CEPA FAIR 2022 - virtual events - COP15

Higher education sector commits to take action for nature and biodiversity
through new Nature Positive Universities Alliance

The Nature Positive Universities Alliance, co-led by the University of Oxford and UNEP, will be launching its university pledges at COP15 in Montreal on 8th December 2022.

This initiative brings together universities from around the world to come together and prioritize nature on university campuses and in their supply chains. Learn more in this introductory video.

This network now includes sign ups from 600+ people from 400+ universities - a mix of people including students, researchers, staff and leadership. Part of our mission now is to convert them (and other universities who have probably never heard about our initiative) to making a Nature Positive Pledge which involves their VC or senior management committing to carrying out a baseline of their biodiversity impacts, setting smart targets, carrying out actions and reporting annually. We also have a network of 75 Student Ambassadors from countries ranging from Cameroon to India, Nigeria and Brazil, promoting action for nature on their campuses.

At COP15, we will be announcing the founding universities of this Alliance, who have been the first to make a concrete commitment to restoring their relationship with nature and becoming nature positive. Become a founding university by making a pledge today.
 

Join us at the launch event on 8th December 2022 at 8am EST / 4pm EAT to learn more about the founding universities and the great work they will be doing, as well as how the Alliance will be moving forward to inspire the sector to step up its leadership for nature and biodiversity. More info about the launch event.

Nature Positives Universities
https://naturepositiveuniversities.net/

UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030
https://www.decadeonrestoration.org/

UN Environment Programme
https://www.unep.org/

University of Oxford
https://www.ox.ac.uk/