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1. Evolution of the “URBIS”
Urban Biosphere Initiative
Keith G. Tidball, Ph.D.
Cornell University – Civic Ecology Lab
ICLEI Urban Nature Forum
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
June 2012
4. URBIS Rationale
As agreed by consensus and recorded in the Nagoya Declaration of 2010; UNESCO URBIS Side Event at the City Biodiversity Summit at the
Tenth Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Nagoya Urban Institute. Nagoya, Japan
5. There is an urgent need for approaches to urban
planning that combine understanding of social,
cultural, infrastructure and ecological systems
with scientific, educational and planning tools
for urban development and management.
Key Rationale #1
6. There is value in recognizing locally initiated, led,
and implemented strategies and plans for
management of linked social and ecological
systems in the urban landscapes. These efforts
must be supported at all planning levels,
including local, regional, national, and
Key Rationale #2
international.
7. There is great demand among all stakeholders for
incentives and tools, such as City Biodiversity
Index (CBI), TEEB and CBO that secure community
ownership and political buy-in.
Key Rationale #3
8. There is a need to reconnect cities with their
hinterland and ecosystems on which they
depend. This requires integrating ecological,
social and built systems into urban planning with
Key Rationale #4
emphasis on local cultures and equity that will
ensure community ownership.
9. Urbis Concepts
As agreed by consensus and recorded in the Nagoya Declaration of 2010; UNESCO URBIS Side Event at the City Biodiversity Summit at the
Tenth Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Nagoya Urban Institute. Nagoya, Japan
10. Key Concept #1
Bridge the divide between
science and practice
through the creation of an
international network of
urban arenas that
incorporates local
knowledge and
interdisciplinary science.
11. Key Concept #2
Develop innovative and
adaptive systems of regional
and local governance of
urban landscapes that
sustain ecosystem services.
12. Key Concept #3
Create platforms for urban
resilience that foster equity,
improved ecosystem
functions and sustainable
urban infrastructure.
14. ORIGINS
Started in 2003, the development of the
URBIS Initiative is a work in progress.
URBIS evolved to its present status from
discussions about applying the Man and Edited by Christine Alfsen-Norodom,
the Biosphere concept in urban areas. Benjamin D. Lane, and Melody Corry
(Columbia University-UNESCO Joint Program
on Biosphere and Society, New York)
15. URBIS Timeline Shanghai
10/2010 World Expo
Nagoya
Nagoya COP 10- Nagoya
COP 10- Nagoya
05/2010
05/2010 City Biodiversity Summit
City Biodiversity Summit
CBD in cities
10/2010
10/2010
Rio
Rio
03/2010 UN Habitat World
03/2010
Forum
New York
New York
03/2010
03/2010 Million Trees
Paris
Paris
01/2010
01/2010 Year of Biodiversity
Curitiba
Curitiba
01/2010
01/2010 Cities and CBD
URBIS Partnership
URBIS Partnership
Copenhagen
Copenhagen Designation
12/2009 Climate Change
Designation
12/2009
Cape Town
Cape Town DIVERSITAS
10/2009
10/2009
Cape
Cape
Town
Town
The URBIS
The URBIS Chicago
Montreal
Montreal Chicago
Network
Network MAB
New York
New York MAB
Stockholm 2009
2009 Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm New
New Resilience Center
Resilience Center 1970
1970
Shanghai
Shanghai Orleans
Orleans Urban Network
Urban Network
(2007)
(2007) Urban Biosphere
Urban Biosphere
The Urban
The Urban
Biosphere
Biosphere and Society UNESCO
and Society UNESCO
Network
Network Conference 2003
Conference 2003
2008
2008