The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has launched a series of case studies on urban biodiversity at the Mayors Conference, a parallel event to the Conference of the parties to the UN Convention on Biodiversity (link to zipped files, 4.5 MB). Urban biodiversity is biological diversity of urban areas, which is influenced by the built environment and the economic, social and cultural dynamics of densely populated places. The cities studied include:

  • Barcelona, Spain;
  • Bonn, Germany;
  • Cape Town, South Africa;
  • Curitiba, Brazil;
  • Durban, South Africa;
  • Edmonton, Canada;
  • Ile de France, France;
  • Joondalup, Australia;
  • Montreal, Canada;
  • Nagoya, Japan;
  • Rome, Italy;
  • Sao Paulo, Brazil;
  • Waitakere, New Zealand;
  • Walvis Bay, Namibia.

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