The Berlin Urban Nature Pact is an initiative of the Berlin Senate Department for Mobility, Transport, Climate Protection and Environment (SenMVKU). Its objective is to realize the goals of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) and the renewed Plan of Action on Subnational Governments, Cities and Other Local Authorities for Biodiversity (2023-2030) through decisive local action. It aims to create better protections for biodiversity and ecosystems through specific measures, building upon the Edinburgh Declaration (2020) and the Montreal Pledge (2022).
The main objective of the Berlin Pact is to safeguard and enhance biodiversity. Cities, local and regional authorities can achieve this through a set of six implementation principles that address capacity building, co-creation, and environmental justice. They also cover themes like financing, reporting & monitoring, governance, and a stepwise implementation of at least 15 from a total of 28 smart targets, ideally one from each of the 7 target areas.