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First National Dialogue for China

This virtual convening created a space for participants to discuss strategies for supporting biodiversity and low-carbon development across China.

16 Nov 2022
Buenos Aires City Academy
Post

Buenos Aires Hosts UrbanShift's Second City Academy

The three-day workshop brought together 24 Latin American cities to learn about and exchange ideas on developing vibrant, sustainable neighborhoods and promoting urban biodiversity as strategies to create greener and more resilient cities.

10 Nov 2022
UrbanShift Buenos Aires City Academy participants and organizers
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Buenos Aires City Academy

The first UrbanShift City Academy in Latin America and the Caribbean brought together participants from 25 cities to receive training on urban biodiversity planning and management and designing vibrant, people-centric neighborhoods.

25 Oct 2022
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Costa Rica aims to transition towards an urban green economy with GEF support

UrbanShift's local intervention in Costa Rica aims to decarbonize the San José region through sustainable integrated urban planning, supporting efforts to formulate legal reforms, promote sustainable mobility infrastructure and restore green spaces.

24 Mar 2022
Planning a biodiversity park in Surat.
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Surat: The Smart City Leading India's Sustainable Urban Development Movement

The Municipal Commissioner of Surat spoke with us about the city’s challenges, successes and goals in the path towards a sustainable urban future.

28 Feb 2022
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BiodiverCities by 2030

This report provides a vision for cities of the future and the needed systemic shifts to develop "BiodiverCities" that place nature at the heart of decision-making and infrastructure investments.

Mon, 01/17/2022 - 18:22
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How Costa Rica’s capital is reimagining our urban future

We sat down with the Mayor of San José, Johnny Araya Monge, to discuss some of the city’s present challenges and how integrated planning is being put to work to make San José a greener and more inclusive place to live.

09 Sep 2021
Publication

Smart, Sustainable and Resilient Cities

This working paper investigates the potential of nature-based solutions to help build smart, sustainable and resilient cities, drawing from the experience of G20 countries and beyond. 

Fri, 07/23/2021 - 18:22
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Freetown the TreeTown campaign: Using digital tools to encourage tree cultivation in cities

Against the backdrop of population expansion and rapid urbanization, the Freetown City Council came up with a plan to plant and grow 1 million trees by 2022—an effort that would increase the city's vegetation cover by 50%.

20 Jul 2021

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