Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken:
In 2019, the urban activities of IUCN have been strengthened thanks to the support of the Arcadia Fund for the Urban Alliance and through support from the EU for projects to implement nature-based solutions and to increase the awareness of the benefits of nature for cities. The collaboration with core partners, such as ICLEI, The Nature of Cities, The Nature Conservancy is maintained and some new connections were made as part of the project activities and the development of the urban nature index. IUCN Commissions, in particular WCPA, CEC and CEM have actively engaged in expanding the urban dimension of their work and IUCN Regional Offices in Asia, Africa, South and Meso America are growing their involvement in working with cities providing expertise and capacity building to create new partnerships for biodiversity protection, enhancing the connectivity between cities and their surrounding ecosystems and assessment of the value of natural capital as well mobilising new sources of funding to invest in urban nature-based solutions. The IUCN National Committee in France has over the years invested in supporting the efforts of subnational governments for biodiversity. Overall the urban
What challenges have you encountered in implementing this Resolution and what measures have you taken to overcome them?:
The implementation of this resolution fully depends on project funding, most actions described above are linked to the Urban Alliance project funded by Arcadia and the EU funded projects GrowGreen and ENABLE; this creates challenges for future continuation of the actions as new funding will need to be mobilised to strengthen IUCNs urban engagement across the regions in the long run
