From chestnuts in south London to elms in Sheffield, they improve mental health, and stem pollution and floods. Yet policymakers fail to see them as assetsIt's a grim season for urban trees. The usual bustle of bicycles beneath a grand parade of 140-year-old chestnut trees that crosses Tooting Common, in south London, will cease tomorrow. Wandsworth council is closing Chestnut Avenue, the chainsaws are readied, and more than 50 much-loved mature trees will soon be chopped down. Related: Michael Gove demands end to Sheffield tree-felling programme Continue reading...
Put a price on urban trees - and halt this chainsaw massacre | Patrick Barkham
11. září 2017 11:47
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Celý článek: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/sep/11/price-urban-trees-chainsaw-chestnuts-london-elm-sheffield
Zdroj: The Guardian