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Councils lead world’s largest alliance of climate-action focused cities in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific
Councils lead world’s largest alliance of climate-action focused cities in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific

A new committee for the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM) in Oceania, established to address climate change from a local level has met for the first time. The committee aims to boost collaboration between cities, local governments and community partners globally to achieve emissions reductions while adapting to a changing climate.

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Global Covenant of Mayors, ICLEI Member, ICLEI Member Council, governanceICLEI OceaniaCity of Newcastle, Lord Mayor, Nuatali Nelmes, GCoM, global covenant of mayors for climate and energy, local government, councils, municipalities, climate action
IUCN unveils world’s first Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions
IUCN unveils world’s first Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions

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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CitiesWithNature, governance, globalICLEI OceaniaCitiesWithNature, IUCN, Global Standard, local governments, municipalities, cities, councils, nature, sustainable development, what are nature based solutions?