by Mark Douglas Wessel | Mar 9, 2023 | Stories
Original source: CityTalk At midnight on 15 October, Jorn Verbeeck and Cathy Oke will start out in Oceania and Southeast Asia, then go to other parts of Asia and Eastern Europe, before venturing to Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Not done yet, they’ll move on to...
by Mark Douglas Wessel | Mar 7, 2023 | Stories
Original source: UrbanNet Quito bears the brunt of climate change, from 100-year storms to mudslides to heat waves – all part of the city’s ‘new normal.’ Urban journalist Mark Douglas Wessel explores how Ecuador’s capital is leveraging the power of Nature-based...
by Mark Douglas Wessel | Mar 7, 2023 | Stories
Original source: Toronto Sun Increased appreciation for nature in the city and creative use of space suggests that demand will be on the upswing for years to come Park People, Canada’s city park network just released its 3rd annual Canadian City Parks Report, which...
by Mark Douglas Wessel | Dec 11, 2019 | Stories
Original source: CityTalk (ICLEI) Turku, Finland, which is an active member of ICLEI’s Green Circular Cities Coalition was a leading player in sessions dedicated to circularity at COP25. And rightfully so. After committing to becoming carbon neutral by 2040 at the...
by Mark Douglas Wessel | Dec 7, 2019 | Stories
Original source: CityTalk (ICLEI) “The federal government is neglecting the Amazon Rainforest. They’re not committed to the forest. And they’re leaving people who live in the forest very vulnerable.” Those words didn’t come from a New York Times editorial, but rather...
