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Vertical gardens of the Provenza Arriba residential apartment block in Medellin, designed by ALH Taller. Happy children, ecomimicry, Medellin, wetlands and the 2030 biodiversity goals. What do all these things have in common? They feature in the latest edition of the CitiesWithNature Buzz, of course! Don’t miss the latest roundup of urban nature news, opportunities […]

AIPH, the International Association of Horticultural Producers and the world’s champion for the power of plants proudly presents the AIPH World Green City Awards, which recently opened for entries for the 2022 inaugural edition. AIPH invites all cities, large and small, to showcase their ambitious actions by entering the 2022 edition of the AIPH World Green City […]

UrbanByNature webinar series explores Nature-based Solutions in China On 18 August, UrbanByNature China will host a webinar exploring the enabling conditions and barriers to implementing nature-based solutions, featuring experts from China and the Connecting Nature and CLEVER Cities initiatives. Speakers will include: Stuart Connop, Senior Research Fellow, Sustainability Research Institute, University of East London, UK Nian She, Tsinghua University […]

  We are happy to share that 8 80 Cities is now collaborating with CitiesWithNature to make cities around the world greener, healthier and happier places for young and old. CitiesWithNature is a unique initiative that recognizes and enhances the value of nature in and around cities across the world. It provides a shared platform […]

  CitiesWithNature is in the spotlight in Australia, where ICLEI Oceania kicked off its new CitiesWithNature webinar series on 14 July with a session targeted at Elected Members of city councils. It aimed to raise councillors’ awareness of the importance of embedding Nature and Biodiversity in all city plans to boost the health and liveability […]

We just launched the Tools and Resources Hub. This new functionality on the CitiesWithNature platform offers a wide range of reliable resources and cutting-edge tools on biodiversity, nature-based solutions, ecosystem restoration, and more. Local and subnational governments signed up to CitiesWithNature have access to all functions of this database, but anyone can browse, learn and […]

Introduction What is the Tools and Resources Hub? The Tools and Resources Hub is now live on the CitiesWithNature website. We are excited to share that the Tools and Resources Hub of CitiesWithNature was launched early July! This new functionality on the CitiesWithNature platform offers a wide range of reliable resources and cutting-edge tools on […]

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 […]