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Five key action areas for cities to promote World Wetlands Day and join the global movement to protect the world’s wetlands
While wetland ecosystems are increasingly being recognized as highly valuable natural assets that provide a wide range of benefits to urban communities, the services they ...
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World Migratory Bird Day | Submissions from cities
Mexico City, Mexico In Mexico City, it is possible to observe 356 species of native birds, of which 47 species are in some local or ...
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Wetlands – Nurturing communities and sustaining urban life
Valuing urban wetlands and human well-being 40% of all plant and animal species live or breed in wetlands. Wetlands play a significant role in supporting ...
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Climate and Nature in cities and regions: Water connects all
The UN 2023 Water Conference – formally known as the 2023 Conference for the Midterm Comprehensive Review of Implementation of the UN Decade for Action ...
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Six Chinese “Charming Cities” announced at COP15
During China Day on 13 December 2022, a new initiative titled “Biodiversity Charming City” – operated by ICLEI and China Environment News – announced six ...
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Celebrating the importance of Wetland Cities on World Wetlands Day
World Wetlands Day is celebrated annually on 2 February, in commemoration of the initial signing of the Convention on Wetlands in 1971, in the Iranian ...
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