Nature Positive University Alliance Launched at COP15 Summit

12 December 2022

Written by: gathomas

An alliance of over 117 universities from 48 countries was officially announced last week at the COP15 Summit in Montreal. The University of Lincoln, UK, is proud to be one of the founding universities of the Alliance and has committed to the maintenance and development of its natural spaces, including looking after biodiversity.

An alliance of over 117 universities from 48 countries was officially announced last week at the COP15 Summit in Montreal.

The University of Lincoln, UK, is proud to be one of the founding universities of the Alliance and has committed to the maintenance and development of its natural spaces, including looking after biodiversity.

The Nature Positive Universities Alliance, led by Oxford University and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), is a global network of universities that have made the pledge to work towards a nature-positive goal to halt, prevent and reverse nature loss by addressing their own impacts and restoring ecosystems harmed by their activities.

This refers to everything a university does, from its teaching and research work to the operations and supply chains that keep it running.

To be Nature Positive there must be a measured biodiversity baseline, timeframe, a target, clear actions, analysis of how actions add up, monitoring and transparent reporting.

These actions will build on the progress the University of Lincoln has already made in creating habitats for wildlife as part of the Hedgehog Friendly Campus campaign – for which the University received the Gold Award, earlier in 2022.

Rebecca Mills, Sustainability Manager at the University of Lincoln said:

The University of Lincoln is proud to be one of the founding members of the Nature Positive University Alliance and to have made a pledge to measure, monitor and improve biodiversity on our Estate.

“We aim to use our campuses as showcases for supporting wildlife and to work with our students to improve habitats.”

“The University takes our role very seriously and is involved in many other projects to ensure that it does everything it can to minimise our environmental impact and educate on the importance of sustainability.”

The Nature Positive Universities Alliance is looking for more Higher Education institutes to join their network. More information on how you can make a difference can be found at www.naturepositiveuniversities.net.