The World Economic Forum is launching Global Agenda Councils to have a major impact on shaping the global agenda. Mr. Konrad Otto-Zimmermann will join 15 to 30 of the world’s leading experts on Urban Management and contribute to this effort.  [Full text...]

ICLEI’s Project Office in Brazil received funding for the project “Promoting Sustainable Construction Policies in South America” from the British Government. This project targets the construction sector exploring solutions to reduce building-related emissions in South America. [Full text...]

Publication “International Fuel Prices” (www.gtz.de/fuelprices) sheds light on fuel price policies in more than 170 countries. [Full text...]

ICLEI´s Project Office in Brazil has begun to implement a two-year project, which will have the participation of the State Governments of Bahia, Mato Grosso and Pernambuco. It is supported of the British Government’s Strategic Programme Fund.  [Full text...]

The 9th Conference of the Parties (COP) of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity heard mayors explaining that local governments offer true partnership for biodiversity - watch the webcast. [Full text...]

“Environmental sustainability must be addressed at the international, regional and national level, but the reality remains that implementation happens largely at local level” said Arba Diallo, also former Executive Secretary of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification.  [Full text...]

Government-subsidized rice is distributed by local governments to reach the neediest citizens [Full text...]

The City of Los Angeles will host a three-day International Earthquake Conference with a focus on Policy, Planning, & Preparedness. [Full text...]

Local governments from around the world will engage in a dialogue with business leaders and researchers in Toronto, host of the World Secretariat and a leading city in the fight against climate change. [Full text...]

Jeb Brugmann, ICLEI Founder and first Secretary General, and now Member of ICLEI Advisory Council share his thoughts on ICLEI's work in promoting biodiversity [Full text...]

Find out more about the Sustainable Procurement activities of ICLEI in its quarterly Update on Procura+, the European Sustainable Procurement Campaign, and more. [Full text...]

The “Local Action for Biodiversity Cities & Biodiversity Case Series” was compiled on the occasion of the Mayors Conference Local Action for Biodiversity (26-28 May 2008), held in parallel to the 9th Conference of the Parties of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity in May 2008 in Bonn, Germany.... [Full text...]

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The Lower Don Lands project is just one part of Waterfront oronto's 8000 Hectare project to transform the City of Toronto's central waterfront. The design for the Lower Don Lands promises to turn unused land in Toronto's central waterfront into a sustainable "green" city, a new destination. [Full text...]

Mr. Chikara Murayama, Director of Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Society Creation Division of Yamanashi Prefecture (Japan), has developed zero-emission scooter that is wholly powered by solar energy. He has commuted to work, 10km both-way, by the zero-emission scooter everyday and has proved its feasi... [Full text...]