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The innovative green wall, one of the largest outside of London, will stretch across the outside of the upper floor of St Johns Shopping Centre, visible from the pedestrianised areas around it and from Queens Square Bus Station<\/h2>\n

The 50m long green wall is funded through the EU Horizon 2020 project \u201cUrban GreenUP\u201d and is one of several green projects that are set to get underway in the city, which\u00a0recently declared a Climate Emergency<\/a>, over the next six months.<\/p>\n

Liverpool\u2019s Urban GreenUP<\/a> programme has been awarded nearly \u00a33.5m of European funding to tackle issues such as biodiversity, flooding, climate change, air quality and health and wellbeing through \u2018nature-based solutions\u2019.<\/p>\n

Partners in the five-year project include Liverpool City Council, The Mersey Forest, Liverpool BID Company and the University of Liverpool<\/a>, as well as organisations in Valladolid (Spain) and Izmir (Turkey), and five more cities across the world.<\/p>\n

Councillor Laura Robertson-Collins, Liverpool City Council\u2019s cabinet member for Environment and Sustainability, said: \u201cLiverpool city centre needs more green space but due to its compact, condensed makeup we need to think differently in how we achieve that and this living wall is a brilliant example. It will not only improve air quality and biodiversity in the heart of the city centre but it will put a smile on people\u2019s faces.”<\/p>\n

St Johns Shopping Centre<\/a> manager, Neil Ashcroft, said: \u201cWe are always seeking ways to bring wider benefits to the communities we serve. Green space in city centres plays an important role in improving physical and mental health, as well as improving air quality<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“With a clear aspiration to install a living wall at the Centre, we did our research and partnered with the Mersey Forest team to make it happen. We have worked hard with landlords, tenants and partners to drive this ground-breaking project forward and it is great to see this important milestone reached.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bill Addy, chief executive of Liverpool BID Company, said:\u00a0\u201cThe introduction of the green wall at St Johns Shopping Centre is great news for the city, with this installation making our city centre greener and more environmentally sustainable while improving the experience for locals, tourists and BID levy-paying businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n

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