Councils interested in the benefits of urban green spaces should check out the Greener Spaces, Better Places October newsletter.
Greener Spaces Better Places is a national initiative that brings together academia, business, government, community groups and the green industry to share knowledge and find new ways to work together to make sure that as our cities and towns grow, so too do our green spaces.
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ICLEI and Swinburne University have now conducted interviews with the first group of 9 CitiesWithNature Pioneer councils. The interviews are designed to learn about council priorities for nature-based solutions and to develop the best way for the research community and ICLEI to support their work. More interviews will be conducted in the coming months and at least one focus group webinar will be held to discuss the findings with interviewees.
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Since the start of the pandemic, there has been a marked increase in the appreciation and demand for open public spaces, as outlined by Greener Spaces Better Places.
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On 23 July 2020, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) unveiled a new Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions (NbS). The Global Standard is the first-ever set of benchmarks for NbS and will be applied in practice by local and regional governments through the international CitiesWithNature program.
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Australian councils are invited to apply for limited places to be in a Pioneer Group to work with ICLEI to tailor a high-value support program for urban greening and biodiversity. The first steps are for pioneers to register on the global CitiesWithNature website and then participate in a needs assessment research project conducted in partnership with Swinburne University.
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ICLEI Oceania is pleased to announce the Australian chapter of CitiesWithNature (CWN). CWN provides a global network and online platform with guidance tools, resources, peer-learning and events to promote the importance of “bringing nature back into our cities”.
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ICLEI Oceania is now launching the Australian chapter of the Cities With Nature (CWN) program and we are extending invitations to councils to become one of our “Pioneer Cities” and take part in a needs-assessment research. Cities With Nature is a shared global platform that encourages cities to incorporate nature-based solutions in their urban development and planning.
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