Les Index de nature urbaine

L’Alliance urbaine de l’UICN, une large coalition d’entités constitutives de l’UICN concernées par les dimensions urbaines de la conservation de la nature, a dévoilé un nouvel produit de connaissance pour mesurer la performance écologique des villes : les Index de nature urbaine de l’UICN (en anglais « Urban Nature Indexes » ou INU). Composé de six thèmes et de cinq « sujets indicateurs » imbriqués dans chaque thème, les INU ont pour but d’aider les décideurs politiques, les parties prenantes et les communautés locales à comprendre leur impact sur la nature, à fixer des objectifs d’amélioration fondés sur la science et à suivre les progrès réalisés à l’aide de mesures scientifiques. En renforçant la transparence et la responsabilité environnementales, et en se concentrant sur l’amélioration plutôt que sur des objectifs fixes, les INU visent à catalyser l’action locale en faveur de la nature dans toutes les villes.

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