What are the perils of artificial lights to trees and nocturnal animals?
Besides causing light pollution and affecting citizens, the decorative lights are also detrimental to the health of the trees and nocturnal animals.
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Besides causing light pollution and affecting citizens, the decorative lights are also detrimental to the health of the trees and nocturnal animals.
For protection and preservation of trees, the state legislature has enacted the Maharashtra (Urban Areas) Protection and Preservation of Trees Act 1975.
With this accolade, Mumbai is once again part of cities worldwide promoting best practices in urban forestry for the second time - in 2021, it shared the honour with Hyderabad.
Mumbai: City finding its own way to preserve biodiversity amid growing concrete jungle; 4 lakh native trees planted so far by BMC
Mumbai has been recognised as the "2021 Tree City of the World" by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (UN) jointly with Arbor Day Foundation, Department of Public Relations, Greater Mumbai Municipal Corporation informed.