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Why Uprooting Jamun Trees for the Central Vista Revamp Is a Terrible Idea
Photo: Manfred Sommer/Flickr, CC BY 2.0
The proposal to remove possibly hundreds of mature jamun trees from Central Vista has no scientific basis.
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80% Street Trees in Vasant Vihar Concretized
Photo: Vipin Kumar/Hindustan Times
Vallari Sheel, an environmental scientist and urban ecologist, who spearheaded the tree census in Vasant Vihar, said that she was encouraged to conduct this elaborate survey after a few trees went missing overnight from the plot near her house.
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What the government must do to rethink urban redevelopment in Delhi
Photo: Times of India
The Central Government’s recent sanction to turn Delhi‘s greenest residential and heritage areas into high-rise commercial complexes under the garb of doubling government residential housing is not acceptable to the citizens of this city.
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5 pro tips for planting right in the monsoons
I share my 5 pro tips for planting the right way in the monsoons, and avoid the various pitfalls of mass plantations that have become the norm.
WICCI DSBC Talk Series:
Native Flora of Delhi
As a council member of WICCI DSBC (Women’s Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry – Delhi Sustainable Businesses Council), I conducted a talk series with other experts to create awareness and a better understanding of Delhi’s native flora.
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Trees in our Neighborhood
A webinar for my neighborhood community, where I talk about the variety of flora and fauna found in our neighborhood, the interactions between them and the residents, and what we need to do to protect and conserve this urban biodiversity.
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The Delhi Forest Department Conducts Workshop for Road Owning Agencies
Photo: Vallari Sheel/Verhaen Khanna
“This was a good initiative. A conversation has started around best practices that could be adopted to protect our ecology. I hope this can be extended as a series of sessions so that sensitisation can be developed among agencies,” said Vallari Sheel, one of the experts who conducted the session.
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The Fight to Save Delhi’s Trees
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“We have neem, amaltas, mango…bakain, shahtoot…these are large trees with big canopies and dense foliage…that’s what we need in Delhi…”
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#FiftyTrees: How people from different cities are documenting trees to protect them
Peelu in Tribhangi pose in Sunder Nursery (Photo:Vallari Sheel)
Ecologist Vallari Sheel, is doing a #fiftytrees thread for Delhi.
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Delhi: Lessons in saving trees for 20 agencies
Photo: Vallari Sheel/Verhaen Khanna
Sheel, in her presentation, explained how trenching work was cutting off roots, leading to the subsequent death of trees.
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How many trees in Netaji Nagar? Citizen volunteers hope to find out
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Friday Fun: How 2 Urban Communities Are Protecting Their Trees
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