Biodiversity and Cities: A Perspective in Colombian Cities

Biodiversity and Cities:

An Approach to Urban Biodiversity Management Editors: Vineet Abhishek Joris Komen Project Managers: Maria Jimena Muzio Amelia C Seabold Authors: Patricia Michelle Garcia Iruegas Marco L Herndon Rebecca Helen Houston-Read Courage Kpodo Enrique B Montas Lauren Christine Moore Ada Azania Umoja Linh Trinh Muhammad Rizki Rayani Ramadani Teaching Team: Gabriella Yolanda Carolini John E. Fernandez Marcela Angel Norhan Bayomi Alessandra Fabbri

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Biodiversity and Cities: A Perspective in Colombian Cities

Published on May 18, 2023

MIT DUSP

Biodiversity is declining worldwide, driven foremost by the intensification in land management and the transformation of natural areas for agriculture, industrial-scale forestry production, and human settlements. Urban areas have doubled since 1992 and, in comparison with 2020, are projected to expand between 30% and 180% until 2100, depending on the scenario applied. Notably, most of the urban growth is often located in regions of high biodiversity and affects ecosystems far beyond urban areas, through resource demands, pollution, and climate impacts. Therefore, biodiversity conservation in urban areas needs to be approached in a way that supports global conservation efforts.

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