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New Report Shows Extreme Biodiversity Loss Globally, Demonstrates Urgent Need for Urban Action on Nature

Posted at 08 May 2019

A new international scientific report warns of grave impacts to come as nature declines at an unprecedented rate. The report from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) estimated that one million species are threatened with extinction today and that extinction rates are accelerating. It is the first global assessment on the state of […]

Nature in the Urban Century: Cities can offer solutions for biodiversity loss – if we act now

Posted at 14 November 2018

By Rob McDonald, Lead Scientist for Global Cities, The Nature Conservancy This century will be remembered as the urban century. Our generation will witness the most significant urban growth in human history. By 2050, there will be 2.4 billion more people in cities, a rate of urban growth that is the equivalent of building a city […]

9 cities that lead on nature-based development

Posted at 05 September 2018

The health of natural ecosystems is crucial to the health of cities and urban populations. From essential services like water purification, flood control and climate regulation to a range of physical and mental health benefits, societies thrive by building a strong connection to nature. Biodiversity loss and ecosystem changes are a reality in our urban […]

Leading global organisations launch major initiative to connect cities with nature

Posted at 25 June 2018

On 20 June 2018, at the ICLEI World Congress in Montreal, Canada, three highly respected global organisations launched a unique initiative that recognizes and enhances the value of nature in and around cities across the world. Called CitiesWithNature, this exciting initiative builds on previous international programs and significant experience and expertise of the founding partners […]

INTERACT-Bio uses natural asset mapping and ecosystem services to locate and protect nature’s benefits in cities

Posted at 22 November 2017

The concept of ecosystem services or ‘nature’s benefits’ recognizes that the natural environment provides many critical and free services that contribute directly to human wellbeing and livelihoods. However, defining the spatial location of the areas that generate these benefits in order to mainstream them into planning frameworks remains a challenge in many cities of the […]

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