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= Montreal Pledge = Infobox Traité international The Montreal Pledge is a commitment from cities and metropolises to continue and accelerate their efforts towards preserving biodiversity and ecosystems.

Launched as part of the 2022 United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP15) by the Mayor of Montréal and ICLEI Global Ambassador for Local Biodiversity Valérie Plante, the Montreal Pledge calls for the implementation of 15 concrete actions, grouped under 3 categories:


 * reduce threats to biodiversity;
 * share the benefits of biodiversity;
 * solutions, governance, management and education.

This Pledge demonstrates the willingness of cities to do more in contributing to global efforts to protect biodiversity. As local governments, cities are both the first to suffer the consequences of biodiversity loss and the ones with the fastest and most flexible capacity to act to halt this decline.

Contexte of adoption
During COP15 on biodiversity, which took place in Montreal from 7 to 19 December 2022, the countries of the world adopted the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. In the run-up to this major event, the Mayor of Montreal, Valérie Plante, called on cities to commit to protecting biodiversity and ecosystems. She invited them to commit to 15 concrete actions, consistent with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

Pledge actions are also consistent with ICLEI's CitiesWithNature initiative and the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group's Urban Nature Accelerator.

With this strong signal, the signatory cities of the Montreal Pledge demonstrate the leadership and ambition of cities around the world to act swiftly and influence their partners to do the same, in order to reverse the trend and protect biodiversity. The Montreal Pledge thus represents the direct contribution of the world's cities to the success of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

The Montreal Pledge is coherent with the Edinburgh Declaration on Biodiversity, signed in 2020 by several hundred local governments, which recognised the urgency of action and affirmed the willingness of cities and local governments to do more over the next decade. The Montreal Pledge also complements the forthcoming Berlin Urban Nature Pact, currently under development, which will articulate specific indicators and measures to anchor nature in cities.

15 actions for biodiversity
The 15 actions of the Montreal Pledge allow signatory cities to guide their decisions so that they contribute to halting the global loss of biodiversity, to protecting ecosystems and to promoting nature-based solutions. The actions of the Montreal Pledge are :

Reduce threats to biodiversity


 * 1) Integrate biodiversity into territorial and regulatory planning;
 * 2) Restore and rehabilitate ecosystems and their connectivity;
 * 3) Conserve existing natural environments through protected areas and other effective and equitable measures;
 * 4) Ensure the conservation and recovery of vulnerable species, both wild and domestic, and effectively manage their interactions with humans;
 * 5) Control or eradicate invasive alien species to eliminate or reduce their impacts;
 * 6) Reduce pollution from all sources to levels that do not adversely affect biodiversity, ecosystem functions or human health;
 * 7) Aim to eliminate plastic waste;
 * 8) Aim to reduce pesticide use by at least two-thirds;
 * 9) Contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation measures through ecosystem-based approaches;

Share the benefits of biodiversity


 * 1) Aim to ensure that urban agriculture, aquaculture and forestry zones are accessible, sustainably managed and contribute to food security;
 * 2) Prioritize nature-based solutions to protect against extreme weather events and hazards and to regulate air and water quality;
 * 3) Increase the amount of green and blue spaces and improve equitable access to them;

Solutions, governance, management and education


 * 1) Integrate biodiversity into governance frameworks and public policies, and increase financial resources allocated to its conservation and sustainable use;
 * 2) Through citizen education and participation, help ensure that people and businesses are encouraged to make responsible choices toward biodiversity and have the resources and knowledge to do so;
 * 3) Ensure the equitable and effective participation of Indigenous peoples and local communities in decision-making and in the process of knowledge acquisition and transmission.

Media coverage

 * Major cities join Plante in vowing to protect nature ahead of COP15 gathering
 * COP15: 47 villes adhèrent à l'Engagement de Montréal
 * COP15: Près d'une cinquantaine de villes s'unissent à Montréal
 * COP15: Montreal mayor calls on cities to take 'Montreal Pledge' to protect biodiversity at local level
 * Cities across Quebec and around the world adopt Montreal Pledge to preserve ecosystems
 * Montreal launches biodiversity pledge for cities ahead of United Nations conference
 * COP15: 47 villes adhèrent à l’Engagement de Montréal
 * COP 15 : Curitiba au Brésil et Montréal au Canada, deux villes qui s'engagent pour la protection de la biodiversité