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Reclaiming the streets: the architects clawing back Europe’s car-centric spaces, theguardian.com (Sep 09, 2026) — The European Prize for Urban Public Space’s shortlist highlights projects helping people cope with climate crisis ‘Living proof damaged landscapes can recover’: exploring a vast restored forest in southern Sweden, theguardian.com (Aug 13, 2026) How Paris transformed 300 school streets: a step-by-step guide [Cities4Children], Daily Alternative (Jun 29, 2026) Adapting to the heat: four ideas from European cities, theguardian.com (Jun 26, 2026) — From checking on older neighbours to greening spaces, some cities are stepping up efforts to keep people safe Unequal Access to Nature Fuels America’s Health Crisis, insideclimatenews.org (Feb 23, 2026) Solution to Southern Africa’s growing elephant population: Corridors, not culls, news.mongabay.com (Dec 11, 2025) A Toxic Landfill Was on the Brink of Expanding. Residents Fought Back and Won, insideclimatenews.org (Aug 20, 2025) A South Bronx Park is a Hive of Activity—for Bees and for New Yorkers Training for Green Jobs, insideclimatenews.org (Jul 23, 2025) Paris’s rewilded railway line: the disused track turned into a green space for wildlife and walkers, theguardian.com/ (Apr 03, 2025) Paris Votes to Make 500 More Streets Car-Free, bloomberg.com (Mar 24, 2025) The Living Mountain: why a second world war meditation on nature’s fragility and wonder is still relevant today, theconversation.com (Mar 17, 2025) The rewilded golf courses teeming with life, BBC Future (Feb 16, 2025) When golf courses go wild, rewildingmag.com (Jan 21, 2025) — non-profits, trusts and cities converting manicured greens into places where wildlife, plants and people can flourish Cheonggyecheon stream in Seoul has become an attraction – and helps with flood management, fighting air pollution and cooling the city, theguardian.com (Jan 17, 2025) In a Push to Protect Public Lands in Colorado, Outdoor Recreation Gets a Seat at the Table, insideclimatenews.org (Nov 22, 2024) ‘It’s a big lever for change’: the radical contract protecting Hamburg’s green space, theguardian.com (Oct 24, 2024) From Asphalt to Inspiration: The Student-Led Transformation of America’s Schoolyards, reasonstobecheerful.world (Oct 04, 2024) Madrid’s summers can be brutally hot. So why are so many of our trees being chopped down? Felicity Hughes, theguardian.com (Aug 15, 2024) Right to manage a Brazilian state park celebrated by fishing community, news.mongabay.com (May 28, 2024) Barcelona green space plan could improve health of 30,000, study finds, The Guardian (Mar 30, 2023) Linking protected areas from Yellowstone to the Yukon shows the value of conserving large landscapes, not just isolated parks and preserves, The Conversation (Apr 26, 2022) Rewild to mitigate the climate crisis, urge leading scientists, Oct 14, 2020...[1]
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