Rio Branco Lets Graffiti Rule The Streets
Urban culture is important to Rio Branco, since 2007 the city has managed to bring together urban artists in hip-hop, graffiti, break, rap, skate, artistic-cultural-sports and have […]
How trees helped close the flood gates of Kochi
The massive floods in Kerala these last two years are a powerful wakeup call, which have forced us to reckon with several truths: Extreme weather events like […]
The City of Arborly Love
Philadelphia, coined the City of Brotherly Love, is home to a park system of 10,500 acres of which 5,600 acres are natural lands. The city is bolstered by a […]
Vienna’s green and free spaces grow
Integrating forests and trees in urban development is a top priority for the city of Vienna. In fact one could say that they have been at the […]
Bringing a Quarry Back to Life
Campinas was once called the ‘Princess of the West’ mainly because it was the productive centre of the region being rich in citrus, coffee and sugarcane plantations. […]
Antalya's Natural Wonders
East of Antalya, the Düden River flows from the magnificent Taurus Mountains down to the Mediterranean Sea. Pomponius Mela, the earliest Roman geographer, gave its ancient name as Katarraktes because the river drops […]
From the Industrial Revolution to the Green Revolution
Manchester was a leading city of the industrial revolution, acquiring the nickname of Cottonopolis due to its important textile manufacturing industry. Many migrated to the city eager to find […]
Rediscovering the Lost Puma in Primavera Forest
Portland’s reputation as a bike-friendly city was enhanced by The Yellow Bike Project, a civic engagement action that in 1994 distributed 100 bicycles along downtown sidewalks with a […]
The Majestic Volcano Seen from Seattle
Mount Rainier, an active volcano of 4,392 meters, stands as an icon of the Washington landscape. On August 8, 1888, the famous conservationist John Muir, known as the […]