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Second International LAB Workshop (Local Action Biodviserity)

7 - 10 September 2008, Durban, South Africa

Second meeting of the Advisory Committee of Subnational Governments of the Global Partnership on Local and Subnational Action for Biodiversity

18 - 20 June 2013, Barcelona, Spain

Singapore leads green architecture and sustainable building design in Asia - here's why

Kermit the Frog once lamented that it wasn't easy being green. Large-scale developers who for years have been trying to reconcile their economic and environmental concerns would agree.

Smart urban food systems: What will the future taste like?

Some believe John Lennon’s ashes were scattered at Strawberry Fields in Central Park, New York City. After a recent goosebump-inducing sing-along of Áll You Need is Love at the supposed spot, I was much closer to being one of them.

Snakes in Bengaluru city

“Sun’s out, snakes out!” exclaimed Shuayb Ahmed, and Yatin Kalki as they jumped to action. Ahmed, an independent snake rescuer, had received a frantic call from a woman who spotted a snake – claimed to be a juvenile spectacled cobra – in her house in Bengaluru.

Social distance, sustainable cities and building public health capacity

The spread of the coronavirus and the need for social distance is seen by some as a fundamental challenge to globalism, population density, and urban life. The virus is both a challenge and a catastrophe, but it does not change the basic appeal and benefit of our way of life.

South Africa: Veld Circles Are Creating Custodians of Cape Town's Biodiversity

Dr Caitlin von Witt's message is clear: 'If you want to support the most biodiversity, you should support local biodiversity.' Through the FundaFynbos project, she is educating Capetonians about indigenous plants and encouraging them to plant them at home.

St-Laurent to establish Quebec's first urban biodiversity corridor

The borough of St-Laurent is setting up the first urban biodiversity corridor in Quebec to combat hot spots.

Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Second World Cities Summit 2010, Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre, 30 June 2010

Second World Cities Summit 2010, Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre, 30 June 2010

Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Second World Cities Summit 2010, Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre, 30 June 2010.

Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Exeutive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Opening of the Expert Workshop on the Development of the City Biodiversity Index, Singapore 10-12 February 2009

Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Exeutive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Opening of the Expert Workshop on the Development of the City Biodiversity Index, Singapore 10-12 February 2009.

Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Cities Day, 31 October 2023

Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Cities Day, 31 October 2023

Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Habitat Day, 2 October 2023

Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Habitat Day, 2 October 2023

Statement by Dr. Cristiana Pașca Palmer, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Cities Day 2019

Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the occasion of World Cities Day 2022, 31 October 2022

Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the occasion of World Cities Day 2022, 31 October 2022

Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Cities Day

Statement by Executive Secretary, Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the occasion of the World Cities Summit, Singapore, 23-25 June 2008

Statement by Executive Secretary, Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the occasion of the World Cities Summit, Singapore, 23-25 June 2008.

Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the Occasion of the City Biodiversity Summit, 24 October 2010, Nagoya, Japan.

Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Evening Dinner during the Second Meeting on the Implementation of the Plan of Action on Sub-national Governments, Cities and Other Local Authorities on Biodiversity, 5 September 2011, Bonn, Germany

Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Inaugural Meeting of the Local Action for Biodiversity (LAB) Advisory Committee, 24 March 2010, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Inaugural Meeting of the Local Action for Biodiversity (LAB) Advisory Committee, 24 March 2010, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.

Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Second Curitiba Meeting on Cities and Biodiversity, 6 January 2010, Curitiba, Brazil

Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Second Curitiba Meeting on Cities and Biodiversity, 6 January 2010, Curitiba, Brazil

Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Second International Conference on Urban Biodiversity and Design (URBIO), 18 May 2010, Nagoya, Japan

Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Second International Conference on Urban Biodiversity and Design (URBIO), 18 May 2010, Nagoya, Japan.

Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Urban Nature Forum, 12 June 2009, Edmonton, Canada

Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Urban Nature Forum, 12 June 2009, Edmonton, Canada.

Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Third Meeting on the Implementation of the Plan of Action on Sub-National Governments, Cities and Other Local Authorities for Biodiversity, Nagoya, Japan, 22 March, 2012

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

Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Third Meeting on the Implementation of the Plan of Action on Sub-National Governments, Cities and Other Local Authorities for Biodiversity, Nagoya, Japan, 22 March, 2012

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)

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

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.

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.

The Circular Economy Makes Way For The Circular City

Today, half of the world’s population lives in cities. By 2050, that number is expected to increase to two-thirds. More people living in condensed areas means higher amounts of waste, higher resource consumption and higher energy use. As the world’s cities already emit over 70% of carbon emissio ...

The City of Montreal, with the support of ICLEI-Cities Biodiversity Center and the SCBD, through the #CitiesWithNature initiative, developed short briefing sheets about inspiring examples for communities to act to protect biodiversity in our cities

The Critical Need for Smart Agriculture for Truly Smarter Cities

Smart cities are developing all over the world, marketing themselves as helping us innovate and become more technologically advanced as a mostly-urban species.

The Guardian view on urban rewilding: when nature takes over

The news that Derby has approved what promises to be Britain’s largest urban rewilding project so far is very welcome. The 320-acre Allestree Park will, subject to detailed consultation, be given over to a range of habitats and perhaps even see the reintroduction of species such as dormice and r ...

The Surprising Ways Big Cities Are Good For The Environment

How urban living can cap population growth and help conserve natural resources.

The US city that has raised $100m to climate-proof its buildings

When Fred Schoeps bought a 150-year-old building in downtown Ithaca, New York, a decade ago, he was one of only a handful of building owners dedicated to ending their reliance on fossil fuels and reducing their carbon footprint.

The battle against bugs: it's time to end chemical warfare

Insects are important wildlife often overlooked in urban habitats. What we do notice are the cockroaches, ants and mosquitoes in and around our homes. All too often we reach for the insect spray.

The belly of the beast

Environmentalism is often experienced as a desire to return to rural nature: from the pastoral sunlit uplands to the ancient forest. Yet more than half of the world human population lives in cities today.

The case of the missing hibiscus

As exotic plants and trees multiply, vital indigenous species are being pushed out of city spaces.The kanaka champa (bayur) tree at the corner of the busy IT corridor in Chennai gave way to flowing traffic some years ago.

The city of the future is regenerative, circular and place-focused

Smart cities, liveable cities, green cities, biophilic cities, eco-cities and regenerative cities. Add to this, eco-villages, intentional communities, transition towns and place-making and it seems everyone is talking about the cities of the future. Yet in all this conversation there is little o ...

The people building edible cities

"I view urban agriculture as a wonderful Trojan horse," says Nicolas Brassier, owner of Peas&Love, an urban farm that has expanded to seven sites across France and Belgium in the past two years