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INTERVIEW: Govts urged to use health budgets for urban nature-based solutions amid deadly European heatwave

Published 13:52 on June 29, 2026 / Last updated at 13:52 on June 29, 2026 / / EMEA (Europe), Insights (Interviews), Nature & Biodiversity (Policy), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry, Other NbS)

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Governments should allocate part of their health budgets to greening urban areas, as scaling up nature-based solutions is one of the most effective ways to tackle rising temperatures in European cities, an expert told Carbon Pulse.
Governments should allocate part of their health budgets to greening urban areas, as scaling up nature-based solutions is one of the most effective ways to tackle rising temperatures in European cities, an expert told Carbon Pulse.


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