Cities in Action: Mangroves and Monkeys in Tarakan’s City Center

The island of Tarakan, in the region of Kalimantan in northern Borneo, is home to the Mangrove and Bekantan Conservation Area (KKMB) – the only mangrove forest located in the center of an Indonesian city. At the KKMB, there are 25 species of mangroves within the 9-hectare mangrove park, which is home to 45 rare 

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Cities in Action: São Paulo’s Protected Areas

São Paulo is the largest city in South America, with over 11 million inhabitants. Remarkably, 40% of its metropolitan area is still covered by forest. In the inner city, the vegetated areas are fragmented and scattered throughout the urban area. However, the scenario is completely different in the peripheral areas – especially in the South 

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ICLEI Links: 9 January 2015

Welcome to the latest edition of ICLEI Links, our roundup of sustainability-related news and commentary from around the web! Thanks to all on Twitter and elsewhere for sharing. ICLEI News Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific congress now open for registration Municipal Council of Recife approves Green Roof Law City News If you care about green cities, you 

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