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T1 Cities and Biodiversity Outlook: Action and Policy - A Global Assessment of the Links between Urbanization, Biodiversity, and Ecosystem Services
A1 Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, 
A2 Elmqvist, Thomas
A2 Pierson, Elizabeth
A2 Goodness, Julie
A2 Schewenius, Maria
A2 Spinelli, Fabiana
A2 Campbell, Kathryn
A2 Chan, Lena
A2 Custot, Julien
A2 Elmqvist, Thomas
A2 Galt, Russell
A2 Katti, Madhusudan
A2 Mader, Andre
A2 Persic, Ana
A2 Puppim de Oliveira, Jose
A2 Rudd, Andrew
K1 city
K1 biological diversity
K1 environmental impact assessment
K1 urbanization
K1 ecosystem
K1 Biodiversity
K1 Cities
PB Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
SN 92-9225-432-2
YR 2012
FD 2012
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/32431
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/32431
NO Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (2012) Cities and Biodiversity Outlook. Montreal.
NO This report provides a summary of a global assessment examining the links between urbanisation, biodiversity, and ecosystem services. Drawing on contributions from more than 120 scientists and policy-makers worldwide, it summarises how urbanisation affects biodiversity and ecosystem services and presents key messages concerning conservation and the sustainable use of natural resources in urban contexts. It also presents best practices and lessons learned and discusses the incorporation of biodiversity and ecosystem services into urban agendas and policies. Particular attention is given to challenges and opportunities in rapidly urbanising developing countries, including insights from a February 2012 workshop in Cape Town involving urban planners, policymakers, and scientists from several African countries.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Nov 4, 2026