Nature-based development pathway
The nature-based development pathway protects and enhances biodiversity and urban ecosystems, which underpin key aspects of local economies and the well-being and resilience of our communities.
Through this pathway, local and regional governments prioritize healthy local environments, in which air, water, soil and all natural resources that sustain life and health are protected and nurtured. They deploy strategies and plans that unlock the potential for nature to provide essential services and new economic opportunities. They apply nature-based solutions, use blue and green infrastructure and promote green zones.
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City of Johannesburg
We support the City of Johannesburg secure, promote, enhance and protect natural systems and build resilience towards environmental sustainability for human wellbeing and economic prosperity.
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Fortitude Initiative
We enable cities, towns and municipalities to co-produce and implement disaster risk reduction strategies at the local level.
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INTERACT-Bio
We provide city-regions with nature-based solutions for urban challenges in the Global South and integrate these into city planning and draft Local Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans.
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FRACTAL
We support Sub-Saharan African city stakeholders and subnational governments co-produce relevant knowledge for climate resilience.
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