This Former Iraqi Military Site Used To Hold 45M Tons Of Waste. Now, It's Being Transformed Into A Massive 'Urban Forest'

This Former Iraqi Military Site Used To Hold 45M Tons Of Waste. Now, It's Being Transformed Into A Massive 'Urban Forest'

This Former Iraqi Military Site Used To Hold 45M Tons Of Waste. Now, It's Being Transformed Into A Massive 'Urban Forest' After years of conflict, Baghdad, Iraq is slowly but surely working toward stability across its entire infrastructure.  And now, the city has planned the largest ecological development in the country: Baghdad Sustainable Forests. An aerial rendering of the project. Photo courtesy of Gensler The space was once home to the Al-Rasheed military campsite, which was later neglected and held over 45 million metric tons of waste. It will now become a miles-long urban forest. Encompassing a 10-million-square-meter site (about 3.8 square miles), the sustainable forest project will also include civic towers and residential and commercial spaces, all enveloped by parks and green corridors. Developer Emkanat and architecture firm Gensler say the forest will include one million mature-growth trees. The project will include plenty of housing options. Photo courtesy of Gensl…