The Regional Cities & Nature Briefingsare 30-minute monthly virtual gatherings to connect with professionals involved in nature and biodiversity conservation from an urban perspective. At this briefing, you will learn about and be able to share your own opportunities and happenings relevant to your region, such as funding opportunities, upcoming events, new initiatives, jobs, and calls for collaboration.  Each announcement is kept short, with contact information for follow-up.

The agenda follows this structure:

1. Global updates from the Regional Leads

   1. IUCN CEM-related updates

   2. UBHub-related updates

   3. Other updates

2. Announcements from attendees

   1. Funding Opportunities and RFPs

   2. Events

   3. Programs starting up

   4. Programs launched recently

   5. Job announcements

   6. Other news

After you register, you will receive an email with the calendar invitation and meeting link. A newsletter brief will follow containing the announcements.

These briefings are brought to you jointly by the IUCN CEM and the Urban Ecosystems SWG and UBHub.

About IUCN CEM and the Urban Ecosystems SWG

IUCN’s Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM) is one of seven commissions of experts that provide IUCN and its members with sound know-how and policy advice to drive conservation and sustainable development. CEM promotes ecosystem-based approaches for the management of landscapes and seascapes, provides guidance and support for ecosystem-based management and promotes resilient socio-ecological systems to address global challenges.

The CEM Urban Ecosystems Specialist Working Group’s (SWG), led by Jennifer Rae Pierce, aims to build a network to bring scientists, practitioners, and policy and decision makers together to advance our ecological understanding of urban areas, and to better plan and design urban ecosystems to increase their sustainability and resilience.

About UBHub

Urban Biodiversity Hub (UBHub) is an international NGO that supports the measurement and monitoring of urban impacts on nature in order to improve and inform local biodiversity strategies that contribute to global biodiversity goals. Their  vision is a world where every city incorporates global biodiversity loss into their decision-making.

UBHub hosts the most comprehensive database on current local strategies and urban programmes for biodiversity. They partner with major international organizations to  provide guidance on existing urban biodiversity strategy frameworks and to develop new tools for urban application. They have consulted with IUCN to create theUrban Nature Indexes, the first comprehensive and flexible system that guides cities on how to measure and improve their impact on nature. 

We look forward to seeing you in the briefing!