Welcome to CitiesWithNature
Now, more than ever, there is a need to unite and embrace nature, reconnect communities with nature, become CitiesWithNature!
Become part of this unique initiative that recognizes and enhances the value of nature in and around cities across the world.
It provides a shared platform for cities and their partners to engage and connect, working with shared commitment towards a more sustainable urban world.
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Montréal Mayor Valérie Plante appointed ICLEI Global Ambassador for Local Biodiversity
READ MOREICLEI endorses National Park City launch in London, emphasizing the importance of building CitiesWithNature
READ MORETWITTER FEED
Echoing @GretaThunberg's sentiments: we need to invest more in #NaturalClimateSolutions & protect #NatureNow.
- @ICLEI_SG at the #ClimateActionSummit
#ClimateAction @ICLEI @UNClimateSummit
Gino Van Begin, SG of @ICLEI, addressing the double #biodiversity & #climate crises at the "#NatureBasedSolutions as drivers for #climate ambitions in #cities" session at the #ClimateAction Summit @UNClimateSummit @IPBES
Feat. @UNEnvironment, @FAO, @Cities4Forests, @WRIClimate,
She's our one and only planet. Let's treat her better.
World leaders are heading to the UN in NYC to address the climate crisis - but all of us need to take urgent #ClimateAction now. https://t.co/X0Shwfcd3n
This!
Join us for our upcoming free #webinar: #Cities Engaging #Youth as #Nature #Advocates, 9/23, 2PM CT. Explore lessons learned from engaging youth in service, facilitation of local nature experiences, as role models & nature advocates: https://t.co/ovVPHKjJbB #citykids2nature
Congratulations to #CitiesWithNature Pioneer, City of #Bonn!
@BonnGlobal @AshokSridharan1 BonnAct4SDGs #SDG14
Today, as we all #Strike4Climate, we acknowledge that we are currently facing a climate & #extenctioncrisis. #ClimateStrike
We not only march for climate, we #Strike4Nature, too. We must protect #NatureNow & bring it back into our #cities! #CitiesWithNature
Why should your city #JoinTheJourney?
#CitiesWithNature offers a digital interface for #cities, experts & urban communities to share ambitions, policies, plans & actions, & join the growing movement of partners standing together to influence & implement the #NewDealForNature.
Great to see #nature loss & #climatechange being acknowledged as a double-crisis. We need to protect & restore #NatureNow, & fund #NaturalClimateSolutions.
#ClimateStrike #Strike4Nature
Watch this short film by @GretaThunberg & @GeorgeMonbiot:
https://t.co/d5utkOVPNu
"We are living in the beginning of a mass #extinction.
Our #climate is breaking down."@GretaThunberg
"#Nature is a tool we can use to repair our broken climate." @GeorgeMonbiot
But 1000x more is spent on fossil fuel subsidies than #NatureBasedSolutions
CitiesWithNatureQuotes from leaders
Pascal Mittermaier, Global Managing Director for Cities at The Nature Conservancy
Nature isn’t a luxury, it’s a critical piece of the solution as cities grow and face the impacts of a changing climate. Giving municipal leaders the tools they need to make the case for nature in their communities will help make cities greener, more resilient, truly thriving places for all of us.
Gino Van Begin, ICLEI Secretary General
CitiesWithNature was developed out of a fundamental need by cities and provides a powerful global platform to connect them and other subnational governments with each other, their communities and experts to inspire and learn from one another on their shared journey to integrate nature into cities in a way that benefits both people and nature.
Dr. Lena Chan, Senior Director, International Biodiversity Conservation Division at National Parks Board, Singapore
Biodiversity is essential for human survival. Since more than 50% of the human population live in cities now, we must ensure that biodiversity thrives in cities – for our own good!
Jonathan Hughes, Global Councillor, IUCN & Chief Executive, Scottish Wildlife Trust
Whilst the case for nature-based solutions has been thoroughly made, we remain a long way short of mainstreaming green design at all scales in urban ecosystems. The IUCN Urban Nature Alliance looks forward to working with ICLEI and CitiesWithNature in ensuring nature-based solutions become the new normal for cities across the world in the next decade.
Dr. Cathy Oke, First Vice President of ICLEI and Councillor for the City of Melbourne
Now, more than ever, we need to reconnect with nature, to plan, build and manage our cities with nature! ICLEI and its partners are proud to present this shared global ambition, which aims to enable a growing number of cities and partners to come on board and collaborate.
CitiesWithNaturePARTNERS
CitiesWithNature is brought to you by founding partners ICLEI, TNC and IUCN, along with supporting bodies such as the CBD and other international partners.
Contact us today if your organization would like to become a partner
