Sacred groves outlast bulldozers. Funeral trees host migratory birds. Temple ficus reroute highways.

Hussain Ebrahim's #TNOCEssay Plant Journal makes the case that ritual and reverence are some of the most resilient urban conservation tools we have.

Join the conversation:
https://www.thenatureofcities.com/TNOC/2026/05/18/plant-journal/ 🌳

#Bengaluru #UrbanNature #CulturalStrategy #BiodiverCities

Fortunate coincidence to be sitting at the Malaysia placard during the remarks of @[email protected], Executive Director of @[email protected], at the #COP15 Cities Summit, highlighting the importance of #Biodivercities!

RT @angmgpp: This morning we the @EU_ScienceHub are delivering at the @EU_CoR policy recommendations on what must be done in cities to sustain #EuropeanUnion way to #EUCitizenEngagement in policymaking with the project #BiodiverCities https://knowledge4policy.ec.europa.eu/projects-activities/biodivercities-project_en #DeliberativeDemocracy

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_ScienceHub/status/1567797614275432449

BiodiverCities - A roadmap to enhance the biodiversity and green infrastructure of European cities by 2030 | Knowledge for policy

BiodiverCities is a project in the context of the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030. It aims to enhance civil society participation in local and urban decision-making, leading to buiding a joint vision of the green city of tomorrow shared among citizens, scientists and policy-makers.