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47 cities have signed on to the Montreal Pledge to protect biodiversity

by Lorraine Carpenter

“By adhering to 15 concrete actions to protect biodiversity, cities demonstrate their leadership and capacity for action.”

On Monday, the City of Montreal announced that 47 cities in 5 continents have signed on to the Montreal Pledge to protect biodiversity. The Montreal Pledge challenges cities to take 15 actions to preserve ecosystems, including the elimination of plastic waste, the reduction of pesticide use, the increasing of green space and the inclusion of Indigenous voices in decision-making related to biodiversity and fighting climate change.

Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante, who announced the pledge before the ongoing COP15 biodiversity conference began, noted that cities, regions, states, civil society, businesses, young people and Indigenous communities must all work together and act to preserve ecosystems.

“The leadership of Montreal and other cities is essential to influence the other levels of government. COP15 was a crucial opportunity that we seized to engage the world’s cities in concrete actions to protect biodiversity. I am very proud that the Montreal Pledge has succeeded in mobilizing 47 cities, from 5 continents, representing more than 113 million people. By adhering to 15 concrete actions to protect biodiversity, cities demonstrate their leadership and capacity for action, which must serve as an example for the adoption of the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework.”

—Valérie Plante

See the full list of cities below.

  1. Barcelona, ​​Spain
  2. Berlin , Germany
  3. Bogotá , Colombia
  4. Bordeaux, France
  5. Boston , United States
  6. Buenos Aires , Argentina
  7. Copenhagen, Denmark
  8. Curitiba, Brazil
  9. Dakar , Senegal
  10. eThekwini, South Africa
  11. Freetown, Sierra Leone
  12. Gatineau, Canada
  13. Glasgow , United Kingdom
  14. Helsinki , Finland
  15. Laval, Canada
  16. Levis, Canada
  17. Lisbon, Portugal
  18. London, UK
  19. Longueuil, Canada
  20. Los Angeles , United States
  21. Lyon, France
  22. Málaga , Spain
  23. Manchester , United Kingdom
  24. Marseille, France
  25. Melbourne , Australia
  26. Milan , Italy
  27. Mississauga, Canada
  28. Montreal, Canada
  29. Nagoya , Japan
  30. Paris, France
  31. Quebec, Canada
  32. Quezon, Philippines
  33. Rabat , Morocco
  34. Reykjavik , Iceland
  35. Sado, Japan
  36. Santiago , Chile
  37. Sao Paulo, Brazil
  38. Sendai, Japan
  39. Sherbrooke , Canada
  40. Terrebonne, Canada
  41. Tokyo , Japan
  42. Toronto, Canada
  43. Trois-Rivieres, Canada
  44. Utrecht , Netherlands
  45. Vancouver, Canada
  46. Windsor , Canada
  47. Yokohama , Japan

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by Lorraine Carpenter

Editor in chief
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.