What We’re Reading – We Just Love Trees

Saving India’s Lifeline – Why Rivers Need Trees: By Sadhguru

Written by Sadhguru, originally posted here. — “If you ask me what rivers mean to me – they are the very origin of our Indian civilization. At the riverbanks of the Indus, Sutlej, and the ancient Saraswati River is where…
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Fighting coastal erosion with the TetraPOT

By Emile Uys, originally published here at DesignIndaba.com. With ocean levels on the rise, how do we protect our seaside towns? Beach-side towns across the globe are facing the mounting natural threat of coastal erosion. Rising sea levels paired with…
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Uniting the built and natural environments

By Jared Green, originally published here at Prolandscaper.co.za “We can’t achieve sustainability without considering the landscape. Performance happens there,” argued Barbara Deutsch, FASLA, president of the Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF) at GreenBuild in Los Angeles. By performance, Deutsch means just…
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Don’t underestimate the life-saving power of urban trees: By Matt Hickman

Written by Matt Hickman and originally posted on Mother Nature Network. — We already know that urban trees can help deter crime and prompt us to smile a bit more. We know that they mitigate stormwater runoff, sequester carbon and…
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