What we are doing
The current moment is characterized by unprecedented urban growth resulting in a diminishing natural environment and decreasing ability of nature to provide essential ecosystem services and nature-based solutions on which cities, and human life itself, depend. Global collective action is needed to enable local and subnational governments to engage, connect, share, learn, and inspire each other in mainstreaming nature in urban processes with the aim of connecting urban communities with nature. Cities and their communities need a space to connect to share ideas on conserving, protecting, and enhancing nature in urban areas, for the health and well-being of current and future populations and towards the Vision 2050: living in harmony with nature.
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How we are tracking
Development of a commitment and reporting platform by end 2019 which can be used by cities to commit and assess progress and report on locally set, globally aligned biodiversity targets and contributions towards national and global biodiversity goals.
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What we are achieving
Through CitiesWithNature (CWN), local and regional governments are able to enhance the potential of nature to provide essential ecosystem services and solutions for the overall health of human habitats and urban areas. Through this platform, cities can engage, connect, learn, share, act, and inspire each other in the way of biodiversity and urban nature. ICLEI enables its local and regional constituency to access and influence global biodiversity processes and provides a one-stop-shop, or “big tent” under which projects, initiatives, and programs aimed at enhancing nature can be celebrated, shared, and promoted. ICLEI develops strategic global partnerships and the ongoing and continuous development of the various components of the CWN platform. CWN is recognized by the SCBD as the official vehicle for local and subnational governments to report their commitments and ambitions for the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework.
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