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ICLEI’s Local Action for Biodiversity Project
Local Action for Biodiversity (LAB) is a global urban biodiversity pilot project running from 2006 to 2009 and working with a select group of local and regional authorities from around the world. Its overarching aim is to improve biodiversity management at the level of local government. LAB also aims to profile and promote the importance of urban biodiversity and the role of local government in its management, and to coordinate the sharing of experiences, successes and challenges among a diverse group of participants from around the world. The Project forms the first step in a broader ICLEI Biodiversity Programme.
ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability
ICLEI is an international association of local governments and national and regional local government organizations that have made a commitment to sustainable development. More than 700 cities, towns, counties, and their associations worldwide comprise ICLEI's growing membership. ICLEI works with these and hundreds of other local governments through international performance-based, results-oriented campaigns and programs.
How to get involved in LAB
Based on the results of the great work of the 21 pioneering participants, the next phase of Local Action for Biodiversity (LAB) is designed as a selection of lead projects for informing, challenging, supporting, strengthening and coordinating local governments in the field of biodiversity management. For any cities interested in getting involved, please click here
Biodiversity News from LAB
LAB Pioneers meet in Durban for 2nd international Workshop
Local Action for Biodiversity (LAB) is a global urban biodiversity initiative launched by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability in 2006, which works with a selected group of 21 pioneering LAB local and regional governments from around the world. Read more...
Jeb Brugmann on ICLEI's "Cities and Biodiversity"
"I congratulate ICLEI's team for an amazing success at the Conference of the Parties under the UN Convention on Biological Diversity session in Bonn recently. Read more...
The World Cities Summit on "Livable and Vibrant Cities"
Mayors and senior officials around the world joined other prominent speakers and delegates from governments, international organisations, private sector companies and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) at the first-ever World Cities Summit. Read more...