21 Local governments to sign the Durban Commitment next week

The 2nd International LAB workshop, which will take place next week in Durban (south Africa) will be a meeting place for the 21 pioneer local governments participating in ICLEI’s Local Action for Biodiversity project. The workshop will focus on the key deliverables of the pioneer project, including the production by each local government of a long-term local biodiversity strategy and action plan and the implementation of on the ground initiatives. The workshop will also host the signing ceremony of the Durban Commitment, a groundbreaking international commitment on cities and biodiversity.

The Durban Commitment is a commitment and model by local government, for local government and the communities they serve, to protect and enhance biodiversity at the local level. It recognizes that biodiversity is the variety of life on earth on which human well-being is dependant and that it provides ecosystem services that underpin all o four community’s needs. In addition, the signatories will entrench their commitment to global biodiversity by becoming a formal partner of countdown 2010 and signing its Declaration.

To download the Durban Commitment, click here

For more information on joining countdown 2010, click here