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Montreal to sign C40 Urban Nature Declaration, commits to making one-third of city green space

by Lorraine Carpenter

“We also commit to ensuring that the majority of our population has access to a green or blue space within a 15-minute walk from their home.”

Mayor Valérie Plante has announced that the City of Montreal will be signing the C40 Urban Nature Declaration, as a commitment to ”put nature and biodiversity at the heart of their divisions.” Plante has encouraged the mayors of other cities to join Montreal in signing the agreement to accelerate the creation of green and natural space.

“By signing the declaration, we commit to ensuring that a third of the city will be green or natural space. We also commit to ensuring that the majority of the Montreal population has access to a green or blue space within a 15-minute walk from their home.”

—Valérie Plante

The C40 is an international network of nearly 100 mayors of major cities who are engaged in climate action.

Montreal will also host the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15) from Dec. 7 to 19.

Montreal to sign C40 Urban Nature Declaration to accelerate creation of green spaces

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by Lorraine Carpenter

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Lorraine Carpenter was born in Montreal and studied communications and journalism at Concordia. She co-founded Cult MTL in 2012 following 12 years at the now-defunct Montreal alt weekly the Mirror, where she worked in editorial as copy editor and music editor. She’s dedicated to supporting the cultural scene in Montreal.