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— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) November 17, 2019
Africa is set to get its first vertical forest pollution-absorbing trees and plants in Egypt's New Administrative Capital, which is under construction in the desert east of Cairo ....... the trio of cube-shaped, seven-storey buildings ........ The buildings will have planted terraces containing 350 trees and 14,000 shrubs of more than 100 different species. One of the three buildings will be a hotel, while the other two will house apartment units........ The planned new capital will eventually host ministries, embassies, residential neighbourhoods and a financial district. It will replace the current capital, Cairo, which suffers from severe overcrowding, traffic congestion and air pollution........ Vertical forests pack thousands of square metres of greenery into just a few hundred square metres of urban space, providing shade and creating habitats for birds and insects ........ The trees, shrubs and plants absorb carbon dioxide, produce oxygen and filter dust from the air......... The concept took off in 2014, with Milan’s Bosco Verticale, a pair of residential 110- and 76 meter tower blocks, designed by Boeri, with around 900 trees and more than 20,000 smaller plants and shrubs........... The trees and plants in Liuzhou Forest City are expected to annually absorb 10,000 tonnes of CO2 and 57 tonnes of pollutants, while producing about 900 tonnes of oxygen.
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