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Jacaranda trees planted in Jacaranda Gardens Estate in Nairobi. Trees enhance the image and attractiveness of developments. [PHOTO: WILBERFORCE OKWIRI/STANDARD]
Trees add significant value to our homes, neighbourhoods and cities. The cliche ‘leafy suburbs’ underscores the fact that it is the amount of greenery, more than anything else, that makes the difference between Nairobi’s affluent neighbourhoods and the less glamorous areas.
Research has shown that trees enhance the image and attractiveness of developments and improves a developer’s reputation and profits. Hence our approach to development should give priority to preserving existing site trees. Cutting down mature trees should be a last resort rather than the norm.
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