Biological Diversity and the Urban Environment: Ecosystem Conservation Group Issue Paper

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
dc.contributor.authorFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
dc.contributor.organizationEcosystems Division
dc.coverage.spatialEurope
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-28T07:48:12Z
dc.date.available2019-07-28T07:48:12Z
dc.date.issued2001
dc.descriptionThis report was prepared following a decision taken at the eighteenth session of the Ecosystem Conservation Group, held on 9 July 1998 at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Rome, where members identified biological diversity and the urban environment as a priority topic and requested the preparation of an issue paper by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Developed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and informed by substantive discussions and member comments, the paper examines the complex relationship between the urban environment and biological diversity. It distinguishes between conserving and sustainably using biological diversity within urban and peri-urban areas and mitigating the negative impacts of urbanisation on surrounding and distant ecosystems. The report reviews patterns of rapid urban growth, particularly in developing regions, and analyses pressures arising from land conversion, poverty, weak governance and inadequate planning. It identifies deficiencies in ecological data, limited economic valuation of ecosystem goods and services, and insufficient integration of biodiversity objectives into land-use planning, transport, energy and waste management. Drawing on international processes and case studies, it addresses institutional coordination, public participation, environmental education, green space management and urban food production. The document emphasises ecosystem-based approaches, improved governance, strengthened research and monitoring, and greater policy coherence to support sustainable urban development and to enhance complementarity and compatibility among relevant work programmes.en
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dc.identifier.isbn92-807-2037-6
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/28945
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number49 p.
dc.publisherUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectbiological diversity
dc.subjecturban environment
dc.subjectnature conservation
dc.subjectcity
dc.subject.sdgSDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
dc.subject.sdgSDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
dc.subject.sdgSDG 15 - Life on Land
dc.titleBiological Diversity and the Urban Environment: Ecosystem Conservation Group Issue Paperen
dc.typeTechnical report

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