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Berlin might create the world’s largest urban car-free zone

The German capital is considering a citizen-driven plan that would create a car-free zone larger than Manhattan Island.

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Sustainable Planet

Pocket parks are sprouting up in Athens to tackle pollution and heat

Athens is turning small urban spaces that were once filled with garbage and weeds into green “pocket parks” to combat rising…

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Sustainable Planet

10 reasons to protect forests and plant many more

Life Terra is a foundation with a mission to enable people to take impactful climate action now by facilitating tree planting,…

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Sustainable Planet

Four of Southeast Asia’s largest emerging economies reconsider their commitment to coal

Bangladesh, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam cancelled nearly 45GW of coal power in 2020, equivalent to the total installed capacity of…

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Inspiring People

Paris’ famous Champs-Élysées set for green makeover

Vehicle space in the iconic thoroughfare will be reduced by half, tree tunnels planted to improve air quality, and roads turned…

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Sustainable Planet

10 sensible reasons to fill our cities with trees

How urban trees can help to mitigate some of the negative impacts and social consequences of urbanisation, and thus make cities…

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Sustainable Planet

The sky’s (not) the limit for Milan’s Vertical Forest

‘Il Bosco Verticale’—Europe’s first example of a Vertical Forest—turned 6 this year. We revisit the ingenious model for urban regenerative development…

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Inspiring People

20 of the most spectacular trees from around the world

Not only are trees vitally important for the entire planet’s ecosystem, but with some of them looking like they’re straight out…

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Sustainable Planet

Biophilic design: what it is and why you should know about it

Discover how incorporating design features that reconnect people with nature into your home or workspace can drastically reduce stress, make you…

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Inspiring People

College Students Win Design Award for Device That Curbs Microplastics Emitted From Tyres

Four students at Imperial College London have won this year’s James Dyson Award for their device to capture micro-plastic emissions from…

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Berlin might create the world’s largest urban car-free zone

Pocket parks are sprouting up in Athens to tackle pollution and heat

10 reasons to protect forests and plant many more

Four of Southeast Asia’s largest emerging economies reconsider their commitment to coal

Paris’ famous Champs-Élysées set for green makeover

10 sensible reasons to fill our cities with trees

The sky’s (not) the limit for Milan’s Vertical Forest

20 of the most spectacular trees from around the world

Biophilic design: what it is and why you should know about it

College Students Win Design Award for Device That Curbs Microplastics Emitted From Tyres

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