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For decades, the Swiss city of Basel has been transforming its skyline, and now boasts some of the greenest rooftops in Europe

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Tags: switzerland.basel, biodiversity, nature, biology, plants, buildings, roofs, politics, government.local, policy.environment, cities, urban, the alternatives, author.ajit niranjan, source.the guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/28/green-roofs-deliver-for-biodiversity-how-basel-put-nature-on-top

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Title
'Green roofs deliver for biodiversity': how Basel put nature on top
Authors
Ajit Niranjan
Published
Feb 28 2025
Word count
1132 words

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    PetitPrince
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    You can look at those yourself by looking at the aerial view of the city*. Depending on the area, there's indeed quite a number of rooftops that are green to brownish. *Swisstopo instead of Google...

    You can look at those yourself by looking at the aerial view of the city*. Depending on the area, there's indeed quite a number of rooftops that are green to brownish.

    *Swisstopo instead of Google maps because it's better quality and publicly funded

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    1. Alphalpha_Particle
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      Oh my, green roofs galore, I love it. Hope to see it spread to US cities like mine...

      Oh my, green roofs galore, I love it. Hope to see it spread to US cities like mine...