Sustainability

• Sustainable management of urban systems and environments

  Implementing strategies and practices that promote the long-term health, resilience, and prosperity of cities while minimizing negative impacts on the environment
• Sustainable management of urban systems and environments

  1. Protect and conserve natural resources, green spaces, and ecosystems within urban areas

  2. Preserve biodiversity, mitigate pollution, manage water resources sustainably, and promote green infrastructure solutions such as parks, green roofs, and urban forests
• Sustainable management of urban systems and environments


  1. Promote resource efficiency to minimize waste generation, maximize resource use, and promote recycling and reuse of materials

  2. Encourage sustainable consumption and production patterns among residents, businesses, and industries
• Sustainable management of urban systems and environments


  1. Develop strategies to adapt to climate change impacts and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions within urban areas

  2. Implement climate-resilient infrastructure, green building standards, energy-efficient technologies, and renewable energy solutions to reduce carbon footprint and enhance climate resilience
• Sustainable management for forests


  Protect and conserve forest ecosystems to maintain biodiversity, ecological integrity, and ecosystem services
• Sustainable management for forests


  1. Involve local communities, Indigenous peoples, and forest-dependent stakeholders in forest management decisions, planning processes, and benefit-sharing arrangements

  2. Recognize and respect traditional knowledge, cultural practices, and land tenure rights of Indigenous peoples and local communities
• Sustainable management for forests


  1. Practice sustainable harvesting techniques that ensure the long-term productivity and regeneration of forest resources

  2. Adopt clear-cutting alternatives such as selective logging, reduced-impact logging, and ecosystem-based management to minimize habitat fragmentation and soil erosion
• Biodiversity


  • Forests are home to a rich diversity of plant and animal species, including trees, shrubs, mammals, birds, insects, and microorganisms
  • They support intricate food webs and provide habitat for a wide range of species
• Forests


  • Tree canopy
  • Vegetation layers
  • Connectivity and Habitat
• Human Impacts on Forests


  • Deforestation
  • Climate change
  • Forest Degradation
  • Pollution and contamination