People walk past the “Rainforest Rhapsody,” a 2000 square foot indoor vertical garden installed in the lobby of Six Battery Road that contains 120 plant species. In Singapore, skyrise greenery helps to reduce the urban heat island effect, contributing to the city beautification efforts and bringing nature back into its skyscraper office buildings in the central business district. Photo by Suzanne Lee/Panos Pictures

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Singapore: Vertical gardens