Neighborhood Stewardship A Global Approach

To situate Homegrown Society’s work within a global context, we can look at the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework as a tool to better communicate our impact.

This framework sets out an ambitious pathway to reach the global vision of a world living in harmony with nature by 2050.

Below is how Homegrown Society aims to implement the framework’s targets for 2030.

Target 2 - Restore 30% of all Degraded Ecosystems

Homegrown Society works to restore degraded habitat in urban environments. This work involves increasing ecosystem functions and services across the built environment.

Target 11 - Restore, Maintain and Enhance Nature’s Contributions to People

Neighborhood stewardship is about recognizing nature’s contribution to people while building connections between people and the environment through land-based education and training.

Target 12 - Enhance Green Spaces and Urban Planning for Human Well-Being and Biodiversity

Promoting biodiversity-inclusive planning by implementing cooperative mechanisms for urban ecosystem-based management allows us to increase the quality of urban habitat and its ability to provide ecosystem services by addressing urban nature loss.

Target 21 - Ensure That Knowledge Is Available and Accessible To Guide Biodiversity Action

Facilitating neighborhood stewardship programs involves researching and monitoring Urban Nature, building knowledge around Natural Assets and creating baseline data to inform Natural Asset Management.

Target 22 - Ensure Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice and Information Related to Biodiversity for all

Community engagement is at the heart of what we do. We are dedicated to creating opportunities for youth to shape their communities through stewardship. To ensure that nature-based solutions support the wellbeing of both nature and people, we invite the public to shape our programs through active stakeholder engagement and consultation.

Click on the images below to see how our programs align with the Global Biodiversity Framework.

For more information on the Global Biodiversity Framework, visit the Convention on Biological Diversity’s website.