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Overview and description

Description:
The overarching objective of the specialist group of urban ecosystem is to promote the adoption of, and provide guidance for, ecosystem approaches to the planning and management of urban ecosystems to ...

The overarching objective of the specialist group of urban ecosystem is to promote the adoption of, and provide guidance for, ecosystem approaches to the planning and management of urban ecosystems to enhance the ecosystem services provided by urban ecosystems, and thereby human well-being.

Group leadership

Ms Jennifer Pierce
Lead

Jennifer Rae Pierce (she/her/Mx) leads the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ CEM Urban Ecosystems specialist group. She is a political ecologist, urban planner, and urban biodiversity specialist with 18 years of experience with cities and nature. She holds a master’s degree in urban planning from Cornell University and in environmental science and policy from Central European University. She is now earning her PhD from UBC on urban biodiversity engagement. She is the co-founder of Urban Biodiversity Hub (UBHub) which hosts the largest global database on urban biodiversity activities, publishes research on local practices and global targets for biodiversity, and supports related indicator tracking and development for local governments. She has prepared local government tools and reports including a biodiversity and ecosystem services mainstreaming toolkit for ICLEI, the Urban Nature Indexes for Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥, and the Science-Based Targets for Cities for Nature. She also serves as a consultant on urban biodiversity for the World Bank. Her research experience includes global comparative work across many cities as well as more in-depth explorations in the cities of India, Japan, Singapore, Israel, Canada, the USA, Brazil, and South Africa.

Jennifer Rae Pierce (she/her/Mx) leads the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ CEM Urban Ecosystems specialist group. She is a political ecologist, urban planner, and urban biodiversity specialist with 18 years of experience with ...

Mr Soule MOUSSA
Co-Lead