Letting grass grow long boosts butterfly numbers, UK study proves 🦋 #biodiversity theguardian.com/environment/20…

The tragedy is not just the lack of exercise & the long-term health burdens on entire generations. Loss of opportunities for unorganised physical activity represents an incalculable loss of freedom & independence. Great piece on walking and the importance of walkable areas👣

Happy to to share our perspective piece on street trees with Monika Egerer Julia Schmack Camilo OrdBar Susanne Raum. We write about the difficult life our street trees, and the ways in which we have/must step in to help support our urban "Giving Trees". frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

Wild flowers spotted in Ireland this week: 🌸 Wild clary 🌸 Threadleaf crowfoot 🌸 Pale flax And 🌸 Sea centaury #WildFlowerHour wildflowerhour

“The bar is so low for violent men they are ‘to be given credit’ when they admit their guilt” via Brianna Parkins irishtimes.com/life-style/peo…

Quelles innovations urbanistiques pour les JO? Focus sur la sobriété et la réversibilité, ou comment Paris à capitaliser sur les installations sportives existantes, intensifier leurs usages et anticiper leurs utilisations futures #circulareconomy theconversation.com/quelles-innova…

Interesting read on climate resilience: “We need to stop creating a city where we have so much hard surface when what we need are spongier ways of absorbing water.” theguardian.com/environment/ar…

París reverdece de los tejados a las calles: “Ya no solo vamos a construir una ciudad con jardines, vamos a avanzar hacia una verdadera ciudad jardín”. Hay que aprovechar la totalidad del espacio disponible: calles, techos, muros y patios de escuela. elpais.com/clima-y-medio-…

Irish leaders need to start being honest about livestock’s long shadow and our unsustainable diets irishtimes.com/environment/cl…

Foxes, badgers and hares sold as live bait in underground wildlife trade (via TheJournal.ie) jrnl.ie/6498010