Nature Positive Cities Efforts to Advance the Transition San Francisco 2025

A dedicated work with the five champion cities of the Nature-Positive Cities initiative was deployed to: Outline solutions to detected challengesIdentify challenges related to each city’s nature-positive transition Facilitate connection with the private sector and support innovators to progress on the transitionUnderstand and explore key elements of each city’s nature strategy, including nature-related targets and ongoing projects and initiatives that have a positive impact on natureEach of the five champion cities of the Nature- Positive Cities initiative has engaged with the World Economic Forum and Oliver Wyman to identify ongoing nature-related efforts, pinpoint the main challenge areas impeding a successful nature-positive transition and define required actions to address them. The champion cities are: San Francisco (USA), Barranquilla (Colombia), Belem do Pará (Brazil), Durban (South Africa) and Incheon (Korea). Following extensive engagement with the city of San Francisco, this paper aims to assess and illustrate the city’s greatest challenges and barriers hindering radical progress towards being nature-positive, and identifies potential solutions to overcome these challenges. The exemplary solutions are intended to spotlight innovative approaches and provide inspiration to city officials globally. Nature Positive: Cities’ Efforts to Advance the Transition 5About this paper