Bringing nature back into cities: How Tanzania is prioritising nature in a time of concrete, bricks and cement
The National Government of Tanzania is moving towards taking formal steps to protect and enhance nature in cities as they expand to accommodate their mushrooming populations. ICLEI Africa is assisting to facilitate the process to ensure nature is prioritised and effectively integrated in the country’s planning processes. Rising floods in Dar es Salaam Dar es […]
Thin plastics banned, nature prioritised and bat habitat mapped: How our UNA Rivers Project is influencing policy in Malawi
In a time when our cities are bursting at the seams, we need deep, systemic change to build climate resilient cities through preserving our urban nature – laws and policies that embed nature in city planning. Changing policy is a slow, uphill journey, which makes our recent influence in Malawi all the more significant. Lilongwe City, the […]
Statement presented by ICLEI on behalf of our local and subnational government constituency at the Open Ended Working Group 1, Nairobi, Kenya
Statement presented by ICLEI on behalf of our local and subnational government constituency at the Open Ended Working Group 1, Nairobi, Kenya 29 August 2019.08.27 Kobie Brand, Global Director: ICLEI CBC Honourable Co-chairs, distinguished delegates, we address you on behalf of our local and subnational government constituency. We noted with appreciation during yesterday’s sessions, that […]
1st meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework: Singapore’s statement for Cluster 4
SINGAPORE’S STATEMENT FOR CLUSTER 4 (28 August 2019): Delivered by Ms. Wendy Yap Hwee Min, National Parks Board, Singapore Singapore as a city-state underlines the importance and value of urban biodiversity which has been elaborated in the 2012 SCBD’s Cities and Biodiversity Outlook publication; and the importance of engaging cities, local and subnational authorities in the […]
Opening Statement by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability & the Advisory Committee of Subnational Governments for Biodiversity
Opening Statement by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability & the Advisory Committee of Subnational Governments for Biodiversityat the Open Ended Working Group 1, Nairobi, Kenya27 August 2019.08.27Kobie Brand, Global Director: ICLEI CBC Honourable Co-chairs, distinguished delegates, we address you on behalf of ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability and the Advisory Committee of Subnational […]
New mural in Dar es Salaam gets people talking about urban nature
In Ilala Municipality, Dar es Salaam, large open green spaces are few and far between. Pockets of land left open by city planners quickly become informally re-purposed by street vendors to sell fruit and vegetables, by the urban poor for development of informal dwellings or are even used as waste dumping areas. But the Urban Natural […]
ICLEI endorses National Park City launch in London, emphasizing the importance of building CitiesWithNature
London recently became the world’s first National Park City and launched the NPC Universal Charter. ICLEI and CitiesWithNature endorsed this vital step to creating stronger human-nature connections in cities and welcomes London as it proceeds to join CitiesWithNature. London mayor signs: Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, signs the National Park City Charter at the launch […]
ICLEI appointed to informal advisory group to advise Executive Secretary and Bureau of the CBD on mainstreaming biodiversity
ICLEI has been appointed to represent all local and subnational governments on the Informal Advisory Group (IAG) on the Mainstreaming of Biodiversity. ICLEI will be represented by Ingrid Coetzee, Senior Programme Manager: ICLEI Cities Biodiversity Center. The IAG consists of representatives from 15 Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and 15 organizations, indigenous […]
A thematic atlas of urban ecosystem services for enhanced greenspace management in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Knowledge synthesis and transfer through thematic maps for identifying important green areas and societal dependence on them. A thematic atlas was jointly developed by Dar es Salaam experts and an international project team. It responds to a demand by the city council to show in maps which urban ecosystems provide which benefits to the region. […]
Unlocking discussions around urban natural assets through interactive workshops
In order to break away from the traditional workshop format whereby attendees just share their individual points, the Urban Natural Assets for Africa: Coasts for life (UNA Coasts) project team adopted a much more innovative and interactive approach to a workshop in the City of Quelimane that not only stimulated creativity through collaborative working but […]