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Usually known for their work in more rural places, nature’s best engineers have brought their ecosystem management skills to the big city.

As Tucson gets hotter and hotter, creating more shade in its most vulnerable neighborhoods is making a vital difference.

Salt ponds form a vast mosaic spanning thousands of acres in California's South Bay. But a 50-year transformation is underway.

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[…]Seabound found BLOQS, a 32,000-square-foot converted warehouse in the north London suburb of Enfield, fully kitted out with £1.3 million (around $1.7 million) worth of light industrial equipment for all kinds of manufacturing, including wood processing and metal fabrication, laser cutting and engraving, 3D printing, sewing...

With “green corridors” that mimic the natural forest, the Colombian city is driving down temperatures -- and could become five degrees cooler over the next few decades.

From Tanzania southward, populations have rebounded, thanks in large part to “buffer” zones that connect more protected areas.

The city was experiencing a severe urban heat island effect. Now, new green growth is bringing temperatures down dramatically.

In recent years, there has been a growing movement to transform the archipelago into a beacon of sustainability.

The trees in this corner of India vanished decades ago, leaving heat waves and drought. What happened when they returned proves the healing power of reforestation.

Des parasols lumineux, des chaises longues en bois et des étendues de sable doré apparaissent soudainement chaque été sur ce qui était autrefois une route de 3,3 kilomètres encombrée par la circulation le long des rives de la Seine, au cœur de Paris....

Thanks to biological monitoring and community outreach, the once-nearly-extinct bruins are again ambling through the mountains.