The City of Cape Town expects the protection of its world-renowned biodiversity and the creation of urban environmental solutions to be strengthened through its new International Union for Conservation of Nature IUCN membership.
The city has become the first member of the IUCNs Subnational Governments Membership Category after receiving approval for its application in November. Internal processes are now underway to enable access to IUCN platforms.
The membership is expected to assist the city in the protection of marine and fynbos ecosystems and the co-creation of solutions to address complex urban nature conservation.
Benefits of the membership will include
- Peer-to-peer exchange with the IUCNs more than 1 400 members and city-to-city collaboration
- Access to environmental, nature conservation and biodiversity expertise
- Access to technical assistance and funding to facilitate project implementation
- Global branding and visibility across the IUCN network
The IUCN is the worlds largest and most diverse environmental network, comprising government and civil society organisations and harnessing the knowledge, resources and reach of more than 17 000 experts.
