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Incentives for developers, new First Nations ecology centre proposed to boost Sydney's urban nature

A hotel with a fern wall built in Sydney by biophilic engineers and landscapers Junglefy. (Supplied: Junglefy)

Establishing a fund to pay for green space in new developments and allowing bigger buildings if they include rooftop or vertical gardens are among the recommendations from planning experts to boost Sydney's urban nature. 

A new report from the Committee for Sydney, called Nature Positive Sydney, outlines ways to reverse the decline of nature and ecosystems across the city from apartment balconies to greenfield developments.

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