FindaLift and the EcoMobility World Festival have a strong commitment to commuters and the environment. We feel that by empowering individuals with easy to use, technologically advanced systems – we can all make a difference. EcoMobility World Festival FindaLift is a carpool platform that will enable members to match their private car journeys to others … Continued

An exciting new era of cooperation between ICLEI and the Ramsar Secretariat for the Convention on Wetlands was announced at the Ramsar Wetland City Accreditation side event at the 12th Ramsar Conference of the Parties (COP 12) in Uruguay. A long standing partnership between these two organisations has been formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding, … Continued

The Global Sanitation Fund (GSF) was established by the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) and rewards funds to promote behaviour change activities (especially among the vulnerable and marginalised) in communities to access safe sanitation and adopt good hygiene practices. GSF promotes public participation and stakeholder engagement in order to address the severe deficiencies in … Continued

Local and subnational governments are seeking to provide impetus to the ongoing UN Bonn Climate Change Conference by demonstrating their climate leadership and ambition. The Conference is primarily focusing on trimming the 80-page draft to be adopted at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris in December 2015. ICLEI will have a strong presence throughout the two weeks … Continued

Savanne District Council, in the south of the Mauritius, is one of the most scenic and unspoiled parts of the island nation. Savanne District is located in the far south of the island nation of Mauritius. It has an estimated population of just over 70,000 and covers an area of 244.8 km2. The District is … Continued

The City of Bogor played host to the second of two international networking seminars of the Urban-LEDS project, the first being held in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa in 2013. These seminars are a highlight of the project as they bring together ICLEI staff from the five implementing regional offices (Europe, South Africa, Brazil, Indonesia, and … Continued

Together with one hundred delegates, representing dozens of national agencies, international organizations and research institutions, ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability was proud to mark the United Nations’ International Day for Biological Diversity while concluding the Africa Rising Conference, a four-day event held in Cape Town from 18-22 May 2015. Attendees convened at Kirstenbosch National Botanical … Continued

A meeting between the AFD (Agence Française de Développement) and ICLEI member the City of Johannesburg has resulted in a 120m EU loan to support its capital investment budget. AFD CEO Anne Paugman was in Johannesburg for a meeting from 11-13 May when the deal was made with the aim of supporting spatial transformation of … Continued

The 12th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP12) will be held in Punta del Este at the Conrad Resort, Uruguay, from 1 – 9 June 2015. Contracting Parties, or member states, will gather to assess the progress of the Convention and the sustainable use of wetlands … Continued

Unified & rising: african nations convene at kirstenbosch national botanical garden to liberate biodiversity data for sustainble development How can biodiversity information catalyse scientific research, enable evidence-based decision-making and spur sustainable development in Africa? What tools, resources and learning networks are available to build effective biodiversity information systems in Africa Download the press release here!