Leonard Neamtu

@leonardneamtu
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Urban Heat profile taken at the Southbank Forest in London, on 1 July 2025 at 1:30pm. In certain places differences measured up to 25 degrees celsius!

With temperatures around the world rising to new levels (especially in cities), trees and urban forests offer a natural solution to the challenges we face in our cities.

Source: SuGi

@primonatura

#rewilding #greencities

Bicycle parking, or any urban infrastructure for that matter, can easily incorporate nature into it.

It's only a matter of will and... imagination.

Location: Bastiaansplein, Delft
Photo credit: Chris Bruntlett

#rewilding #greencities #urban #bicycle #bike #biodiversity

There's a count for butterflies in Amsterdam this weekend, between 11-13 July.

@notjustbikes @BicycleDutch maybe this could be an interesting activity with the children!

https://www.amsterdam.nl/nieuws/nieuwsoverzicht/vlinders-tellen/

Such a neat little project!

The team at Asphaltknackerinnen is uncovering the ground in order to allow more permeability, increase soil coverage for plants, trees, and reduce the heat island effect.

#rewilding #greencities #urban

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPrb66VbumM

Reclaiming concrete: How Swiss cities are going green | Focus on Europe

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Want greener, cooler cities that are a “breath of fresh air?“ In case you thought Paris wasn’t ambitious enough this weekend, on top of our new exhibition, they opened the wonderful new “Urban Forest” in the square in front of City Hall! Part of Mayor Anne Hidalgo and her great team’s brilliant urban greening strategy.

From Paris to Breda, cities are becoming greener and more vibrant.

Together, we can transform our cities into lush, green spaces. Urban rewilding isn't just about plants; it's about creating healthier communities, too.

@EyesOnNature

https://www.leonardneamtu.com/p/dont-buy-cages-plant-trees

#rewilding #urbannature #green #wildlife #nature #biodiversity

Don't Buy Cages, Plant Trees

There’s a phrase that stuck with me for a while, and I thought I could expand on it in this essay.

reconnect

The type of news we should expect from London, a National Park City.

Sadiq Khan has said he will pedestrianise Oxford Street “as quickly as possible”, after two in three respondents to a public consultation backed plans to ban traffic from London’s central shopping area.

This is one of the busiest streets in the city!

@notjustbikes

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jun/17/oxford-street-pedestrianised-soon-as-possible-mayor-sadiq-khan

Oxford Street will be pedestrianised as soon as possible, says London mayor

Sadiq Khan says regeneration plans for central London shopping street have received ‘overwhelming support’

The Guardian

The 21st of June doesn't just mark the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere, it's also Show Your Stripes Day.

From cool blue to deep red: the warming is unmistakable. The climate stripes make this change visible at a glance.

* The warming stripes were developed by climate scientist Prof. Ed Hawkins.

#climatechange #showyourstripes

Dear Fedi friends, may I ask you a favor?

I would really appreciate it if you could boost this message. I have created a French version of my Fedi promo video - and a French landing page – that I hope can spread far and wide in the Francophone world:

https://news.elenarossini.com/fedivers-video/

Cette vidéo explique ce qu'est le fédivers en 4 minutes. N'hésitez pas à partager cette page avec vos amis et vos proches qui ne sont pas ici... J'espère que cette vidéo éveillera leur curiosité 💙🤍❤️

#TheFutureIsFederated

📺 Découvrez le fédivers : une nouvelle ère pour les réseaux sociaux

Découvrez un tout nouvel univers des réseaux sociaux, où la vie privée est respectée, les utilisateurs détiennent le pouvoir et les GAFAM n'ont pas leur mot à dire.

Elena Rossini