Today, we live in an age of heightening environmental awareness.”Plant trees to Save the Environment is a common mantra in today’s urban ecology domain. However, this mantra may indeed be detrimental to the native plants and the birds, particularly in parks and grasslands, research shows. Urban aforestation movements have speeded up in India’s big cities-Delhi, Bengaluru and Pune. However, research from Pune shows that the plantation of exotic species reduces the bird diversity in the hilly grasslands they were planted on. To understand the effects of these plantations, first, we must understand the ecological context of Pune city.
Stop Calling Asian Women Exotic
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