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Going green: a tour of world cities putting down roots
Publication date 01 August 2021 | 20:10 | ICT

From a New York rooftop, across Riyadh’s desert cityscape or along the bustling streets of Medellin, to running the height of a Milan apartment block or stacked high in a Copenhagen farm, AFP has captured images of urban green replanting

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