The legacy of the late Anglican Archbishop emeritus, Desmond Tutu, is one that resonates throughout the planet, sprinkled with his love, compassion, and leadership towards mankind and our planet. Tutu’s visionary leadership recognized the urgent need for collective efforts to defend our planet against the devastating effects of climate change…

Trees are believed to have internal light-sensitive clocks and a natural rhythm that play an important role in our ecosystems. Urban planners and architects’ attempt to create livable urban spaces by integrating nighttime lighting with green infrastructure interloping with trees’ internal clocks. However, research indicates that the presence of streetlights…

Natural wildfires are an important part of nature. They clear out dead particles on land, help forest decomposition, and afford essential nutrients to the new plants. This process usually helps to bounce ecosystems back, improve habitats, and give healthy beginnings to plant life and animals. Unfortunately, damage caused by human-caused…

In densely populated urban settings, there are numerous small, unused, and leftover spaces that can be transformed into small urban…

It is imperative that development focuses on improving citizens’ health, wealth, well-being, and sustainability while also fulfilling their aspirations. However, most of the fast-growing cities that place a predominant focus on massive building construction and infrastructure projects on every bit of their spare land do not seem to be developing…

Baghdad, Iraq’s “expanding capital,” is one of the most populous cities in the Arabian Peninsula. In the past decades, Baghdad has boomed with towering concrete jungles, infrastructure, and bustling streets that have replaced the relics of once-lush greenery, putting urban residents in untold hardship. The towering buildings that dominate the…

The U.S. Forest Service recently gave an inspirational shout-out about the remarkable expansion of New York City’s urban forest canopy, which has about seven million trees and supporting infrastructure. This thriving canopy is predominantly composed of tree species such as Norway maple, red maple, pin oak, black locust, northern white…

Trees play an important role as climate moderators. They absorb carbon dioxide and regulate air temperature, manage water runoff, purify…

Peat bogs are a type of wetland ecosystem that forms through the accumulation of partially decomposed dead plant materials in layers, depositing thick layers of peat in waterlogged areas (Cornwall 2022; Imbler 2022; Loisel 2020). Studies show that these unique ecosystems can help safeguard our environment, especially in dense urban…