News: Parks
Dubai looks to expand public parks network as part of 2040 vision
Brand Dubai and the Dubai Municipality have announced plans to double areas given over to green public open space in the Emirate. Part of Dubai’s 2040 vision, the project aims to…
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Singapore’s former Big Splash reopens as Coastal PlayGrove with city’s tallest outdoor play area
The former Big Splash site at Singapore’s East Coast Park has been revitalised as a 4.5-hectare park with new play features and expanded areas of open space. The redevelopment of the…
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World Leisure Day to be celebrated for the first time on 16th April
The World Leisure Organisation has announced its newest international initiative - the World Leisure Day - to be celebrated for the first time on 16th April. In a statement World Leisure…
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Singapore sets sustainable targets for next 10 years
The Government of Singapore has this week released details of a national agenda on sustainable development with the unveiling of the Singapore Green Plan 2030. Introduced as a…
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Global Wellness Summit highlights benefits of outdoor experiences
The most recent Global Wellness Summit (GWS) highlighted extensive lockdowns and social distancing - as well as an acute awareness of the destruction of the environment spurred by…
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Global Wellness Institute reports mental wellness to be a $121 billion market
The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) has released its major research report for 2020 – ‘Defining the Mental Wellness Economy’- the first study to define mental…
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Koh Lanta transforms into one of Thailand’s most sustainable tourism destinations
A raft of innovative initiatives, buoyed by local entrepreneurs and community-based organisations, is transforming Thailand’s Koh Lanta into an exceptional environmentally-friendly…
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Two in five of the world’s plant species at risk of extinction
40% of the world’s plant species are at risk of extinction as a result of the destruction of the natural world, according to an international report led by London’s Royal…
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