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2020 has been heralded as the super year for biodiversity, culminating with the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), where the CBD Parties will adopt a new global biodiversity framework. CBD COP 15, scheduled to take place from 15 – 28 October in Kunming, China, has been likened […]

Earth Hour 2020 goes digital in solidarity with people and the planet Posted by Earth Hour In the midst of the global COVID-19 health crisis, Earth Hour marks a moment of solidarity for the planet as global communities unite and organize events digitally. Several countries prepare to organize Earth Hour virtually to ensure public safety […]

Learning from our past experiences, it is clear, that if we want to ensure that the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework will be a success, we must focus on its implementation right from the start. How do we carry out effective implementation? Due to time constraint, I shall focus on 3 points: (a) As several of […]

The United Nations World Wildlife Day is a global celebration of the beautiful and richly diverse forms of wild animals and plants on our planet. It is also an occasion to raise awareness of the multitude of benefits they provide to people and to drive discussions and work towards transformative change on the urgent threats […]

Last week, Brazilian cities and states came together to formulate their contributions from the Brazilian perspective on key points related to the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. The event ended with the signing of a strong charter, the Carta de São Paulo, and all state capital cities committing to join CitiesWithNature.   BIO2020 – Brazilian Perspectives for the […]

by Martha Rojas Urrego This year, the parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity will adopt an ambitious global biodiversity roadmap to guide progress toward a future in which humans genuinely live in harmony with nature. To achieve that goal, conservation and restoration of the world’s declining wetlands is essential. GLAND, SWITZERLAND – It’s […]

    PopUP Forests are temporary immersive natural area experiences in un-natural places. This year, PopUP Forest is mobilizing civic engagement in urban wild places to locally address the global extinction crisis. In 2020, cities around the world in New York, Santiago, Nairobi and beyond will activate, creating a groundswell of support and media attention.

As the CitiesWithNature platform continues to grow, we encourage many more cities to join this global initiative aimed at protecting and enhancing nature, and building resilience in cities across the world.  

Washington, D.C. (August 19, 2019) – Today, ICLEI–Local Governments for Sustainability USA (ICLEI) unveiled new guidance that enables U.S. cities and counties to include forests and trees within their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions accounting, a key activity to ensure representation of local forestry and land use consideration in climate action planning. Developed in partnership with the […]

CitiesWithNature: ­­ #1 Recognizes that all cities depend on healthy, interconnected ecosystems within and around them, and that now, more than ever, there is a need to unite and embrace nature. #2 Connects cities and other levels of subnational government directly with each other, and with experts and urban communities, through a ‘whole of society’ […]