The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of nature in urban environments, providing solace and a sense of well-being during lockdowns. At the ICLEI World Congress, local and subnational governments, alongside WHO experts and NGOs, discussed the potential of Nature-based Solutions to address biodiversity loss and climate change while enhancing urban health.
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.
Nature and its services are the greatest resources local and regional governments have to mitigate the current climate emergency and…
In its 30 years of urban sustainability work, ICLEI has partnered closely with many of the world’s cities to form…
By Adel Strydom and Dana Vigran In a time when cities are bursting at the seams, policy reform is vital…
Over three billion people depend on marine and coastal biodiversity for their livelihoods while 1.6 billion people, including 70 million…
In the last decade, the campus of Peking University in Beijing has recorded sightings of over 200 bird species –…
The health of natural ecosystems is crucial to the health of cities and urban populations. From essential services like water…
By Ingrid Coetzee, Senior Manager, Biodiversity and Nature-based Solutions, ICLEI Cities Biodiversity Center (CBC) and Kobie Brand, Director of the…
For over 10,000 years people have been irresistibly drawn to urban life, where they live, work and play in close…