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The Urban Nature Indexes (UNI): A New, Flexible Tool to Comprehensively Monitor Urban Ecological Performance

Pierce, Jennifer
Costadone, Laura
Mannetti, Lelani
Morpurgo, Joeri
Green, Charlyn
Halder, Michael
Lopez Guijosa, Pablo
Bogan, Abner
Galt, Russell
Hughes, Jonathan
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We present the Urban Nature Indexes (UNI), a comprehensive tool that measures urban ecological performance under one standard framework linked to global commitments. The UNI was developed by interdisciplinary experts and evaluated by practitioners from diverse cities to capture each city’s ecological footprint from local to global scale. The UNI comprises six themes (consumption drivers, human pressures, habitat status, species status, nature’s contributions to people, and governance responses) that encompass measurable impacts on climate change, biodiversity loss, ecosystem services, pollution, consumption, water management, and equity within one comprehensive system. Cities then adapt the UNI to their context and capacity by selecting among indicator topics within each theme. This adaptability and holistic approach position the UNI as an essential instrument for nature-positive transformations. With the institutional support of IUCN, the UNI offers an unprecedented opportunity for cities to assess and enhance their contributions towards a more sustainable and biodiverse future.

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2023-09-21
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Social science/Environmental studies, Social science/Politics and international relations, Social science/Social policy, Social science/Development studies, Earth and environmental sciences/Environmental social sciences/Climate-change policy
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Pierce, J., Costadone, L., Mannetti, L, Morpurgo, J., Green, C. Halder, M., Lopez Guijosa, P., Bogan, A., Galt, R., and Hughes, J. The Urban Nature Indexes (UNI): A New, Flexible Tool to Comprehensively Monitor Urban Ecological Performance. (2023, September 21). https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3238847/v1
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