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Over the past two decades, ICLEI, through its Cities Biodiversity Center (CBC), has worked closely with the United Nations Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and a range of partners to elevate the voice of local and subnational governments and ensure that strong action is taken to create vibrant cities and regions, where […]

An international celebration took place today at Confluence Park in San Antonio to commemorate the opening of the North American Friendship Garden. The garden is a collaborative effort by the Consulate of Canada in Texas and the Consulate of Mexico in San Antonio together with the City of San Antonio, San Antonio River Authority (River Authority), and San Antonio River Foundation (River Foundation). The public is […]

GoLS’ report Subnational Governments’ Experiences of Vertical Integration is now available on Virtual Display Table for SBI-3. The report details efforts by the members of the Group of Leading Subnational Governments toward Aichi Biodiversity Targets (GoLS) in applying 13 Guidelines for an integrated approach in the development and implementation of national, subnational and local biodiversity […]

A new dashboard shows just how many people, businesses, cities and countries around the world are speaking up and acting for nature. Compiled by the #VoiceForThePlanet coalition. Witness the groundswell here.  

The City of London Green City Briefings are a forum to learn and discuss the worldwide adoption of living green in cities as a result of compelling evidence of the benefits for city resilience and citizen health and wellbeing. The Briefings are a series of 8 one-hour webinars that present compelling evidence and examples of the power of […]

      The living-in.eu platform was launched during the CITYxCITY Festival and creates the conditions to upscale digital solutions based on iconic projects. Living-in.eu​ ​is a bottom-up movement which has the ambition to have a positive impact on the quality of life of at least 300 million European citizens by 2025. The initiative is […]

A new guide published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), in collaboration with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI), identifies key ecological criteria that city officials and sports venue developers can apply to incorporate the needs of nature in their planning. Author(s): Wheeler, M., Grossinger, R, […]

IUCN, together with Pegasus Capital Advisors (Pegasus), BNP Paribas, Gold Standard, and R20 – Regions of Climate Action, have launched the Sub-national Climate Finance Initiative (SCF), a novel global funding instrument to mitigate climate change and strengthen community resilience projects, with an initial commitment of up to USD 150 million from the Green Climate Fund […]

  On 7 July 2020, IUCN published the Guidelines for conserving connectivity through ecological networks and corridors, a guideline document for protecting the ecological connectivity of nature. The guidelines have been made available for the public to download for free. They introduce common definitions, the use of case studies demonstrates how these guidelines can be […]

Roadmap to COP 15: Timeline of key milestones Due to the novel COVID-19 pandemic, many key events on the local and subnational Roadmap to the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) are continuously modifying their dates and methods of delivery. An updated timeline, with the most recent event […]