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Planning and Investing in Cities for Nature and Nature for Cities

A high‑level GEF–World Bank event highlighted cities’ role in advancing urban biodiversity and implementing the Kunming‑Montreal GBF.

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First Meeting of Mayors Forum on Urban Nature and Biodiversity

The Urban Nature Program gathered mayors to advance nature‑positive urban development and promote investment in green and blue infrastructure.

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GPSC Webinar Series. Bringing Nature to Cities: Integrated Urban Solutions to Biodiversity Loss and Climate Change

A World Bank–GEF webinar series promotes integrated urban nature solutions, helping cities mainstream biodiversity and climate resilience ahead of COP15/26.

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Circular Cities for Nature: Protecting Biodiversity through Local and Regional Circular Economy Strategies

As global hubs of resource consumption and waste generation, cities are key actors of the transition towards consumption and production

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Integrating Biodiversity, Climate and Land Management: Examples from the GPSC

This session focussed on the synergies of integrating biodiversity, climate change and land management into urban planning in cities. During

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Nature-Based Solutions for Resilient Cities and Restoring Local Biodiversity

Nature‑based solutions boost urban resilience by creating ecosystems supported by baselines, native biodiversity, connectivity, monitoring, and ongoing management.

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Navigating the trade-offs of ecological, economic, and development goals to protect biodiversity

Research underscores need for evidence‑based biodiversity policy, revealing biofuel expansion risks from tropical forest road upgrades.

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Urban Nature Program

The UNP helps cities pursue nature‑positive development by mobilizing policy, projects, investment, and global collaboration for urban sustainability.

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The UrbanShift City Academy: Online Courses

UrbanShift’s City Academy provides eight expert, self‑paced courses helping practitioners plan low‑carbon, resilient, inclusive cities worldwide.

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How Paris is Leveraging Nature for Climate Resilience

This Compendium for City Good Practice highlights Paris’s use of nature‑based solutions and biodiversity data to strengthen climate resilience.

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Four facts that define the 2024 UN biodiversity conference in Cali

COP16 in Cali advances global biodiversity action through stocktaking, Indigenous leadership, finance strategies, and operationalizing digitalization.

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First Meeting of Mayors Forum on Urban Nature and Biodiversity [Summary]

A global Mayors Forum at CBD COP16 united city leaders to advance nature‑positive urban development and strengthen biodiversity commitments.

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Exploring nature-positive buildings

This report shows built environment sector stakeholders the first steps towards assessing the ‘whole-life nature impacts’ of buildings.

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Compendium for City Good Practice Series: How Paris Is Leveraging Nature For Climate Resilience

Explore Paris's innovative approach to climate resilience through the strategic integration of nature into urban environments.

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Note on Nature Finance Tracking Methodology

The methodology helps the World Bank identify nature‑positive finance and supports outcome‑based tracking aligned with global biodiversity goals.

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A Playbook for Nature-positive Infrastructure Development

Infrastructure drives biodiversity loss and emissions, demanding a fundamental shift toward designs that restore ecosystems and enable net‑zero development.

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Nature-based Solutions to Build Climate Resilience in Informal Areas

The paper examines opportunities, challenges, and best practices for scaling nature‑based solutions to build climate resilience in informal urban areas.

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30x30 A Guide to Inclusive, Equitable and Effective Implementation of Target 3

The guide explains how to plan and implement Target 3 of the Global Biodiversity Framework, detailing each element and offering practical

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Banking on nature: What the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework means for responsible banks

The briefing explains how the GBF applies to banks, outlining risks, opportunities, and actions to prepare for emerging requirements.

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Stepping Up on Biodiversity: What the Kunming‑Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework means for responsible investors

The report guides investors on managing biodiversity risks, identifying opportunities, and preparing for forthcoming policy and disclosure requirements.

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