Wrap up | 7th Summit for Subnational Governments & Cities
DAY 2 highlights | 7th Summit for Subnational Governments & Cities
DAY 1 highlights | 7th Summit for Subnational Governments & Cities
Dar es Salaam committed to harnessing nature for transformative adaptation with the release of its local biodiversity strategy and action plan
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, a model city of the global INTERACT-Bio project, commits to upholding the environment and harnessing Nature based Solutions (NbS) for its urban and societal challenges, through the release of the LOCAL BIODIVERSITY STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN (LBSAP). Following from the recent release of the Dar es Salaam’s Thematic Atlas, an innovative […]
Why is COP15 important to subnational and local governments?
The 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP15) and the 7th Global Biodiversity Summit of Subnational Governments and Cities and its Pavilion will be a global milestone to welcome a stronger and action-oriented contribution by subnational and local governments in the implementation of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework (GBF). It will […]
Part one of UN Biodiversity Conference closes, sets stage for adoption of post-2020 global biodiversity framework at resumption in 2022
• COP-15, part one, addressed critical areas of work, demonstrated capacity of countries to adjust to changes and advance on path towards global sustainability • High Level Segment of the Meeting adopted Kunming Declaration, with countries committing to negotiate effective post-2020 global biodiversity framework due to be agreed in 2022 • Government of China established […]
Joint statement of the local and subnational government major group at CBD COP 15 Part 1 High Level Segment
Joint statement of the local and subnational government major group at CBD COP 15 Part 1 High Level Segment, read by Mr Gino van Begin, Secretary General, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability 13 October 2021 Minister Huang, Your Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, Thank you, Mr Chair, for giving me the floor to address you on behalf […]
Joint statement of the local and subnational government major group in the Opening Plenary of CBD COP 15 Part 1
Read by Mr Shu Zhu, East Asia Regional Director, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability 11 October 2021 Minister Huang, Your Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, Thank you, Mr. Chair, for giving me the floor. I address you on behalf of ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability, the Advisory Committee on Subnational Governments and Biodiversity – coordinated by […]
Community garden paves new foodway for Dodoma in Tanzania
Dodoma’s Foodway will create productive and regenerative food spaces across the rapidly expanding city. The community garden in Msalato, implemented by INTERACT-Bio, marks the start of this forward-thinking vision and will serve as a model for others. INTERACT-Bio is mainstreaming the benefits of urban nature into urban planning. The project seeks to find better ways to […]
Reshaping our future through local and subnational biodiversity action
Over the past two decades, ICLEI, through its Cities Biodiversity Center (CBC), has worked closely with the United Nations Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and a range of partners to elevate the voice of local and subnational governments and ensure that strong action is taken to create vibrant cities and regions, where people and biodiversity […]