Athens' first "micro-forest" is part of an initiative by recently elected mayor Haris Doukas to plant 5,000 trees annually in the thickly concreted city, where in summer the thermostat routinely tops 40 degrees Celsius. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/04/22/sustainability/tree-planting-decades-overdue-athens/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #sustainability #athens #greece #climatechange #trees
