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Archives: Cities & nature

Valérie Plante, Mayor of Montreal, ICLEI Ambassador for Local Biodiversity, Montreal City Council

Cities & nature, People & natureBy ThobsJune 9, 2021

In Montreal, we are taking concrete action [in supporting nature], for example by protecting riverbanks, by strengthening our urban forests through the planting of trees, and by creating new parks and green spaces.

Kobie Brand, Executive Director, ICLEI – Africa

Cities & natureBy ThobsMarch 3, 2021

We are building a ‘Paris’ per week in new infrastructure to meet the needs of our growing urban population. Imagine if we could fully integrate nature in the design of such infrastructure to minimize the impact & make it nature positive…

Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, CBD

Cities & natureBy ThobsMarch 3, 2021

We don’t have to start from scratch… We know what to do – We need to change the texture of cities & the way the infrastructure is built. We already know where we’re going – we need to create jobs for young people in cities

Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, Regional Director for Europe, World Health Organization

Cities & nature, Subnational governmentsBy ThobsFebruary 8, 2021

What we have seen over the past months in our cities and town where two-thirds of the population of the European Region lives, is that strong local government in a factor behind successful pandemic mitigation. Local governments in the European Region have been and still are – at the forefront of curtailing the pandemic  

Mathew Frith, Director of Conservation, London Wildlife Trust

Cities & natureBy ThobsFebruary 8, 2021

Cities are always going to be melting pots of people and nature

Valérie Plante, Mayor of Montreal & ICLEI Ambassador for Local Biodiversity, Canada Government

Cities & nature, SustainabilityBy ThobsSeptember 16, 2020

By planning our cities with nature, we can improve the quality of life now and lay the ground for a sustainable future for the next generations

Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Acting Executive Secretary, CBD

Cities & nature, People & natureBy ThobsSeptember 16, 2020

As nature degrades, new opportunities emerge for the spread to humans and animals of devastating diseases like this year’s coronavirus. The window of time available is short, but the pandemic has also demonstrated that transformative changes are possible when they must be made

Valérie Plante, Mayor of the City of Montréal & ICLEI’s Global Ambassador for Local Biodiversity.

Cities & nature, Nature's benefitsBy ThobsJuly 23, 2020

I am delighted to see the growing interest of cities in urban biodiversity, an issue that plays a crucial role for resilient cities and the well-being of their citizens.  

Valérie Plante Mayor of the City of Montréal & ICLEI’s Global Ambassador for Local Biodiversity

Cities & nature, Nature's benefitsBy ThobsJuly 23, 2020

Now is the time for urgent action. Nature underpins our very existence and livelihoods and is integral to the effective functioning and well-being of urban communities.  

Isabelle Boudineau – Member of the Regional Council of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Chair of the COTER Commisssion, Member of the CoR

Cities & natureBy ThobsJuly 20, 2020

Cities and regions united under the Cohesion Alliance will work to make sure the European Union’s cohesion policy will become an essential pillar for the recovery of our territories, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights, the European Green Deal and SDG’s  

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