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SPECIAL FOCUS ISSUE | The nature of food in cities

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

STAY IN THE LOOP

Keeping you up to date with interesting publications and news from our partners and network

 

 
Growing food in urban areas to benefit communities and nature
 

Where to begin when you want to grow food in your city? This guide to urban agriculture gardens from Vancouver in Canada provides guidance and inspiration that can be applied in many parts of the world.
 
Food systems rely on ecosystems
 

The #AfricanCITYFOODmonth campaign in July highlights diverse, innovative and evolving African urban food systems. It provides a platform for insight, learning opportunities and support for local governments and food system stakeholders who are interested in shaping sustainable, nutritious and inclusive food systems. Learn more and sign up for webinars happening on 20 and 27 July.
 
 
Urban Refuge: How Cities Can Help Solve the Biodiversity Crisis
 

Cities are important refuges for an array of plants and animals, in some cases even threatened and endangered species. Researchers are increasingly working with city planners, landscape architects and urban wildlife managers to make cities part of the solution to the global biodiversity crisis.

 
 
Tools and Resources Hub launched on CitiesWithNature
 

Exciting news! More than 200 cutting-edge tools and resources on biodiversity, nature-based solutions, ecosystem restoration, and more are now available on the CitiesWithNature platform.
 
Rosario in Argentina grows food in the city
 

The Urban Agriculture Program of Argentina’s third largest city is improving food security by giving low-income residents access to underutilized and abandoned public and private land to cultivate food.
 
 
 
 
 
Share a snapshot of your #WildlifeFilledLife with @unepwcmc on Twitter or Facebook!
 

New UNEP-WCMC social media campaign calls on people to share personal photos and knowledge of species from around the world.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

FEATURING OUR CITIES

We are proud to showcase the amazing work of our CitiesWithNature

 

 
 
North American friendship garden opens in San Antonio, Texas
 

This new garden in the award-winning Confluence Park in San Antonio has grown through collaboration between the city and the local Canadian and Mexican consulates. It provides a sanctuary for Monarch Butterflies during their international migration, as well as crucial habitat for myriad other pollinators and migratory species.
 
Melbourne works with nature
 

Melbourne in Australia has various inspiring initiatives for a greener city: from urban food gardens and city forests to green rooftops and citizen engagement.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

POST-2020

Keeping you up to date on key moments for biodiversity in the Post-2020 process

 

 
Post-2020 webinars
 

Where are we on the road to Kunming? Cities and regions can still rely on ICLEI’s monthly Post-2020 webinars to stay up to date about the unfolding participatory process ahead of the Convention on Biological Diversity’s major meeting later this year, COP 15. To join our upcoming webinar titled The new version of the Global Biodiversity Framework and what vertical dialogues say about the ambitions of cities on 5 August 2021, see the registration link below.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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