Urban Nature 13 – 14 June 2012
Urban Nature
13 – 14 June 2012
In Belo Horizonte, Brazil
ICLEI’s international biodiversity symposium:
Urban Nature: 13 – 14 June 2012
Just bafore the Rio+20 20 - 22 June, Rio de Janeiro and before the ICLEI World Congress: 14 – 17 June. Dor more information and the event programme visit Here»
Today is the International Day for Biological Diversity
Marine Biodiversity is the theme for this year's International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB). More»
CEPA development in Cape Town
The City of Cape Town in collaboration with ICLEI - Cities biodiveristy Centre are busy developing a CEPA evaluation Toolkit for Local Governments. This is in the testing phase and will be launched in the next few months.
ICLEI-Kaohsiung signs host Capacity Centre agreement with ICLEI!
ICLEI and Kaohsiung, Taiwan/Chinese Taipei have come together to establish a capacity centre on sustainability for ICLEI's East Asian members. More»
Earthscan publishes updated TEEB volume
Earthscan has published the final volume in a series on the influential study into The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB). More»
Mainstreaming the Economics of Nature
The ICLEI CBC team was represented by Sarah Birch at the TEEB 2012 Conference in Leipzig, Germany from 19-22 March, 2012. More»
Jerusalem Metropolitan Region Biosphere Workshop
The First International URBIS (Urban Biosphere) Workshop is being hosted by the Municipality of Jerusalem from Saturday 10 to Monday 12 March 2012. More»
BiodiverCities March 2012 Newsletter
Presenting the CBC's latest 2012 Newsletter. Inside you will find articles on: ICLEI to Launch 3 Cutting-Edge Tools for Local Governments, Jerusalem hosts URBIS Workshop, Politiques urbaines et biodiversité, URBES Kicks off in Stockholm and much More»
Bojanala platinum district municipality launches The State of the Environment Report
The Bojanala Platinum District Municipality is the only municipality in the North West Province of South Africa to develop a State of the Environment Report. More»
ICLEI Welcomes the New ‘Implementation Focused’ Executive Secretary of the CBD
ICLEI Cities Biodiversity Center welcomes the appointment of Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias to the helm of the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD). More»
LAB welcomes its newest member, Helsingborg
ICLEI Cities Biodiversity Centre (CBC) is delighted to welcome the City of Helsingborg, Sweden, an active ICLEI member, as the latest city to join the Local Action for Biodiversity (LAB) Pioneer project. More»
Montpellier joins LAB Pioneer Project
The ICLEI - Cities Biodiversity Centre is delighted to welcome Montpellier, France as the latest city to join LAB Pioneer Project. More»
Vitoria-Gasteiz wins Green Capital Award
ICLEI’s Cities Biodiversity Center congratulates the City of Vitoria-Gasteiz, the capital of the Basque country in northern Spain for being awarded the European Green Capital Award. More»
The City of Joondalup wins the “World’s Most Liveable City Award"
The City of Joondalup wins the “World’s Most Liveable City Award of 2011” at the UN endorsed annual International Awards for Liveable Communities (LivCom). More»
Jerusalem LAB Hosts International Biodiversity Workshop
On 13 and 14 December 2011, Jerusalem LAB hosted an international workshop on “Leveraging Urban Nature and Biodiversity for Local Development”. More»
Rio Pavilion launch a success
The Department of Environmental Affairs hosted a successful launch of the Rio Pavilion last night that included many high-level speakers. Programme Director Fundisile Mketeni, Deputy Director-General: Biodiversity and Conservation, introduced Keynote speaker, Minister Naledi Pandor - South African Minister of Science and Technology. More»
ICLEI BiodiverCities October Newsletter
The ICLEI Cities Biodiversity Center (formerly known as LAB) is delighted to bring you our latest BiodiverCities newsletter. It will give you an overview of some of what our team has been up to over the past few months. More»
3rd Expert Workshop on the Development of the City Biodiversity Index (CBI)
The 3rd Expert Workshop saw a multitude of experts come together to refine the self-assessment tool for the City Biodiversity Index, also known as the Singapore Index. More»
The Durban Local Government Convention: adapting to a changing climate — Towards COP17 / CMP7 and beyond
Registration for the Durban Local Government Convention: adapting to a changing climate – towards COP17/CMP7 and beyond - is now open. For more information visit our page.
Click here to download your registration form and click here for the first announcement.
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