Emc易倍体育 UK鈥檚 buzzworthy Bee Bus Stops are now in 100 locations across the UK
15 Dec 2022 / News, Sustainability
Emc易倍体育 UK celebrates the installation of its 100th Living Roof in Cardiff, demonstrating the increasing number of cities who are publicly committed to making their communities more eco-friendly places to live.
From Glasgow to Brighton, Bristol to Sunderland and in between, there are now 100 Living Roof bus shelters in cities across the nation. This notable achievement is just a steppingstone for Emc易倍体育 UK in reaching its overall ambition of 1,000 Living Roofs or 1 in 30 bus shelters nationwide.
With a decline in flower-rich grasslands and flying insects in the UK, Living Roofs 鈥� also known as 鈥楤ee Bus Stops鈥� 鈥� address the need for a healthy ecological network to exist across the country as opposed to proposed solutions that address environmental issues in isolation.
Each Living Roof includes a carefully selected plant mix designed by Emc易倍体育 UK, in collaboration with the Wildlife Trusts, to support native biodiversity and encourage bees and other pollinators.
Taking it a step further, the thoughtfully fabricated modular structures help tackle climate change and increase climate resilience by absorbing falling rainwater and heat, which helps to reduce heat trapped in the atmosphere, thereby helping to reduce the 鈥榰rban heat island鈥� effect.
Will Ramage, Emc易倍体育鈥檚 Managing Director says, "Reaching this tremendous milestone speaks volumes about how integral our Bee Bus Stops can be to creating greener communities for all. The success of these environmentally conscious bus shelters highlights just one of ways in which we鈥檙e working to create a more sustainable future for all, and we can鈥檛 wait to achieve our ultimate goal of 1,000 Bee Bus Stops throughout the UK.鈥�
Cardiff Council鈥檚 Cabinet Member for Climate Change, Cllr Caro Wild, said: 鈥淭he Living Roofs on Bee Bus Stops help build nature and biodiversity into the fabric of cities. Protecting and enhancing Cardiff鈥檚 green infrastructure is an important element of our One Planet Cardiff response to the climate and nature emergencies we鈥檙e all facing, as well as our work to ensure clean air for residents. There are 11 bee bus stops in Cardiff now, with many more to come in the future, and that鈥檚 the key - individually one bus stop roof isn鈥檛 a huge amount of space for nature, but if you think about the number of bus stops in a city, it soon adds up to something much more significant.鈥�
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