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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 events:
URBIO Australasia conference "Urban Biodiversity and Design in Australasia: research, teaching, and collaboration opportunities East to West", Perth 31 July-2 August 2025
https://urbio2025.tilda.ws/
URBIO partners
The URBIO network actively collaborates with various affiliated scientific societies and working groups and is a member of the Global Partnership on Cities and Biodiversity founded with the secretariat of the CBD, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), the Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) and its Local Action for Biodiversity program, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Countdown 2010, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), several academic institutes and the cities of Curitiba, Bonn, Nagoya, Montreal and the City-State of Singapore
IFLA currently represents 80 national associations from Africa, the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East. Its mission is to create globally sustainable and balanced living environments for the benefit of humanity worldwide, to promote the landscape architecture profession within a collaborative partnership of the allied built-environment professions, demanding the highest standards of education, training, research, and professional practice, and providing leadership and stewardship in all matters. IFLA officially represents the world body of landscape architects through its member associations and regions and in both governmental and non-governmental organizations, such as the UN, UNESCO, UIA, etc. It is a not-for-profit, non-political, non-governmental organization.
More information: https://www.iflaworld.com/who-we-are
World Green Infrastructure Network
WGIN mission is to advocate and promote the integration of green infrastructure in urban planning, globally
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