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Seizing the moment: Local action to address biodiversity loss and climate change
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Seizing the moment: Local action to address biodiversity loss and climate change

ByBarbara Riedemann

Building on the unprecedented COP28’s multilevel action momentum and with the upcoming COP16 and COP29 by year-end, cities and regions have an actual window of opportunity to amplify their voices in the global climate discussions. At the ICLEI World Congress 2024 plenary, “From Global to Local to Global: Shaping the Future of Sustainability,” mayors and climate leaders emphasized that now is the time for local and regional governments to push for unified, cross-government action to achieve the urgently needed transformations toward a sustainable world.

Greening our urban tapestry: Collaboration and solutions for nature and biodiversity
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Greening our urban tapestry: Collaboration and solutions for nature and biodiversity

ByICLEI Network

Urban areas can restore ecosystems and improve residents’ well-being. Cities like São Paulo, Puducherry, and Austin showcased innovative strategies for urban resilience and economic growth, proving that systemic change for a sustainable future is possible.

Post COP27: ICLEI welcomes climate emergency financing, calls for action to address biodiversity crisis
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Post COP27: ICLEI welcomes climate emergency financing, calls for action to address biodiversity crisis

ByMark Wessel

In the weeks and months leading up to COP27, the signs for a successful conference were not particularly encouraging. There was the ongoing failure to meet energy cuts and the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) that the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitters had previously committed to. Environmental activist Greta Thunberg announced she would not attend, portraying…

Nairobi meetings acknowledge key role of subnational governments in tackling biodiversity loss
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Nairobi meetings acknowledge key role of subnational governments in tackling biodiversity loss

ByICLEI Network

Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) advanced a global plan at the fourth Open Ended Working Group (OEWG-4) meeting in Nairobi, Kenya from 21-26 June to bend the curve on biodiversity loss. This Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) is expected to be adopted at the CBD COP 15 in Montreal, Canada – under…

How circular cities protect biodiversity
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How circular cities protect biodiversity

ByMarion Guenard

The linear economic model relies on a continuous process of extraction and processing of natural resources, which is responsible for more than 90 percent of biodiversity loss. This take-make-waste model is contributing to all drivers of biodiversity loss, from land and sea use change, to ecosystem exploitation and to pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. Addressing…

10 reasons to promote urban biodiversity

10 reasons to promote urban biodiversity

ByICLEI Network

Over the past 50 years, biodiversity loss has taken place at an unprecedented scale driven by extraordinary change in land and sea use and the overexploitation of natural resources. In an increasingly urbanized world, natural habitats have been converted to urban areas at an alarming rate. Historically, cities have posed a threat to biodiversity and…

Gangtok Gets New Tools, Illustrated Natural Asset Map to Mainstream Biodiversity Conservation

Gangtok Gets New Tools, Illustrated Natural Asset Map to Mainstream Biodiversity Conservation

BySubuhi Parvez

The Gangtok Municipal Corporation (GMC) has approved the City Biodiversity Index, Local Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (LBSAP), and the Illustrated Natural Asset Map of Gangtok, developed by ICLEI South Asia as part of the INTERACT-Bio project. Mr. Arun Upreti, Hon’ble Minister for Urban Development, Government of Sikkim, recently released the tools and map, which…

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Gangtok’s LBSAP Emphasises Climate-Smart Development and Biodiversity Conservation

BySubuhi Parvez

The city corporation of Gangtok has accepted the Local Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (LBSAP) developed by ICLEI South Asia under the INTERACT-Bio project, which is supported by the Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany. The LBSAP envisions a prosperous Gangtok that focuses on climate-smart development, while ensuring the conservation of its cultural and…

Nagpur’s Oranges Give City’s Illustrated Biodiversity Map a Unique Flavour
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Nagpur’s Oranges Give City’s Illustrated Biodiversity Map a Unique Flavour

BySubuhi Parvez

ICLEI South Asia has developed the Illustrated Urban Biodiversity Map of Nagpur, as part of the assignment to develop a People’s Biodiversity Register (PBR) of the city. Smt. Buveneswari S., CEO, Nagpur Smart, and Sustainable City Development Corporation Limited – which has supported this initiative along with the Nagpur Municipal Corporation – released the map…

Gangtok Develops its City Biodiversity Index

Gangtok Develops its City Biodiversity Index

BySubuhi Parvez

Gangtok has developed its City Biodiversity Index (CBI), with support from ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability, South Asia, under the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety-supported INTERACT- Bio Project. Its robust score in the CBI shows that Gangtok has a large number of native species, and also undertakes good governance and management…

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Kochi becomes first Indian city to have biodiversity strategy and action plan

BySubuhi Parvez

The Local Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (LBSAP) of Kochi, which has been prepared by ICLEI South Asia under INTERACT-Bio project, has been accepted by the City Council and released by Mrs Soumini Jain, Hon’ble Mayor, Kochi Municipal Corporation (KMC). The project is being supported by Germany’s Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear…

Kochi Develops its City Biodiversity Index

Kochi Develops its City Biodiversity Index

BySubuhi Parvez

Kochi has become one of the few cities in India to have a City Biodiversity Index (CBI), after Hon’ble Mayor Mrs. Soumini Jain released the CBI report in September. The city has secured a robust score, following an evaluation of 23 indicators in the index. Kochi’s CBI has been prepared with support from ICLEI-Local Governments…