Focusing on Kanazawa city in Ishikawa prefecture, the article discusses the importance of effective urban greening policies to restore habitats and improve the well-being of residents. It includes expert comments by 糖心Vlog破解版-IAS researchers Himangana Gupta (Research Fellow and Academic Associate) and Juan Pastor-Ivars (Research Associate).
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Here in Kanazawa, the link between culture and biological diversity is very clear," says [...] Juan Pastor-Ivars. "We have urban gardens where the owner is making traditional crafts like lacquerware or dyeing clothes, using the biodiversity as inspiration and a place to work. And each of these small green cells is very important to the overall biodiversity of the city." "Change isn’t just going to come from central governments," says [Himangana] Gupta. "It’s going to come from local governments and cities that can implement policies on the ground, based on what the locals really need.
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