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London parks and green spaces must be at the heart of 'building back better'

Shirley Rodrigues, London’s Deputy Mayor for Environment and Energy

19 August 2020 • 3 min read

City Hall has a vision to champion the many benefits of high quality, accessible green spaces, writes London’s Deputy Mayor for Environment and Energy Shirley Rodrigues

A year ago, the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan signed the National Park City Foundation's charter, confirming London as the world's first National Park City. At that time none of us could have predicted that,...

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