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Drastic shift in city lifestyles urged to avert climate crisisCities need to at least halve their emissions by 2030, urbanites need to cut their meat consumption and fast-fashion has to be ditched to have a chance of keeping global warming to 1.5°C. -
Can China’s 'sponge cities' work in other countries?China’s push to develop ‘sponge cities’ that can absorb the impact of climate change could hold lessons for other countries, says environmental expert Professor Guan Yuntao ahead of this year’s Macao International Environmental Co-operation Forum & Exhibition.
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Why is Phnom Penh so obsessed with filling lakes?Phnom Penh developers have a penchant for filling lakes to create space for increasingly grand projects, but the projects could have serious repercussions for sustainable development in the Cambodian capital. -
Mall or park? In crowded Bangkok, 'last' open space stirs debateCivic groups say the evictions and redevelopment plans mostly target poor communities who have no formal rights over the land.
Parks Opinion
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The bleak fate of the Amazon– What does Brazil's new president mean for the Amazon? Paulo Artaxo from the University of Sao Paulo's examines the damage right-wing Jair Bolsonaro could do to one of the world's most important ecosystems, and what that would mean for the rest of us. -
Passing the brumby bill is a backward step for environmental protection in AustraliaPolicy & Finance
Passing the brumby bill is a backward step for environmental protection in Australia
– Conflict of interest accusation stirs controversy in New South Wales' new "brumby bill". The question raised: Will this bill protect feral horses, or favour a former politician who is reining in profits by keeping them in a national park? -
Green for wellbeing – science tells us how to design urban spaces that heal us– The positive relationship between nature and mental health has long been established. University of Western Australia's Zoe Myers explains how city planners can carve out meaningful and restorative green spaces in an urban environment.
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