Nature Positive Cities Efforts to Advance the Transition San Francisco 2025

Globally, cities are being asked to contend with their relationship to nature as expectations around nature stewardship evolve. Some cities have risen to this challenge, such as the City of San Francisco, which has developed numerous nature-positive initiatives and promoted nature in urban environments. San Francisco has strengthened its connection with nature through: –Its str ong track record of environmental communication and stewardship, evident through communications campaigns and engagement programmes –Making numer ous government agencies and departments, from the city to the state level, responsible for managing elements of nature – (through the course of this initiative alone, the city has strengthened inter-departmental cooperation and alignment) –Cr eating a task force with the capabilities necessary to develop and implement nature action plansConclusion However, to further the transition, there is a clear opportunity for the city to: –Capitalize on the pr ecedent of successful public-private partnerships that have enabled the city to address climate challenges such as rising sea levels, and develop sustainable solutions to the challenges impeding nature finance –Define a standar dized method to collect, categorize and share data to facilitate more insightful decision-making, leading to greater outcomes for nature This paper is part of a series of publications advocating for the regeneration of nature in – and by – urban areas. The series will help local leaders internalize nature’s values into macroeconomic and microeconomic decisions. It will also provide best practices and further guidance on governance arrangements, incentives, regulations, stakeholder engagement, capacity-building priorities, impactful solutions and funding opportunities for more resilient, prosperous and equitable cities. Nature Positive: Cities’ Efforts to Advance the Transition 35