The IUCN Urban Nature Index has been developed with the technical support of Urban Biodiversity Hub and the IUCN Urban Technical Expert Group. It is financed by Arcadia - a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin.
The development process entailed an extensive global consultation of 24 subnational governments, and intensive beta-testing in five ‘pilot cities,’ namely, Curridabat, Mexico City, Lagos, Paris and Singapore.
The Urban Nature Index aims to help cities measure and track their ecological performance across three realms: urban, bioregional and global (i.e., tele-coupled). Applied correctly, it can enhance environmental transparency and accountability, facilitate goal setting and catalyse conservation action.
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