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An economic valuation by the Nature-Based Infrastructure Global Resource Centre finds that investing in the rehabilitation of Sherwan Hill Adventure Park in Abbottabad, Pakistan, yields a return of USD 2.49 for every USD 1 spent over 30 years. The project, part of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Cities Improvement Project, aims to combat the effects of rapid urbanization (3.5% annual growth) and climate change—including flash floods, landslides, and the urban heat island effect—by expanding green infrastructure to improve public health and climate resilience.

A statement by Dan Magraw of the Center for International Environmental Law describing the 2013 protests at Gezi Park and Taksim Square in Istanbul, which began as a response to government plans to replace the park with a shopping mall and evolved into a broader movement against human rights abuses and the abuse of power.