LAUNCH: RegionsWithNature platform & Case Study Database at COP15

A unique space for regional leaders share commitments, connect and learn from each other on biodiversity

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Regions4 main takeaways from COP27

At a COP27, subnational governments have reinforced their role as key actors

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Regions Race To Resilience

The Race to Resilience is a global campaign led by the Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action High-Level Climate Champions to catalyse a step change in global ambition for climate resilience.

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Regions4 20th Anniversary

20th Anniversary General Assembly

2022 marks the 20th anniversary of Regions4 Sustainable Development, a pioneering network born during the World Summit on Sustainable Development held in Johannesburg in 2002

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Climate Action, Climate Change

Launching of the Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change initiative ‘Pathways2Resilience’ to accelerate climate adaptation in European regions

  • climate action, climate change, regionsadapt
  • 06 February, 2023
Biodiversity
krakenimages

Landmark Global Biodiversity Framework adopted for nature!

  • 30 January, 2023
Biodiversity, Events

PRESS RELEASE: Regional governments launch the RegionsWithNature platform and its Case Study Database during CBD COP15 

  • 13 December, 2022
Biodiversity, Events, Regions4

PRESS RELEASE: Regions4 on its way to CBD COP15 to support subnational leaders in their advocacy efforts towards the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework 

  • biodiversity
  • 07 December, 2022
Climate Action, Climate Change, Biodiversity, Events, Regions4

Regions4 main takeaways from COP27 

  • 01 December, 2022
Biodiversity

PRESS RELEASE: Regional leaders of the world stress the need to jointly address climate and biodiversity crises 

  • biodiversity, climate change, climate emergency
  • 16 November, 2022
Climate Action, Climate Change, Regions4

Launch of RegionsAdapt Progress Report 2021 – 2022: Regional Governments Driving Climate Resilient Development

  • climate change, race to resilience, regionsadapt
  • 10 November, 2022
Regions4

PRESS RELEASE: Regions4 at COP27

  • biodiversity, climate action, climate change, race to resilience, regionsadapt
  • 04 November, 2022
Biodiversity, Events, Regions4

“Stronger-than-ever”: Regions4 presence at the Biodiversity COP15 

  • biodiversity
  • 14 October, 2022
Regions4

Regions Race to Resilience at COP27

  • 13 October, 2022
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Sunnanvind Project in Aland, Finland

Large-scale offshore wind power project in Åland

Åland Islands, Finland

The wind in the maritime areas as a natural resource for

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A network of 450 researchers, experts, practitioners, and decision-makers

Planning and implementing Québec’s adaptation to future climate

Quebec, Canada

Relying on solid scientific knowledge to take into account the future

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Increasing capacity to absorb up to 20% of CO2 emissions

Life CLIMARK beyond carbon

Catalonia, Spain

Contributing to the mitigation of climate change and increasing the carbon sink

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50Ha of recovered fields

Building resilience in Centre-Nord

Centre-Nord, Burkina Faso

Participatory Assessment of Vulnerabilities and Capacities in grassroot communities Burkina Faso

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Restorating 20 000 ha in 400 municipalities

Nascentes programme: an innovative initiative to adress water scarcity crises

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Water security and biodiversity, promoting and encouraging the planting of native

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2030 Strategy for Natural Heritage and Biodiversity

State of Nature in Catalonia 2020

Catalonia, Spain

A comprehensive look at Catalonia’s current state of nature Context About

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83 measures and 124 actions

MRV and M&E System in Jalisco

Jalisco, Mexico

Developing a Monitoring, Reporting and Verification and Monitoring & Evaluation System

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100 actions for preservation

Jalisco’s State Strategy on Biodiversity 2030

Jalisco, Mexico

100 actions for a stronger biodiversity in Jalisco Context About the

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Total sustainability by 2051

Development and Sustainability Agenda for Åland and the Bärkraft.ax Initiative

Åland Islands, Finland

Sustainable development as a roadmap for the Islands of Peace Objectives

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Going from regional to national

Ecuador’s Provincial climate change strategies

Consorcio de Gobiernos Autónomos Provinciales del Ecuador – CONGOPE, Ecuador

Guiding local and national climate actions (NAPs & NDC) Context GDP

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326,247,419

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