Nature|Positive Urban Development

Nature Positive: Guidelines for the Transition in Cities

Coordinated city action for nature is not only vital to achieving the goals set by the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), but also ...

Nature in the City: toward nature-positive buildings and urbanization

A side event that will delve into innovative strategies and best practices for incorporating biodiversity into urban settings and corporate landscapes.

Urban Nature-based Solutions | WWF - Panda.org

Urban socio-ecological corridors · Promote resilient, net-zero and nature-positive cities · Develop greener, safer, healthier and more equitable cities · Enhance ...

Nature-Positive Cities initiative aims to help cities and businesses ...

Leadership, advocacy and high-level partnerships in support of nature action are vital in supporting cities' transition to a nature-positive economy. Drawing ...

Why nature-positive cities can help transform the planet

A new report by the Nature Positive Initiative shows that 44% of global GDP – $31 trillion – generated in cities is at risk from nature loss, ...

How do we develop nature-positive cities? - Arup

Designing cities with nature as the client requires a fundamental shift in our approach to urban planning, design, and development.

A new urban narrative for sustainable development - Nature

Our planet is rapidly urbanizing. Research has recognized the complexity of city-driven dynamics, but our political realities have yet to ...

Urban Nature Program | GPSC - Global Platform for Sustainable Cities

The Urban Nature Program aims at connecting and supporting cities ... nature-positive development. A group of Lighthouse Cities from developed ...

Guidelines For Rehabilitating Nature In The Urban Area

A fundamental next step in a city's nature-positive transition journey is to translate commitments into tangible action through the development of a city nature ...

The Value of Incorporating Nature in Urban Infrastructure Planning

How can nature-based infrastructure foster sustainable cities? · NBI delivers cost-effective and climate-resilient infrastructure services, such ...

Nature-Positive Urban Development: Leveraging Green Solutions ...

Nature-based solutions, such as green roofs, community gardens, renaturalized brownfields, and urban agriculture, offer a cost-effective and ...

How cities are using nature-based solutions for sustainable urban ...

Nature-based solutions can address urban challenges exacerbated by growing urban populations and the impacts of climate change.

Charting sustainable urban development through a systematic ...

The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11 underscores the imperative of creating inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable cities and ...

TNC scientists show how growing cities can make space for nature

Study challenges assumptions about nature-positive urban planning and highlights global cities that are getting it right.

Community - Nature-Positive Cities

The Global Commission on Nature-Positive Cities is convened by the World Economic Forum and brings together mayors, business leaders and world-renowned urban ...

Optimizing green and gray infrastructure planning for sustainable ...

The anticipated increase in urban population of 2.5 billion people by 2050 poses significant environmental challenges.

Here's why we must integrate nature into urban infrastructure

In truth, most urban development today still harms nature. But designing, planning, building, renovating and managing cities with nature- ...

Nature in Cities | UNEP - UN Environment Programme

With their convening power, cities can increase and catalyse investment in nature. Cities investing in nature can initiate positive tipping points that can ...

Urban rewilding: The value and co-benefits of nature in urban spaces

Urban rewilding projects should be a critical element of a city's broader ambition to develop a network of interconnected green and blue spaces and ...

Urban Nature Program Launched | GPSC

The Urban Nature Program will advance the call to action for Nature Positive Development in cities and regions by supporting Lighthouse Cities.