Egypt to get Africa’s very first vertical forest

Egypt is all set to get the first vertical forest in the African continent. Renowned architect, Stefano Boeri, has now unveiled designs for this vertical forest in the Sahara Desert. Comprising of three buildings, these pollution-absorbing trees and plants will set a new look for Egypt’s coveted region, Cario.
The vertical forest is going to comprise of three green buildings. While one building will serve as a hotel, the other two will serve as apartment blocks. The cubes will be covered with 350 trees and 1400 evergreen shrubs from various species of plants. According to reports, they are self-sufficient cubes and will be able to produce around 8 tonnes of oxygen every year. The main idea behind the vertical forest is the vision for a greener Cairo by the administration.

Architect Stefano Boeri said in a statement, “Cairo can become the first North African metropolis to take on the great challenge of climate change and ecological conversion.”

Authorities have drawn-up various strategies to achieve their vision for a greener Cairo, and new among those strategies is vertical forests. Other strategies include constructing green buildings and adapting flat roofs into green energy producers.

Packing thousands of square metres of greenery into a small space, these vertical forests are going to be a haven for birds and insects, as they are essentially going to be habitats for them. Not to forget, they are going to give Cairo a special attraction. Plus, the addition of trees and plants will produce oxygen, and also filter dust from the air. The construction will kick off in 2020, though the concept was first seen at Milan’s Bosco Verticale in 2014.