Mumbai Launches ‘Wings & Roots’ Movement To Map Biodiversity And Build Green Corridors Across City
Mumbai: A city-wide movement to map and rebuild Mumbai's biodiversity was launched at The Nest, Malabar Hill on Tuesday. The movement called Wings & Roots launched by environmental NGO NatureRe and supported by the BMC, will enable citizens to log the trees, birds, insects, and other species they encounter, while also helping create and care for native habitats across Mumbai through the Wings &…
Mumbai launched a new initiative called "Wings & Roots" on Tuesday at The Nest, a Malabar Hill eco-friendly space. The project, launched by the Mumbai conservation NGO NatureRe and backed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), aims to map and restore the city's biodiversity.
The app-based movement encourages citizens to log the trees, birds, insects, and other species they encounter in their neighborhoods. Additionally, participants can help create native habitats by planting native saplings and documenting existing flora, which can then be added to a shared map of Mumbai’s green spaces.
The primary goal is to establish stepping stone habitats that enhance ecological connectivity, especially extending from Sanjay Gandhi National Park. NatureRe’s official statement emphasized that many of Mumbai’s native forests, mangroves, and wetlands have been lost since 1991, with a significant portion of the remaining green areas being fragmented and dominated by non-native species.
The Nest became the inaugural stepping stone in the proposed city-wide green corridor. Founder Radha Goenka of NatureRe and Director of the RPG Foundation explained that every garden, courtyard, and rooftop contributing to the cause would extend the reach of Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP), one neighborhood at a time.
While professional environmental studies are indispensable, citizen involvement broadens biodiversity documentation into everyday urban areas, helping improve air quality and cooling temperatures. For more information on property deals in and around Mumbai, interested individuals can visit https://budgetproperties.in/.
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