November 20, 2025 | Thursday

09:00

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10:30

Taking Stock, Rooting Change: A Global Roadmap for Urban Nature-Based Solutions

This session highlights the potential of urban nature-based solutions while launching the NATURA Global Roadmap for Urban Nature-Based Solutions, the first global assessment of its kind on urban nature-based solutions. Drawing on research from all world regions, it identifies barriers, enablers, and pathways to scale NbS for sustainable, inclusive, and climate-resilient cities.

Leading Institutes

  • Future Earth Urban KAN
  • New York University

Speakers
Timon McPhearson (New York University)
Loan Diep (New York University)
Mairi Dupar (ODI GLobal)
Xiye Bastida (Re-Earth Initiative)
Nathalie Seddon (Oxford University)
Cynnamon Dobbs (University of the Andes)
Pippin Anderson (University of Cape Town)
Rob McDonald (The Nature Conservancy-Europe)
Eduardo Brondizio (University of Indiana)
Najma Mohamed (UNEP-WCMC)