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The Green Belt Pays de Béarn

Supports local economies, bolsters food resilience and reduces the carbon footprint

Sustainable Food Strategy

A shift to climate-friendly nutrition starts with children’s lunches

Climate Action – Call for Content

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Vancouver, Canada

Visionary Vancouver: creating a welcoming and sustainable place for all

The City of Vancouver has been awarded in 2012 the Guangzhou Award for Urban Innovation in recognition of its Greenest City and housing affordability initiatives.

Bogotá, Colombia

The Care System of Bogotá

Participatory governance in local care programs.

Toronto, Canada

Lawrence-Allen Revitalization Plan

The highly participatory approach and its continuous integration of different city departments are outstanding features of this plan

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Government Commitments

The Government Commitments program aims to promote transparency, harness new technologies and empower citizen participation to strengthen the governance of Buenos Aires.