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AIPH Green City Briefings Showcase Application and Benefits of Urban Greening

The AIPH Green City Briefings 2024/25 series, which launched on 16th May, demonstrates how successful integrated urban greening provides benefits…

Effective and equitable nature for cooler cities

Research into the use of nature to cool cities may be constrained by a predominant Western focus. This limitation has…

Review: Research Handbook on Urban Design by Marion Roberts and Suzy Nelson

Book review by Francesca Boyd The ‘Research Handbook on Urban Design’ offers a comprehensive exploration of urban design, supported by…

Three Green Cities Shortlisted for the AIPH Youth Award 2024

The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) and the Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN) are proud to announce the three…

AIPH announces third series of Green City Briefings

Following the success of the first two series, the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) and the Worshipful Company of…

Seven Cities Selected to Receive Certificates of Merit in the AIPH World Green City Awards 2024

AIPH is pleased to announce the list of Certificate of Merit recipients which were nominated by the Technical Panel and…

Green Roofs: Cities have an important role to play in biodiversity conservation

Green roofs create novel and unique environments in the city. These new habitats have the potential to become places of…

AIPH Announces Jury for the 2024 Edition of the AIPH World Green City Awards

AIPH proudly presents the 18 members of the world-renowned Jury who will vote to select the winners of the AIPH…

Greening the desert – Green City initiatives for arid environments 

Arid environments present many challenges for sustainable and liveable green cities, but the use of nature can provide solutions. The…

Finalists Announced for AIPH World Green City Awards 2024

AIPH and their extensive global network of partners are proud to reveal the list of 21 Finalists for the AIPH…

AIPH Green City Conference to showcase urban greening in arid climates

Water availability, urban heat island effect, and energy use are major concerns shared by desert cities around the world. Taking…

Connecting people with living green for healthier cities

Living green has a crucial role to play in developing liveable cities by contributing to social, cultural, environmental, physical, and…