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Madrid is building a huge urban forest in bid to combat climate change

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Video. Madrid building a huge urban forest in a bid to combat climate change

Updated: 19/07/2021 - 12:41 GMT+2

The Spanish city is constructing a 75-kilometre urban forest with nearly half a million new trees.

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