Greening schools for climate-resilient, inclusive and liveable cities

Isabel Ruiz-Mallén; Francesc  Baró; Hayat Bentouhami; Lidia Casas; Céline Clauzel; Raquel Colacios; Elsa Gallez; Amy Phillips; P. Presser; D. Reckien; Fikla Sekulova

doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02519-3

Greening schools for climate-resilient, inclusive and liveable cities

Isabel Ruiz-Mallén^*
, Francesc Baró^*
, Hayat Bentouhami
, Lidia Casas
, Céline Clauzel
, Raquel Colacios
, Elsa Gallez
, Amy Phillips
, P. Presser
, D. Reckien
, Fikla Sekulova

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Transforming school environments into nature-based climate shelters not only promotes cooling and greening under extreme heat, but also fosters quality education, ecological restoration, empowerment and reconnection with nature, and provides children with healthier, safer, more playful, equitable and climate-proof spaces.

Original language	English
Journal	Nature climate change
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-025-02519-3
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print/First online - 29 Dec 2025

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