Deepak Kumar VasudevanApr 17, 2025
#SupremeCourtOfIndia delivers a strong warning to #Telangana administration: Restore the #GreenCover in #Hyderabad, or face incarceration for ecological devastation. Accountability for environmental protection is paramount!
Mathew ThomasOct 6, 2024
How #Chennai aims to ramp up #floodprevention efforts with #spongepark drive, boost #greencover
#GreaterChennaiCorporation #GCC aims to plant 2.5 lakh #trees across city this fiscal year.
And create 31 new sponge parks by Oct end.
#TamilNadu wants to increase its green cover to 33%.
https://theprint.in/india/governance/how-chennai-aims-to-ramp-up-flood-prevention-efforts-with-sponge-park-drive-boost-green-cover/2296979/
How Chennai aims to ramp up flood prevention efforts with sponge park drive, boost green cover

Chennai: To floodproof Chennai and increase its green cover, the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC)—the city’s civic body—is focusing on a massive tree plantation drive this year and converting existing open spaces into sponge parks.  Sponge parks are open urban spaces with pond-like structures that can absorb water to prevent flooding, and boost groundwater recharge. A small […]

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S. K. RileyFeb 9, 2024

Mapping Sydney’s Microclimates to Combat Impacts of Rising Heat

200 bespoke temperature gauges have been strategically positioned across #Sydney to accurately measure local heat island effects and help prepare the community for hotter summers.

The City of Sydney has set a goal to be net zero by 2035. It aims to increase tree canopy cover to 27%, and green cover to 40% by 2050.

“Sydney is one of the most liveable cities in the world but we need to prepare now for our future climate so we can all adapt and thrive.”

https://news.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/media-releases/mapping-sydneys-microclimates-to-combat-impacts-of-rising-heat

#Trees #MicroClimates #HeatIslands #TreeCanopy #GreenCover #ClimateChange #ClimateScience #NetZero #Australia

Mapping Sydney’s microclimates to combat impacts of rising heat | City of Sydney - News

200 bespoke temperature gauges are being strategically positioned across the City of Sydney to accurately measure local heat island effects and help prepare our community for hotter summers.