Each month, ICLEI Europe publishes a feature article via its newsletter. In a new mini podcast segment called 'Features', a member of the ICLEI Europe staff reads the feature article aloud. This month, Communications Officer, Jon Jonoski 🇳🇱, tells us about ICLEI Europe's involvement in the United Nation's Biodiversity Conference, known as CBD COP15, held this month in Montreal, Canada. To read the article for yourself, register for the ICLEI Europe newsletter.

This episode mentions the Edinburgh Declaration, the Montreal Pledge and the Berlin Urban Nature Pact.

The United Nations Biodiversity Summit, COP15, is now taking place in Montreal - with an entire session dedicated to women. That got us thinking, "what role does gender play in the creation of sustainable cities?" To find an answer, we sit down with Linda Gustafsson, Gender Equality Officer at the City of Umeå (Sweden). We discuss privilege, men riding the bus, the GoGreenRoutes project and more. This podcast is produced by ICLEI Europe. 

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Each month, ICLEI Europe publishes a feature article via its newsletter. In a new mini podcast segment called 'Features', a member of  the ICLEI Europe staff reads the feature article aloud. This month,  Communications Officer, Adrienne Kotler 🇨🇦, tells us about ICLEI Europe's  involvement in the United Nation's annual climate conference, COP 27,  held in Sharm El-Sheikh.

Acronyms used in this episode include: 

LGMA - Local Governments and Municipal Authorities  

In the lead up to COP26 last year, the city of Glasgow firmly set  itself on the path towards a more sustainable and just transition. In our inaugural episode, we sit down with Gavin Slater, Head of Sustainability at Glasgow City Council, to discuss the city's sustainability successes, shortcomings and its role in the RUGGEDISED smart city project. This podcast is produced by ICLEI Europe. Note: this conversation was recorded in April 2022.