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Biodiversity Advocacy Membership

22 May 2020

Celebrating the biodiverse cities of the future this International Day for Biological Diversity

Today, 22 May 2020, we celebrate International Day for Biological Diversity. For the year 2020, the day’s theme is ‘Our solutions are in nature’. This theme includes recognising the role of nature and biodiversity to address environmental and social challenges, and emphasises the n...
Events Biodiversity Advocacy

15 May 2020

ICLEI signs new partnership to enhance Nature-based Solutions in Brazil

European and Brazilian stakeholders working together on Nature-based Solutions (NBS) will enhance their collaboration thanks to a new partnership signed by ICLEI Europe, ICLEI South America and Brazil's Center for Strategic Studies and Management (CGEE). The aim of the partnership is to set a commo...
Biodiversity Membership

13 May 2020

Harnessing cities' potential to protect pollinators

Our ecosystem would collapse without pollinators: 75 percent of the world’s main food crops and 85 percent of wild plants rely on pollinating insects. The right tools and knowledge can support local authorities and practitioners to transform cities into ecosystems where pollinators thrive. A n...
Biodiversity

8 May 2020

ICLEI supports subnational government consultation on the development of post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

Subnational and local governments are invited to join a webinar and consultation on the interdependence of Nature-based Solutions and Biodiversity action. Local and subnational governments are making their voices count in a comprehensive and participatory process supported by ICLEI to include their...
Events Biodiversity Climate Change Mitigation Climate Change Adaptation & Resilience Advocacy

27 April 2020

Registration open for the 2020 Urban Resilience Forum

Registration is now open for the online 2020 edition of the European Urban Resilience Forum (EURESFO), taking place on 27 May. The event will address the ongoing COVID-19 crisis first-hand, and will explore, among other topics, the interrelation between resilience and public health. This flags...
Biodiversity

7 April 2020

How a "Gardener in Residence" can help regenerate cities with nature

ICLEI Europe is committed to working on supporting cities to harness the vast potential of urban nature. One projects focusing on "regenerating cities with nature" is CLEVER Cities. CLEVER Cities is all about harnessing the potential of local communities to bring nature back into urban spaces and o...
Biodiversity

26 March 2020

Zagreb holding strong after powerful earthquake

On Sunday morning, residents in ICLEI Member Zagreb woke up to the Croatian capital’s most powerful earthquake in 140 years. Widespread images circulated in the media of locals pouring out into the snowy streets in their pyjamas in the early hours, ironically just as coronavirus social distanc...
Biodiversity Climate Change Adaptation & Resilience

17 March 2020

Glasgow joins CitiesWithNature to enhance value of nature in urban spaces

ICLEI Member Glasgow (United Kingdom) has joined CitiesWithNature, a group of 129 cities in 45 countries committed to enhancing and protecting nature in and around urban spaces. As they begin implementing their new Open Space Strategy, Glasgow aims to benefit from CitiesWithNature’s knowledge...
Events Biodiversity Climate Change Mitigation Climate Change Adaptation & Resilience Energy Food Construction Mobility Procurement Waste & Circular Economy Water Performance Measurement Integrated Management Urban Governance Smart Cities Finance Cultural Heritage Advocacy Membership

6 February 2020

Register now for #Mannheim2020 to take local transformation forward

ICLEI Europe and the City of Mannheim are thrilled to share that registration is now open for the upcoming Mannheim2020 conference, which marks the 9th edition of the European Conference on Sustainable Cities & Towns. By now, we know that the world faces major environmental, economic and social...
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