The urban heat island phenomenon intensifies air pollution, as hot air traps pollutant particles and hinders their dispersion, compromising air quality and increasing public health risks (Hamin Infield et al., 2018).