Author: Charles

Boston ditches roadside grass

Boston, similar to Vancouver, is embracing “green infrastructure” through initiatives like rain gardens. These efforts aim to manage rainwater, conserve sewer capacity, filter pollutants, and mitigate flooding. The city’s Office of Green Infrastructure is transforming roadside grass strips—both at the

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Study: Community-Led Nature Solutions Boost Innovation

Participation of citizens in NBS projects leads to innovation in design and quality, as well as people gaining greater benefits from green and blue spaces (for access, recreation and health and wellbeing), researchers found. However, the research [also] found that

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Recent Research: Peatland Ecosystems and Climate Change

This highlights the importance of wetland restoration as a nature-based climate solution, which could potentially offset significant amounts of greenhouse gas emissions, particularly carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4), which are key contributors to climate change. Recent research has highlighted

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It’s high time to prepare for higher tides

Coastal living appeals to the senses. The soothing sounds of waves and sea birds, the smell of fresh air, the picturesque scenery, and of course, the fresh seafood. It’s not surprising to learn that more than 3.2 million Canadians reside

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Nature-based Solutions are not just for erosion and flooding

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Canada promote Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in Latin America and the Caribbean. The pilot projects in each selected country will include NbS in sectors such as transportation, integrated landscape management, water and sanitation, urban planning,

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