Financing greener cities for the future we want
Nyerere Square in Dodoma, the capital of Tanzania, used to be an open, concreted space with the statue of Julius Kambarage Nyerere the only attraction. Nyerere was a former prime minister and president of Tanganyika, as Tanzania was known before, and subsequently president of Tanzania. In 2019, the Interact-Bio project set out to create a […]
CARING FOR NATURE IN THE CITY – KEEPING MESSAGES SIMPLE AND RELATABLE
The loss of nature from cities The United Nations has proclaimed A Time for Nature as the theme for World Environment Day 2020. Nature is something we all rely on – from the foods we eat to the air we breathe, to the water we drink and the climate that makes our planet habitable. Many people have, however, […]
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Greening of Kwa Kibadeni site in Sinza, Ubungo Municiaplity, Dar es Salaam, alongside a community composting initiative
Brazilian cities and states make their voices heard for nature
Last week, Brazilian cities and states came together to formulate their contributions from the Brazilian perspective on key points related to the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. The event ended with the signing of a strong charter, the Carta de São Paulo, and all state capital cities committing to join CitiesWithNature. BIO2020 – Brazilian Perspectives for the Post-2020 […]
CARTA DE SÃO PAULO: PERSPECTIVAS BRASILEIRAS PARA O MARCO PÓS-2020 DA BIODIVERSIDADE
Em fevereiro de 2020, por ocasião da realização do evento BIO2020: Perspectivas Brasileiras para o Marco Pós-2020 da Biodiversidade, estiveram reunidos na cidade de São Paulo atores subnacionais e locais – representantes de municípios, estados, regiões metropolitanas, reservas da biosfera, setor privado e sociedade civil – com o propósito de sistematizar perspectivas de atores brasileiros quanto […]
Moshi Municipality in Tanzania now home to 500 new trees
Scholars and community from Moshi in Tanzania came together to plant trees in their community and commit to a greener future for this fast-growing town. Urban areas need trees like they need roads and buildings. By storing carbon while releasing oxygen, trees combat climate change by merely existing. It is therefore no surprise that a recent tree-planting […]
Applying Urban Tinkering principles in Kisumu: A walking workshop along Auji River
The world needs new ways of thinking and approaches to achieve sustainability. Tinkering – adjusting and moulding of existing landscapes through small scale “urban experiments” that can result in dramatic shifts in the way the landscape works as a system – where designing for multifunctionality provides innovative solutions to the problems of sustainable development in […]
This World Cities Day, CitiesWithNature celebrates 100 Pioneer Cities having joined the initiative
As the CitiesWithNature platform continues to grow, we encourage many more cities to join this global initiative aimed at protecting and enhancing nature, and building resilience in cities across the world. CitiesWithNature is a global platform for cities and other subnational governments, their communities and experts to connect, share and learn from each other in mainstreaming […]
Dar es Salaam launches atlas of natural assets on World Cities Day
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, a Pioneer City of the global CitiesWithNature initiative, continues to demonstrate its commitment to protecting and mainstreaming nature through the development and launch of the Thematic Atlas of Nature’s Benefits to Dar es Salaam. The Atlas comprises a collection of maps that showcase the city’s natural assets, their importance for the local […]
ICLEI’s role in the Ramsar Wetland City Accreditation
Urban wetland are precious assets. For all cities and municipalities with special wetlands, an opportunity is now open to apply for Ramsar Wetland City Accreditation. Accredited cities receive international recognition for their efforts to promote awareness of the benefits and wise use of their wetlands. The deadline for getting applications to your national Ramsar Administrative […]