Laying the foundation (शिलान्यास )

Laying the foundation (शिलान्यास )

On September 19th, 2020,  we laid a foundation brick for the creation of urban parks – green spaces in Lalitpur city. The mayor, city officials, various organizations, locals, the user’s committee, builder, and our team observed a ritual hosted at the...
Biophilia

Biophilia

The city administrators enforced mainly vehicle-centric urbanism whereas disregarding the open spaces for social interaction. And they don’t seem to put a brake on it. We must halt the unbridled environmental fragmentation and alter our linear thinking if we are to...
Open spaces

Open spaces

Air pollution has engulfed Kathmandu city. It was ranked the worst in the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) released by Yale and Columbia University, in collaboration with the World Economic Forum. The destruction of thousands of trees for road expansion continues...
Cultivating community spirit

Cultivating community spirit

Try to raise green issues. It is amazing to see the impact of one small suggestion to the right person at the right time ~ Cathy Fitzgerald Dear Milan, It is good to meet you virtually. I live in Sanepa & there is a small vacant plot nearby.I wish to it turned...
pocket park

pocket park

Introduction Pocket parks, also known as mini-park or vest-pocket parks, are urban open spaces at a very small scale. Usually only a few house lots in size or smaller, pocket parks can be tucked into and scattered throughout the urban fabric where they serve the...
food forest

food forest

What is a food forest and why it is important to incorporate it in cities? “When you transform a property into a lighthouse of nutrition, you have now created the greatest asset in the community out of the greatest liability.” -Mario Cambardella Humans...