Published by Camilla on 23 Oct 2012

World Summit on Sustainable Cities 2013 – call for contributions!

As part of its activities as European Green Capital 2013, Nantes is preparing to host ECOCITY, the World Summit on Sustainable Cities, from 25-27 September 2013.  Organizers have put out a global call for contributions by 15 December 2012 (this deadline has been extended from 30th Nov). This event will bring together representatives from forward-thinking [...]

Published by Suzanne York on 02 Oct 2012

Africa: Green Cities and the Challenges of Urbanization

It is estimated that globally, every two seconds, two people move into cities. Currently twenty-two percent, or 1.5 billion people, live in 600 cities around the world. Africa is home to the fastest growing countries in terms of population growth. It is projected that the continent will double from 1.1 billion people today to 2.3 billion by [...]

Published by Sven on 12 Jun 2012

A Small Favor for a Big Cause [@PlanetEarth]


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Ecocity Builders and the United Nations NGO Major Group’s proposal ‘Global Standards of Sustainability for Cities’ has advanced to the final round of the Rio+20 Dialogues. Please support us so that the proposal can be delivered directly to Heads of State at Rio+20. Everyone can vote directly from the link.