This paper first sets out the important role that cities can and must play in a transformative agenda for the Global Biodiversity Framework. It subsequently turns to considering the specific ways in which cities are already contributing to global goals for biodiversity, followed by a consideration of the ways in which the GBF needs to embed and enable urban action. The authors suggest that more effort is required on the part of Parties to the CBD to ensure that an urban perspective is integrated throughout the GBF, and that the potential for urban action is recognised and rewarded, and platforms are put in place to drive ambition over the next decade.
