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URBIO (URban BIOdiversity and Design) is an open worldwide scientific network for education and research with the aim to promote the implementation of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in urban areas. Within the CBD programmes, URBIO is a scientific advisor for the Major Group "Local Authorities" and partner of the "Global Partnership on Local and Subnational Action for Biodiversity".
URBIO upcoming event: URBIO 2026 Conference "Education for urban biodiversity in design: practice-led research", 2-4 November 2026, Xi'an, China, link Deadline for abstract submission: May 01, 2026
Upcoming events of our partners: IFLA World Congress 2026 in Hong Kong, China (28–30 Oct) link
ESP 2026 Europe conference 2026 in Prague, Czechia (18-22 May) link
URBIO past event: URBIO Australasia conference "Urban Biodiversity and Design in Australasia: research, teaching, & collaboration opportunities East to West", Perth, 31 July-2 August 2025 https://urbio2025.tilda.ws/
URBIO 2025 Australasia Conference Book of abstracts can be found here
Contact Us
Prof. Maria Ignatieva - URBIO President
University of Western Australia, School of Design
maria.ignatieva@uwa.edu.au
https://researchrepository.uwa.edu.au/en/persons/maria-ignatieva
Prof. Charles H. Nilon - URBIO President
University of Missouri, School of Natural Resources
NilonC@missouri.edu
https://cafnr.missouri.edu/person/charles-nilon/
Diana Dushkova - URBIO Secretary General
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Department of Conservation Biology and Social-Ecological Systems, Leipzig, Germany and RUDN University, Moscow, Russia
diana.dushkova@ufz.de
https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=48006
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