Urban forests, cities’ answer to climate change (and much more)
Urban forests are the local answer to global problems. The benefits are numerous and affect many areas such as the climate, biodiversity, health, tourism.
Urban forestry must become the core of city planning: the call by Stefano Boeri, the architect behind Vertical Forests
Architects Stefano Boeri’s call to action on urban forestry asks planners all over the world to consider greening our cities as the core element of all projects.
Northern Forest, the UK will plant 50 million trees to create a new green lung
The United Kingdom will create a Northern Forest by planting 50 million trees over 25 years, with the aim of safeguarding biodiversity and tackling climate change.
Cleaner, fresher and more beautiful cities thanks to trees
Trees and forests are our allies inside cities too. They reduce average temperatures, shelter us from storms and clean the air we breathe.
Thailand drops bombs, made of seeds
L’iniziativa è nata con l’obiettivo di ripristinare la copertura forestale del Paese che ha perso quasi metà delle sue foreste.
Mexico will plant 18 million trees to fight air pollution
A Citta del Messico è in corso una “riforestazione storica”, come l’ha definita il ministro dell’Ambiente Rafael Pacchiano, per contrastare l’inquinamento atmosferico.
India planted 50 million trees in one day
Nello stato indiano dellʼUttar Pradesh sono stati piantati milioni di alberi in 24 ore nell’ambito di un progetto di riforestazione dell’India e lotta all’inquinamento.
Colombia, an NGO is planting trees against the drug trade
Protecting the environment and people through conservation projects and sustainable development. This is the mission, as simple as revolutionary, of Environomica, an international non-profit organization specializing in nature conservation and sustainable rural development. Trees against the drug trade Drug traffickers have deforested large areas in Santa Marta, Colombia, for producing drug. But right there, a new
Reforestation in Africa can overcome poverty
New study underlines the advantages of large-scale deforestation in Africa to fight economic instability and climate change.
The Pakistani province that will plant 1 billion trees
The province of Khyber Pakhtunkwa will invest 150 million dollars in reforestation, in order to combat climate change.