Cities and biodiversity: Perspectives and governance challenges for implementing the convention on biological diversity (CBD) at the city level

Journal article

City governments are fundamental to implement international environmental agreements, such as the convention on biological diversity (CBD). Even though many of them are not directly involved in the negotiation of international agreements, which are signed by national governments, most of those agreements are in fact implemented at the city level. The importance of city governance to tackle the challenges of biodiversity loss has increased as urban population has grown enormously in the last d...

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Authors: Puppim de Oliveira, J; Balaban, O; Doll, C; Moreno-Peñaranda, R; Gasparatos, A

• Journal: Biological Conservation
• Volume: 144
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 1302-1313
• Publication date: 2011-05-01
• DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.12.007
• ISSN: 0006-3207
• Language: English
• Keywords: Urban biodiversity; Local governments; Cities; Implementation; Biodiversity; Urban planning; CBD