Two companion guidebooks intended for municipal staff ready to utilize biodiversity to make their community resilient, sustainable, and livable. The primer is intended for urban decison-makers who want to explore new approaches to building more sustainable communities, and see examples of where biodiversity has been successfully integrated into municipal services and programs. The handbook is action-oriented resource to motivate change through the development of a Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) using a “Milestone” based framework. Both documents provide case studies and other resources to help communities achieve their biodiversity goals and objectives.
biodiverCities: A Primer on Nature in Cities explores why biodiversity should be the business of everyone committed to building more sustainable cities. It is intended for urban decison-makers who want to explore new approaches to this issue, and see examples of where biodiversity has been successfully integrated into municipal services and programs. The Primer is a companion document to an urban biodiversity management guidebook, which operationalizes the theme within the Primer and presents practical and action-orientated steps or “milestones” that municipalities can follow as they pursue a biodiversity plan. Download here
biodiverCITIES: A Handbook for Municipal Biodiversity Planning and Management serves as an informative and action-oriented resource to motivate change through the development of a Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) using a “Milestone” based framework. Each Milestone represents a step in the planning and management process, beginning with the development of a Biodiversity Team in the first Milestone, and culminating with a review and update of the BAP in the final Milestone. This Handbook also provides case studies and other resources to help communities achieve their biodiversity goals and objectives. Download here
