Nature Positive Cities Efforts to Advance the Transition San Francisco 2025

Summary of enabling environment San Francisco has a strong history of nature conservation and advocacy, with numerous government agencies and community-based organizations supporting and contributing to this mission. Despite strong advocacy for nature across the board, the city faces the following obstacles: –Identifying suf ficient sources of finance for nature initiatives (either from public or private sources) –Collecting, tracking and r eporting against the achievement of nature objectives with concrete data –Coor dinating initiatives across various organizations –Communicating its natur e-related achievements and effortsKey initiatives –Managing natural habitats and ecosystems in support of net zero carbon sequestration opportunities and trade-offs in the Alameda Watershed: 6 The San Francisco Utilities Commission and San Francisco Estuary Institute authored a plan to assess the carbon sequestration capabilities of the Alameda Watershed and its contribution towards a state-defined net zero emissions target. –Public-private collaboration for natur e restoration on Yerba Buena and Treasure Islands: The city government established a new set of obligations for developers and the city to restore the natural environment, eradicate invasive species on the island, encourage community stewardship and develop in ways that mutually benefit people and the environment. –India Basin Park r estoration and community development: This programme was developed in collaboration with the public and private sectors. It aimed to revitalize the waterfront area by enhancing habitats, improving public access to the waterfront and developing community spaces in a historically underserved region. Governance Policy and regulations Financing Data and analyticsStakeholder engagementCapabilitiesFIGURE 1 Snapshot of San Francisco’s enabling environment for a nature-positive transition Source: World Economic Forum.Select the icons to discover more Nature Positive: Cities’ Efforts to Advance the Transition 7