47 cities have signed on to the Montreal Pledge to protect biodiversity
The following article by Lorraine Carpenter was published by CULT Montreal December 13. 2022:
"By adhering to 15 concrete actions to protect biodiversity, cities demonstrate their leadership and capacity for action".
On Monday, the City of Montreal announced that 47 cities in 5 continents have signed on to the Montreal Pledge to protect biodiversity. The Montreal Pledge challenges cities to take 15 actions to preserve ecosystems, including the elimination of plastic waste, the reduction of pesticide use, the increasing of green space and the inclusion of Indigenous voices in decision-making related to biodiversity and fighting climate change.
Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante, who announced the pledge before the ongoing COP15 biodiversity conference began, noted that cities, regions, states, civil society, businesses, young people and Indigenous communities must all work together and act to preserve ecosystems.
“The leadership of Montreal and other cities is essential to influence the other levels of government. COP15 was a crucial opportunity that we seized to engage the world’s cities in concrete actions to protect biodiversity. I am very proud that the Montreal Pledge has succeeded in mobilizing 47 cities, from 5 continents, representing more than 113 million people. By adhering to 15 concrete actions to protect biodiversity, cities demonstrate their leadership and capacity for action, which must serve as an example for the adoption of the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework.”
—Valérie Plante
See the full list of cities below:
Barcelona, Spain
Berlin , Germany
Bogotá , Colombia
Bordeaux, France
Boston , United States
Buenos Aires , Argentina
Copenhagen, Denmark
Curitiba, Brazil
Dakar , Senegal
eThekwini, South Africa
Freetown, Sierra Leone
Gatineau, Canada
Glasgow , United Kingdom
Helsinki , Finland
Laval, Canada
Levis, Canada
Lisbon, Portugal
London, UK
Longueuil, Canada
Los Angeles , United States
Lyon, France
Málaga , Spain
Manchester , United Kingdom
Marseille, France
Melbourne , Australia
Milan , Italy
Mississauga, Canada
Montreal, Canada
Nagoya , Japan
Paris, France
Quebec, Canada
Quezon, Philippines
Rabat , Morocco
Reykjavik , Iceland
Sado, Japan
Santiago , Chile
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Sendai, Japan
Sherbrooke , Canada
Terrebonne, Canada
Tokyo , Japan
Toronto, Canada
Trois-Rivieres, Canada
Utrecht , Netherlands
Vancouver, Canada
Windsor , Canada
Yokohama , Japan
