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The Nature of Cities
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🌍 New #TNOCRoundtable
Whose voices shape — and don't shape — Nature-based Solutions? What could real inclusion look like in practice?
đź“– Join the conversation: www.thenatureofcities.com/TNOC/2026/05...
#NatureBasedSolutions #NbS #UrbanNature #EnvironmentalJustice #CoCreation #Biodiversity
🌿 #TNOCMostRead — last 30 days
Why does a wildflower meadow look "messy" while a mowed lawn looks "cared for"?
Not ecology. #Culture.
A 2018 essay still pulling readers — Cues to Care by Mark Hostetler, building on Joan Nassauer's foundational work. 🌱
www.thenatureofcities.com/TNOC/2018/08...
4/ Varsha Bhaskaran calls it *principled tolerance* — coexistence rooted not in policy but in culture, memory, and the long act of paying attention.
Most conservation assumes people need to be taught to care. This study suggests many already do.
What's needed isn't persuasion. It's support.
5/ Read the full essay ↓
www.thenatureofcities.com/TNOC/2026/06...
3/ Bengaluru is home to 4 of India's most venomous snake species.
When residents found a cobra in the garden, most didn't call a snake catcher. They warned their neighbours and gave the snake time to move on. One simply avoided that part of the garden for a few days.
2/ The average apartment dweller in Bengaluru recognises 5 bird species.
The home gardeners in this study reported over 20.
These gardens aren't hobbies. They're wildlife refuges — the last green stepping stones in an increasingly concrete city.
1/ 🌿 New #TNOCessay
Sharing Space: People and Wildlife in Bengaluru's Home Gardens
by Varsha Bhaskaran
Bengaluru has lost ~90% of its green cover. But behind compound walls and on rooftops, something quiet and remarkable is happening — and the cobra story is unforgettable. 🧵
