This study identifies and analyses best practices in biodiversity conservation and nature restoration across European cities and regions, and assesses how they relate to the targets of the Kunming Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). The study touches upon governance, policy frameworks, enabling factors, measurable outputs, and impacts of the projects, as well as challenges faced by local and regional authorities in implementing biodiversity protection and ecosystem restoration measures. The study is divided in four sections: the first one, identifies the role of cities and regions in protecting and restoring biodiversity by presenting regulatory frameworks guiding their actions, and financial and technical support opportunities; the second section describes in detail ten projects from EU cities and regions, emphasizing the impact for the community and burdens for the governments, and analyses their links to the GBF targets; the third section summarises key lessons learned by highlighting facilitating factors and challenges encountered during implementation at local and regional level; and the fourth section concludes with policy recommendations for local and regional authorities, national authorities and EU institutions which emerge from the case studies. The study emphasises the crucial role of cities and regions in achieving the international biodiversity targets, and encourages increasing their recognition at international and national level and providing them with more support.
Authors
Commission for the Environment, Climate Change and Energy, European Committee of the Regions, Milieu Consulting SRL, Paltriguera, L, Vona, L, Vroom, I, Markowska, A
- Catalogue number
- QG-01-24-017-EN-N
- Citation
- European Committee of the Regions: Commission for the Environment, Climate Change and Energy, Paltriguera, L., Vona, L., Vroom, I. and Markowska, A., The contribution of EU cities and regions to the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework , European Committee of the Regions, 2024, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2863/5187788
- DOI
- https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2863/5187788
- ISBN
- 978-92-895-3662-2
- Pages
- 114
- Published in
- Belgium
- Themes
- Regional policy and regional economies , Environment policy and protection of the environment
Table of Contents
- The contribution of EU cities and regions to the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework 1
- Table of contents 5
- Summary ............................................................................................... 7 5
- 1. Role of subnational governments in protecting biodiversity and 5
- 2. Case studies and analysis ............................................................. 30 5
- 3. Lessons learned Facilitating factors and challenges in 8
- 4. Policy recommendations .............................................................. 76 8
- Annex 1 Case studies links to GBF targets................................... 83 8
- Annex 2 References .......................................................................... 84 8
- List of tables 9
- List of figures 9
- List of abbreviations 10
- Summary 11
- Role of subnational governments in protecting 15
- 1.1 Regulatory frameworks guiding local and regional 17
- 1.2 Local and regional biodiversity measures and actions 19
- Green City Accord 21
- 1.3 Financial and technical support for local and regional 25
- Paris France Sustainability Bond Framework Ghent Belgium crowdfunding platform 28
- Name Benefits for LRAs Type 29
- Example of 29
- LRA 29
- EUEuropean level 29
- Name Benefits for LRAs Type 30
- Example of 30
- LRA 30
- Name Benefits for LRAs Type 31
- Example of 31
- LRA 31
- Name Benefits for LRAs Type 32
- Example of 32
- LRA 32
- International level 32
- Name Benefits for LRAs Type 33
- Example of 33
- LRA 33
- Name Benefits for LRAs Type 34
- Example of 34
- LRA 34
- Case studies and analysis 35
- 2.1 Green Cluj Programme 35
- 2.2 Košice region Green Restoration Programme 40
- 2.3 Podkarpacie Natural Grazing Programme 43
- 2.4 Habitat Management in the Weidmoos Bird Reserve 46
- Control of the Japanese Beetle in 49
- Lombardy 49
- Fish migration river in the Afsluitdijk 54
- Võrus Biodiverse Urban Space 58
- 2.8 Chambon-Feugerolles a pesticide-free town 61
- River Jamor Green and Blue Axis 65
- 2.10 Fruit trees in Brussels the 69
- ARBRES and projects 69
- Lessons learned Facilitating factors and challenges in 77
- Supportive policy frameworks at regional and local levels that align with 77
- Multi-level governance and community engagement to ensure that 77
- Adequate funding and technical support 78
- Ecological considerations 78
- Long-term commitment and consideration of challenges 78
- Sharing of learning and experiences 78
- Additional human resources capacity skills hours 79
- Administrative and legal burdens 79
- Short and long-term funding 79
- Wider environmental threats 79
- Policy recommendations 83
- 4.1 Recommendations for LRAs 83
- 4.2 Recommendations for national governments 86
- 4.3 Recommendations for EU institutions 88
- Annex 1 Case studies links to GBF targets 91
- Annex 2 References 93
