How green is my city

How green is my city

According to a new research paper, there are associated health benefits to adding more nature in cities, but where you add it matters. More green spaces in densely populated areas save the most human lives, followed by green spaces in areas with the least amount of nature. The study included five Indian cities, where increasing green spaces by just 1% could prevent at least 875 deaths, comparable to the annual death toll in Bengaluru due to road accidents. Mongabay India writer Nikhil Sreekandan reports

by Trans World Features July 01, 2025

Indias tiger reserves have helped fight climate change

Indias tiger reserves have helped fight climate change

Enhanced conservation management of tiger reserves in India has helped avoid forest loss, preventing one million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions. This represents $93 million in ecosystem services from the avoided social cost of emissions.  The researchers suggest that biodiversity conservation programmes could generate revenue from carbon credits that could be traded in voluntary carbon markets. Mongabay-India writer Neha Jain reports

by Trans World Features July 22, 2023

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