The Local Action for Biodiversity team has been contracted by UNEP in partnership with the South African Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) to coordinate the Cape Town leg of TEEB D2 Report launch.

The launch will form part of an international launch to be held in four cities simultaneously, Ghent (Belgium), New Delhi (India), Curitiba (Brazil) and in Cape Town (South Africa). More »

ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability took part in a very successful European Commission’s Green Week Conference from 1 – 4 June 2010, in Brussels, Belgium.

The focus of Green Week was biodiversity, and ICLEI’s exhibition stand showcased ICLEI’s global biodiversity programme, Local Action for Biodiversity (LAB). The stand drew much interest amongst delegates and ICLEI staff had many interesting and enjoyable meetings with new contacts, stakeholders, partners, supporters and friends. More »

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, designated the acclaimed actor and conservation activist, Edward Norton, as the United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for Biodiversity, on 8 July 2010 – the International Year of Biodiversity

In an interview with the UN News Centre Norton said: “I think that [Goodwill] Ambassadors in many ways can play a role in highlighting the models of success that the UN is promoting around the world.” Read more »

Andre Mader, of ICLEI and IUCN's Local Action for Biodiversity’s Programme, was interviewed by three European television stations at the European Commission's Green Week event in Brussels earlier this month. The topic was cities and biodiversity. One of the interviews will appear on Portuguese national television channel RTP2 on Thursday, 17 June 2010 at 19:00 (GMT+2 hours). Peter Defranceschi of ICLEI's Brussels office was also interviewed, on this topic, by a Madrid-based radio station. Further information on Green Week will follow soon.

Global Cities Announce Biodiversity Management Plans on International Biodiversity Day in 2010, the International Year of Biodiversity. Cities around the world will announce their Local Action for Biodiversity Legacy Projects as part of a global celebration of International Biodiversity Day, in 2010 the International Year of Biodiversity, as declared by the United Nations.

The announcement of this project on International Biodiversity Day is part of a global proclamation of 2010 Legacy Projects, where LAB cities around the world announce their legacy initiatives on this day. More»