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Cities in 2018: Simple ideas, fancy urban tech

The SDGs and the New Urban Agenda remain a challenge for cities. Goal 11 of the SDGs, to build sustainable cities, has proved to be a particularly tough one for urban areas across continents.

Cities are shrinking wildlife globally but we can fix this

Cities are homes for billions of people. By 2050 around 70% of the global population is predicted to live in urban areas. Yet as our cities grow, most species have an increasingly hard time surviving on this planet. A new report titled Nature in the Urban Century highlights the scale of the cha ...

More young and other traits help mammals adapt to urban environments

Species of mammals that live in urban environments produce more young compared to other mammals. But along with this advantage, mammals have other strategies to successfully inhabit cities. This is what Radboud University ecologist Luca Santini and colleagues found in a study that they will publ ...

The Allure of Vertical Forests

The Vertical Forest buildings of the architect and urban planner Stefano Boeri make the most of the often overlooked and profound contributions of a single tree.

Montreal to deploy scare teams to shoo away urban coyotes

The team will also train people how to react when they see a coyote, screaming and waving so the animals don’t get comfortable in the company of humans.

Cities can grow without wrecking reefs and oceans. Here’s how

“What happens if the water temperature rises by a few degrees?” is the 2018 International Year of the Reef leading question.

International Civil Aviation Day 2018

7 December 2018, Montreal, Canada

World Cities Day 2018 (http://www.un.org/en/events/citiesday/)

31 October 2018, New York, United States of America

Here’s how to design cities where people and nature can both flourish

Urban nature has a critical role to play in the future liveability of cities. An emerging body of research reveals that bringing nature back into our cities can deliver a truly impressive array of benefits, ranging from health and well-being to climate change adaptation and mitigation. Aside fro ...

Stefano Boeri Fights Climate Change With Vertical Forest, Liuzhou Forest City In China

Italian architect Stefano Boeri aims to combat climate change by building forests in the city. From the first Vertical Forest in Asia in Nanjing, China, to another Forest City in Liuzhou, the designer is planning to turn the country from the world's biggest polluter to an eco-friendly place.

What does a sustainable city mean to Singapore’s youth?

Preserving local heritage and being in touch with nature is essential to living in a sustainable city, said students at a recent youth event in Singapore.

World Habitat Day 2018

2 October 2018, Nairobi, Kenya

International Day of Forests 2018: "Forests and Sustainable Cities" (http://www.un.org/en/events/forestsday/)

21 March 2018, New York, United States of America

World Cities Day 2017

31 October 2017, New York, United States of America

Review of draft guidelines to support the subnational implementation of national biodiversity strategies and action plans

Reference: SCBD/MCO/AF/NP/OH/CE/86325 (2017-020)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Agreements reached on actions to integrate biodiversity in forestry, fisheries, agriculture, and tourism sectors and to achieve the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development

I am honoured to address this fifth Global Biodiversity Summit of Cities, as we also celebrate 10 years of very productive cooperation with ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability as a valued partner.

Statement of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity to the Fifth Global Biodiversity Summit of Cities, Cancun, Mexico, 10 December 2016

By 2050, an estimated 6.3 billion people will inhabit the world’s towns and cities – an increase of 3.5 billion from 2010.

Message from the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the occasion of World Cities Day

It is a great pleasure and honour to address the seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).

Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the Occasion of the seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Cites)

Opportunities for synergies with Habitat III Conference

Reference: SCBD/MCO/AF/NP/OH/85959 (2016-110)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points

Opportunities for exchanges on subnational and local implementation in conjunction with the thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity

Reference: SCBD/MPO/AF/OH/85504 (2016-037)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points

Building Capacity for the Subnational Implementation of NBSAPs

Reference: SCBD/MPO/AF/AM/84790 (2015-075)
To: CBD National Focal Points

As cities move forward on implementing the agenda under the Convention, they will show that they can lead the way in sustainably using biodiversity and the ecosystem services it underpins, as the basis for addressing water and food security, disaster risk reduction, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and other key issues.

Message of the CBD Executive Secretary, Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of the World Cities Day, 31 October 2014

Biocultural Diversity in Cities: Mainstreaming policies in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in the context of Olympics Games

This side event seeks to contribute to the debate on implementation and effectiveness of the international regime on biocultural diversity at the local level. Firstly, it focuses on the relationship between nature and culture in cities and the role of culture in sustainability, particularly rega ...

Recommendation 5/5

Engagement with subnational and local governments

World Cities Summit 2014: Liveable and Sustainable Cities: Common Challenges, Shared Solutions

1 - 4 June 2014, Singapore, Singapore

Regional Workshop for East/South/Southeast Asia on Cities and Biodiversity

21 - 24 May 2014, Qingdao, Province of Shandong, China

UNEP/CBD/WGRI/5/9

Engagement with Subnational and Local Governments

Regional Workshop for East, South and Southeast Asia on Cities and Biodiversity, 21-24 May 2014 - Qingdao, Province of Shandong, China

Reference: SCBD/MPO/AF/NP/OH/AM/cr/83169 (2014-035)
To: CBD National Focal Points of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, DPR Korea, Republic of Korea, Lao DPR, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor Leste and Vietnam

Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Partnerships for the Living City: Promoting urban biodiversity conference, Montreal, Canada, 7 March 2014

Mensaje de Sr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, Secretario Ejecutivo del CDB, en la ocasión de la XXIX asamblea ordinaria parlamento latinoamericano, Panamá, 18 -19 Octubre de 2013

Narrated by Edward Norton, United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for Biodiversity, the video outlines the opportunities for biodiversity protection presented by future urbanization.

Increasing urbanization over the next decades presents not only unprecedented challenges for humanity, but also opportunities to curb climate change, reduce water scarcity and improve food security, according to the world's first global assessment on the relationship between urbanization and biodiversity loss, released today in New York.

New Global Assessment: Maintaining rich biodiversity in and around cities is possible and can greatly improve global sustainable development

Increasing urbanization over the next decades presents not only unprecedented challenges for humanity, but also opportunities to curb climate change, reduce water scarcity and improve food security, according to the world's first global assessment on the relationship between urbanization and bi ...

10th World Wilderness Congress (WILD10)

4 - 10 October 2013, Salamanca, Spain

UNEP/CBD/CB/2/2

Report of the Second Curitiba Meeting on Cities and Biodiversity

UNEP/CBD/IPA/SNGCOLA/3/2

Report of the Workshop

UNEP/CBD/EW-DCBI/3/2

Report of the Third Expert Workshop on the Development of the City Biodiversity Index

Document

Towards Aichi/Nagoya: Second Curitiba Declaration on Local Authorities and Biodiversity

UNEP/CBD/CB/2/1/ADD1

Annotations to the Provisional Agenda

UNEP/CBD/CB/2/1

Provisional Agenda

UNEP/CBD/COP/10/INF/4

The City Biodiversity Index

UNEP/CBD/COP/10/INF/8

Progress Report on the CBD Initiative on Cities, Local Authorities and Biodiversity

UNEP/CBD/EW.DCBI/2/3

Report of the Second Expert Workshop on the Development of the City Biodiversity Index

UNEP/CBD/IPA/SNGCOLA/1/1/ADD1

Annotations to the Provisional Agenda

UNEP/CBD/IPA/SNGCOLA/1/1/ADD1/CORR1

Annotations to the Provisional Agenda (Corrigendum)