![Words of Eco-Logia – 21st May 2026
Welcome to a new weekly column of Eco-Logia!
EPISODE 7: What does Urban Functional Biodiversity refer to?
How do you feel when you come into contact with the green spaces of your city? Maybe more relaxed, regenerated and energetic! it is not by chance. #Urban Functional #Biodiversity is about various natural #species and their specific functional traits (e.g., nitrogen fixation, pollination, water retention) that maintain #ecosystems and provide essential #services in heavily populated areas. Boosting #climate regulation, favouring flood #control, reducing #pollution, providing recreational spaces and improving human #wellbeing, resilience and health are some of the most significant #benefits they generate.
Being inspired by #Nature’s balance helps #architects, #designers and urban #planners to select vegetation able to optimises specific ecological functions, such as #water infiltration or biodiversity support. Integrating interconnected #green spaces (e.g.: parks, green roofs) and #blue spaces (ponds, wetlands) promotes #habitat connectivity and strengthens urban biodiversity. Moreover, engaging local residents and stakeholders in the planning and management of urban nature, encourages a shared vision of the development of densely inhabited areas, boosting mental and physical health.
Main Strategies for Enhancing Urban Functional Biodiversity are:
· Biodiversity-Sensitive Design]: that is integrating native, multi-functional plant species into urban design, including vertical gardens and green roofs.
· Ecological Restoration: that is actively restoring urban green and blue spaces to enhance habitat diversity and ecological function.
· Inclusive Governance: that is engaging local residents and stakeholders in the planning and management of urban nature.
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Monaco's Co-operation Policy is part of the United Nations Agenda 2030.
- M Abti
- Jul 2, 2025
- 2 min read
Updated: Jul 5, 2025
The Principality of Monaco is willing to have an operational role in the pursuit and development of Sustainability Goals at international level. In view of the fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), being held in Seville (Spain) from the 30th June to the 3th July 2025 under the umbrella of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Monaco was officially included as donor country on the 11th June 2025, in the footsteps of its membership since 2023.
The Prince's Government has been supporting the Official Development Assistance (ODA) for a long time, through a solidarity effort of € 637 per year and per capita from 2022 to 2024.
Monaco's policies to foster the Official Development Assistance - ODA- is then integral part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Programme towards 2030. In particular, its prior mission is to fight against poverty and reduce inequalities in Least Developed Countries (LDCs). Besides that, the Principality is deeply involved in preserving natural ecosystems, being the largest per capita contributor to the Green Climate Fund, a targeted multilateral financial tool to combating climate change in Developing Countries.
Despite the difficult global geopolitical situation, the Principality of Monaco continues to support the international co-operation policy addressed to put in place the Sustainable Development Goals - SDGs - the backbone of the Agenda 2030. This targeted financial aid in the form of grants aims at improving the living conditions of the most vulnerable populations through three-year strategic projects devoted to local actors . Priority is given to human development in the least developed countries (LDCs) and direct support to local actors.
Monaco's efforts focused in particular in helping human development in eleven partner countries, notably: Burkina Faso, Burundi, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal (in the sub-Saharan Africa); Lebanon, Morocco, South Africa and Tunisia (middle-income Countries). The 2022-2024 plan has pursued four main axes: 1) access to healthcare; 2) food security and nutrition; 3) education and child protection; and 4) access to decent work
The Monaco's ODA grant programme to international organisations expresses the strong involvement of the Prince's Government and the Sovereign Prince Himself to sustain Human Rights and Sustainable Development, including some key issues like the fight against climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. ***
By Maurice Abbati
Journalist; Editor; Communication, Media and Public Relations Specialist
Lecturer and Author in English language of Technical Articles and the Manual: "Communicating the Environment to Save the Planet, a Journey into Eco-Communication" by Springer International Publishing.
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