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← All threadsproblem / Bengaluru, IndiaNoticingImpact: townPosted yesterday
Cover from Mongabay India: Citizens push back infrastructure projects that threaten green cover

Bengaluru residents face loss of 1,001 trees

Infrastructure projects are threatening the city's green cover, with residents taking matters into their own hands to count trees and push back against projects

The problem

The city is losing its green cover due to infrastructure projects, affecting residents' health and well-being

Why it isn't solved

Discrepancies in tree counts and lack of consideration for the impact of tree loss on the environment and residents

1,001 trees
SourceReported by india.mongabay.com

Automated source checks; reported 2026-10-29. Cover supplied by Mongabay India: https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/30/2026/10/29100614/Volunteers-mapping-avenue-trees-as-part-of-I-Change-Induranagar_s-tree-mapping-exercise_Photy-by-Kannan-AS-768x512.jpeg

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    Automated source checks; reported 2026-10-29. Cover supplied by Mongabay India: https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/30/2026/10/29100614/Volunteers-mapping-avenue-trees-as-part-of-I-Change-Induranagar_s-tree-mapping-exercise_Photy-by-Kannan-AS-768x512.jpeg

    Added 2 Nov 2026. Source published 29 Oct 2026.