Playbook for Urban Biodiversity



G1. Get informed and involved in Global discussions about biodiversity

Here are some ideas about how practicitioners, academics and citizens can engage in global considerations and conversations about biodiversity:


Birds Eye View of a Highway

1. Understand how other cities, regions and countries incorporate and co-design First Nations communities’ knowledges into their biodiversity plans

2. Share your knowledge with other cities, through city networks, online sharing platforms like Cities with Nature, or academic  or industry events and conferences

3. Understand Australia’s biodiversity comparatively to other countries

4. Consider how your procurement policy supports or hinders biodiversity efforts nationally and globally

5. Consider using the Sustainable Development Goals as a framework to progress biodiversity goals at a local scale

6. Understand how your actions contribute to the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) process

7. Get involved in the IUCN Urban Alliance



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