Urban biodiversity: how the city can do its management?

Abstract

Concatenate urban biodiversity management and human population needs is one of the greatest society challenge, given the biological diversity loss and the urbanization process. In this sense, is necessary a discussion of how cities should develop public policies that have the biodiversity conservation as target. Here we showed some strategic plans (e.g. conservation units, environmental education) for urban biodiversity management with the involvement of different actors (e.g. universities, researchers, public governance) through three spheres: (i) politic, (ii) educative and (iii) ecological. He we also pointed the mainly challenges for urban biodiversity conservation and strategic plans for this end. The case of the Sorocaba Municipality, São Paulo State, Brazil was discussed and the mainly direct actions for the local biodiversity were explored. Stands out the need of the ‘Resilient City’ concept adoption, knowledge about the biota (i.e. flora and fauna) and local environmental characteristics respect during the actions formulation. Keywords: